the center’s falling out

Admit defeat
The buzzing won’t ever stop
In the trench, in the rot
Plead with God, ’cause it’s all you got

Hell has no end
Hate has no bounds
You’re breathing
But the center’s falling out
Blood in the leaves
Hand over mouth
Won’t hear your screams
While the center’s falling out

No one will weep
And the agony won’t be discreet
The horrors proceed
And your legacy can’t be redeemed

Hell has no end
Hate has no bounds
You’re breathing
But the center’s falling out
Blood in the leaves
Hand over mouth
Won’t hear your screams
While the center’s falling out

I wish you nothing
The pain grows in misery’s bed
While the center is falling out
Through the cracks in the pale white
I watch you suffer
And do nothing

And with a clutching grip for hope
Let me take you back to where you’re from

Eye for an eye
I earned my stripes
I run in your mind

Eye for an eye
I earned my stripes
I run in your mind

Theme and Concept

The theme of “The Center’s Falling Out” by Poppy delves into despair, vengeance, and the collapse of stability. The lyrics describe a bleak inner world filled with bitterness, where attempts at redemption or hope seem futile. The concept captures a sense of personal decay and isolation, evoking the relentless grip of trauma and a loss of purpose. Through imagery of pain and disintegration, it portrays a haunting struggle to cope as everything familiar unravels.

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