I'm going out now like a baby A naive unsatisfiable baby Grabbing onto whatever's around For the soaring high or the crushing down With hidden cracks that don't show, but that constantly just grow.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The lyrics depict emotional instability and hidden pain masked by surface behavior.
- In plain terms
- He feels vulnerable and hides cracks that keep growing.
- What can you take from it?
- Hidden pain grows when ignored.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you hide?
- How do you cope with highs and lows?
Another view
The metaphor is vague without personal context.
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