Against Me! - Paralytic States [ALBUM VERSION]
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Lyrics:
She could hear them fucking through those thin hotel walls
She heard baby s crying, she heard laughter, she heard sirens
Red and blue lights flashing through those cheap hotel drapes
Blood spilled out on the porcelain
The bathtub 's overflowing
Paralytic states of dependency
Our waking life 's just a living dream
Agitated states of amazement
Never quite the woman that she wanted to be
Never quite the woman that she wanted to be
Spread out face down on those stained, cheap hotel sheets
She spent the last years of her life running from the boy she used to be
Cut her face wide open, shaved the bone down, then pumped her lips up exaggerated,
A fucked up kind of feminine
Paralytic states of dependency
Our waking life 's just a living dream
Agitated states of amazement
Never quite the woman that she wanted to be
Never quite the woman that she wanted to be
Night time at the hotel, there was fighting in the hall
Thin chain lock to keep the world out, she held her breath till it was gone
Standing naked in front of that hotel bathroom mirror,
In her dysphoria's affection, she still saw her mother' s son.
Paralytic states of dependency
Our waking life' s just a living dream
Agitated states of amazement
Never quite the woman that she wanted to be
By the time the ball dropped, it was already over
No resolutions for the new year beginning tomorrow
STANDING NAKED IN FRONT OF THAT HOTEL BATHROOM MIROR
IN HER DYSPHORIA’S REFLECTION SHE STILL SAW HER MOTHERS SON
That line just hits me f-ing hard for some reason.....
I don’t know what the fuck I am but I’m pretty sure I’m either trans or gender fluid (I’m at least not a cis girl, that’s 100%). I just heard this album a couple of days ago and immediately started bawling my eyes out. I love this album so much, the music, her voice, the lyrics, everything!!!!
As I said before I don’t know what the fuck I am, but this song and album just make me feel so safe. Like there is someone out there with the same struggles as me (dysphoria, transgender, etc).
If you are reading this, I hope you are well and please, keep going, even thought it can be so fucking hard.
Edit: I’m definetly a boy :)
Hey congratulations on figuring out your gender
I hope it's going well 💜
This is obviously about being trans but, as cis-woman who suffers from an eating disorder, I hits me fucking hard. I am in no way trying to equate my problems with those of trans individuals. I'm well aware that, sadly, being trans comes with a much greater set of struggles such as persecution, violence, unnerving fights with bureaucracy, unhelpful health providers, apathetic people, and I'm sure the emotional turmoil of dysphoria must be truly awful but the pain of feeling so alien from your body, feeling constantly judged and inadequate really resonates with me. Laura is a genius lyricist.
i'm so freaking dysphoric right now :(
I am cis and I can't relate but I am sending you all hugs and support💓
I hope you're doing better now
Im here if you ever need any help, hun. Hope you're doing better🖤
Damn. I just heard this for the first time a few hours ago, on New Year's Day, 2020.
I don't usually make resolutions, but this year I've resolved to shed the fear that has kept me from being the person I want to be.
AV I’m proud of you
how'd it go?
How'd it go? it's new years eve 4 days ago.
this is my favorite song from trans disphoria blues. it's very emotional to me and it makes me feel a certain way music used to but didn't for way too long
not many artists as good as Laura these days
Same here.
first time coming back to this album cause something positive happened. today is a good day
New Year's Eve, December 31st, 2020, and here we are once again.
hey y’all, out there struggling. i love you. you’re valid. stay strong loves.
thanks, you too
Love you too friend. Stay strong.
I think the lyrics in the last line of the 3rd verse are "in her dysphoria's reflection" not "affection." Affection doesn't make any sense. Plus she's clearly making an r sound at the beginning of the word.
That and she is looking in the mirror so it makes perfect sense
It is 100% reflection and not affection.
I thought it was "dysphorious reflection"
I love that there are songs about trans people that aren’t stupid soft ukelele tunes
there’s plenty of different trans musicians !
