Always

Song Meaning

The lyrics immediately plunge into a visceral, agonizing connection. The speaker feels another's presence "against my skin," but this isn't comfort; it's a slow, internal decay. This feeling is constant, a pervasive shadow that defines their experience. The central tension quickly emerges: this connection is destructive, yet inescapable. The speaker describes it "Like the poison seeping into / Into my veins," leading to a paradoxical state of being "Numb with the pain / Sick and guilty." It seems the sadness is externally given, yet the speaker feels a profound, internal complicity in their suffering. What makes these lyrics particularly potent is the evolution of the "poison" metaphor. Initially a seeping influence, it hardens into "This sickness / Forced to feel / Like poison, I'll never heal." This progression transforms a temporary affliction into a chronic, irreversible condition. The repeated lament, "I will learn too late / It's too late to change," underscores this sense of irreversible damage, manifesting physically as "strange frustration stains / Burn my skin." The true gut-punch arrives in the final stanzas, where "always" transcends simple duration to define identity itself. What begins as "I can feel you always" morphs into "It's always, you're always / I'm always," blurring the lines between the speaker, the other, and the perpetual state of being. The desperate "I need you always" then gives way to the chilling acceptance of "I am with you always," suggesting a bond that is less about choice and more about an inescapable, self-perpetuating reality.