Mermaid
Spencer Radcliffe Lyrics

In Spencer Radcliffe's song "Mermaid", it seems like the singer is expressing a sense of detachment from the world around him. The first verse states that he wasn't born with any notable traits or personality quirks; he simply exists without any inherent purpose. The next verse suggests that the singer has distanced himself from others, perhaps due to a feeling of inferiority or discomfort with his own identity. He sends off whoever has caused him pain or annoyance with a "swift nod", indicating that he is not interested in engaging with them any further. The line "It felt like mice pulling thorns from my paw" suggests that the singer sees himself as wounded or vulnerable, but does not want to show weakness to those around him.

The second half of the song seems to involve a second character, who the singer describes as "hiding their power like a landmine". It's unclear what this power might be, but the singer seems to admire it or at least be intrigued by it. The line "we dared not dream at the same time" implies that the two characters have some kind of connection or relationship, but perhaps it is not a romantic one. The final line, "so we would dream of nothing at all", seems to echo the first verse's feelings of aimlessness and detachment. The two characters are unified in their shared experience of not really knowing what they want or who they are.