Check out G.L.O.S.S.
Bro hating on cavetown 😢😅
gonna get 'fucked up kind of feminine' tattooed on my damn body Laura is fuckin amazing
Oh shit that third verse hit hard... Quite a few tears spent spent on that one
I've just started listening to this band, and this song stands out because of "she spent the last years of her life running from the boy she used to be". I am a trans male, so it's the opposite for me, but it is so accurate
I don't think I've ever cried over a song as much as I have with this one.
I can't deal with this song.
She could hear them fucking through
Those thin hotel walls
She heard babies crying,
She heard laughter, she heard sirens
Red and blue lights flashing
Through those cheap hotel drapes
Blood spilled out on the porcelain
The bath tub's over-flowing
Paralytic states of dependency
All waking life's just a living dream
Agitated states of amazement
Never quite the woman that she wanted to be
Never quite the woman that she wanted to be
Spread out faced down on those
Stained cheap hotel sheets
She spent the last years of her life
Running from the boy she used to be
Cut her face wide open
Shaved the bone down thin
Plumped her lips up exaggerated
A fucked up kind of feminine
Paralytic states of dependency
All waking life's just a living dream
Agitated states of amazement
Never quite the woman that she wanted to be
Never quite the woman that she wanted to be
Night time at the hotel there was fighting in the hall
Thin chain lock to keep the world out
She held her breath till it was gone
Standing naked in front of that hotel bathroom mirror
In her dysphoria's reflection
She still saw her mother's son
Paralytic states of dependency
All waking life's just a living dream
Agitated states of amazement
Never quite the woman that she wanted to be
Never quite the woman that she wanted to be
By the time the ball dropped it was already over
By the time the ball dropped it was already over
No resolutions for the new year beginning tomorrow
there are so many trans people who end up ending it all just like the protagonist of this song because they don’t have anyone to turn to who would accept or even listen to them, and they feel that they’ll never become who they really are because they’re trapped by circumstance. i’ve felt that on more than one occasion - it’s a pain every trans person understands intimately.
much of my friend group is trans (including myself), and since my early teenage years i’ve had several life-or-death situations with my friends. we made it through the worst of it together and became better people and closer friends for it.
if you’re struggling, connect with other trans people either online or in your local community. you don’t have to go through the struggle of finding footing as a trans person alone.
i don’t know if anybody will read this, but to any trans person out there who is, i just want you to know that i’m proud of you for existing and making it through every day despite what we have to survive through all across the globe. remember you aren’t alone. we’re all in this together. 🏳️⚧️
Truly great, sad song.
Powerful
I found this album from some graffiti on an abandoned psychiatric center with the quote “true trans soul rebel” and I love this so much. As a gay guy and trans ally, this album just means a lot
hey loves, its been a crazy couple years, but hang in there. love u all
I'm about to fly halfway around the world for FFS. Why, it's all in this song
This song is so beautiful yet fucking heart breaking.
big feels ;;
I fucking love this hh 💜
Leela Alcorn
Sasha Kolbinger may she rest in power
Rest in peace
Sasha Kolbinger Rest in power
💕🎼
almost to 666 likes lets go
and also hey there hope the rest of your day goes great!
shelby lee fullalove endorses this song
Just discovered Against Me! this week. The way this music resonates with me is almost like none other, and this is my absolute favorite so far. It rings so true to my heart.
Coo
I love this song so much
mantab
I love this sm
By the time the balls dropped it was already over...
@@friendofjo Balls dropping is when you start puberty. She's saying that when puberty started, her life was over. Since it's about a suicidal trans woman, she's saying that starting puberty effectively sealed her fate.
@@fizzledizzle62 I interpreted it as the 10 second countdown ball on New Year's eve, by the time it had counted down she had already passed.
@@ashleighj8448 probably means both
Love this song but it does sounds too similar to when we were young by the killers
A little bit kind of actually, I can hear that.