Life Support Lyrics – Citizen Soldier

Life Support Lyrics Meaning

[Verse 1]
The singer is dealing with some really tough feelings and doesn’t care much about staying safe, like not looking both ways before crossing the street. They feel like they want to give up, but part of them just lets things happen without fighting back. They avoid asking for help because shutting down feels easier than facing problems. Their hope is gone because it felt too hard to keep. Trust is broken, and they believe being positive doesn’t help. Staying distant from others feels safer to avoid getting hurt, but deep down, they know they’re struggling a lot.

[Chorus]
The singer feels like they’re beyond fixing, like a lost cause that others just want to ignore or leave behind. They’ve tried to heal themselves but lose interest quickly and can’t stick with it. Life feels like it’s just barely being kept alive, like they’re on machines helping them survive, not really living. They feel numb, emotionally checked out, and don’t care about anything anymore. Sometimes, they imagine ending it all to finally be free from this numbness.

[Verse 2]
The singer admits they are stuck using unhealthy ways to deal with their pain, even though they know it’s not good. Talking about suicide feels normal to them, without any real feelings attached, which makes it confusing for others who think they might be joking. They’re not asking for attention or pity. Instead, they have just stopped caring about themselves altogether. This isn’t about wanting people to notice; it’s more like they’re slowly poisoning their own chance to feel better because they’ve lost hope in self-care.

[Chorus]
The singer repeats that they feel like a lost cause, someone people avoid or want to ignore. They can’t seem to keep up with healing because they get bored or give up too soon. Life isn’t really happening for them; it’s more like survival on life support. They feel numb and emotionally shut down, and they don’t care about much anymore. Daydreams about cutting the cord show their deep desire to escape this state, even if it means ending their suffering.

[Bridge]
The singer calls themselves a “dumb dark joke” that’s fading away very slowly. It shows how they feel like their pain is almost meaningless or ignored, and that they’re stuck in a slow, painful decline without hope of getting better anytime soon.

[Chorus]
Again, the singer talks about feeling like a lost cause that others want to leave behind. They try healing but quickly lose interest. Life feels numb and empty, like they’re barely existing with no real feelings. They’ve checked out mentally and emotionally and imagine ending their suffering by “cutting the cord,” meaning wanting to stop living this way.

[Outro]
The singer laughs bitterly at themselves, feeling like a sad, dark joke that’s wasting away too slowly. They admit to hating themselves more than anyone else does. This shows a deep self-loathing and sadness, mixed with a kind of dark humor, as they face their pain alone and feel stuck in that slow, painful decline.