Sub Human

Song Meaning

“Sub Human” opens with a sharp, dismissive tone, as if trying to scrub away a past entanglement. The speaker feels they "fell into a hole" within another's world, emerging with "mud all over my face." It's a quick, dirty picture of regret and feeling sullied by a connection that was never meant to be. The central tension quickly emerges: the speaker repeatedly apologizes, claiming "everything I do is wrong." Yet, this self-blame is immediately undercut by a stark accusation. The other person, the lyrics suggest, actively works "to make me feel subhuman," creating a painful dynamic where one's perceived faults are weaponized for dehumanization. This emotional abuse is vividly rendered through visceral imagery. The speaker describes trying to communicate, but "can't get a thing across." Later, they confess, "I eat the words you feed to me," a powerful metaphor for internalizing the other's negativity. The subsequent line, "I throw them up in agony," paints a raw, physical picture of the profound distress and rejection that comes from consuming such harmful rhetoric. The relentless repetition of the chorus—four times throughout the track—underscores the inescapable cycle of this toxic interaction. Each apology followed by the "subhuman" accusation hammers home the speaker's trapped state.