Melatonin 130 – Wilbur Soot

[Verse 1]
The melatonin doesn’t work anymore
The Valium just stops the hurt
But not the cortisol
If I can teleport from here
I’ll choose the Midway Atoll
Or just the space in between your neck
Where it meets your shoulder
But just this once (But just this once)
I’d like to see the world in three-dimensions

Explanation of Verse 1
The speaker recalls a specific moment, maybe a farewell or a significant hassle. There is a sense of closeness as they describe being near someone( presumably a friend or a loved one) who is tired and in need of a commodity to hold onto. The speaker offers their fleece, emblematizing support and comfort, and the other person leans on them.

[Verse 2]
Keep wasting ’til you’re shed, we keep it simple
The breathing exercises hurt and don’t do fuck-all
He said, “The beta-blockers work, but there’s a system
The anxiety’s not the cause, it’s just a symptom”

Explanation of Verse 2
The tone becomes introspective, and the speaker expresses dissatisfaction with how they communicate when words fail to convey the admiration or praise they feel for the other person. There is a reference to the person being” two stars from grace,” suggesting a fall from an advanced status or a delicate situation. The speaker contemplates the idea of a clone but realizes it wouldn’t replace the unique rates of the original person.
Explanation of Outro

[Verse 3]
But I know you
I’ll live with you until our bones grow old
I’ll still pick you like a scab or a mole
And I’ll pull you into a dive or a stall
Ain’t that miserable?
Ain’t that miserable?
Ain’t that miserable?

Explanation of Verse 3
The speaker expresses a deep connection with someone, promising to stay with them as they progress. The conceit of picking someone like a scab or an operative suggests amenability to engage with their excrescencies. The citation of a dive or a cube could emphasize the ups and campo of life, pressing the misery that comes with it.

[Bridge]
Help, why the fuck do I still self-sabotage
When I’m finally happy
Oh, oh
Woo, wa! Wa! Wa! Oh, hey, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah

Explanation of Bridge
The speaker questions their tendency to tone- sabotage indeed when effects are going well, expressing frustration

[Verse 4]
So it turns out everyone just hopes to God you’re failing
And if you claim that you eat my words
Then take this as a warning
Nothing around here fucking works
We’re just flat-out boring
We’re all apes with a diary book
And corporate reads your pages

Explanation of Verse 4
The lyrics touch on societal prospects and the pressure to succeed. The speaker suggests that people intimately hope for others to fail. The warning about eating their words may indicate that others should take their expressions seriously. The assertion that” nothing around then fucking workshop” and the description of people as” flat-out boring” convey a sense of disillusionment.

[Outro]
I’ve just been doing, like, music and stuff

Explanation of Outro
The outro mentions the artist’s involvement in music and other creative hobbies.

Overall
these lyrics feel to convey a blend of vulnerability, frustration, and a complex understanding of particular connections and internal well-being. The tone is introspective, and the language used is tropical and pictorial.