And I think I've dug myself in too deep again MS MR – Tunnels
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The pulse represents her heartbeat, which Lizzy in turn personifies as a slaver because anxiety overtakes her and makes her feel unfree. How can she rationally think back when her own body control her reactions?
In danger, her fight-or-flight response makes it hard to think, and she fixates on her mistakes, which gotten her into her dug-in circumstances.
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These warm-bodied machines are actually living beings who are cold against Lizzy’s efforts. They might as well be androids to her, since they oppose her with indiscriminate actions.
They might be her musical detractors, or more personal enemies, but it doesn’t matter, as it brings her to uncertainty.
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A play on the phrase “the light at the end of the tunnel”, which refers to the afterlife.
It’s a dark twist, as it suggests that perhaps there’s nothing after The End, but when there’s nothing to gain from failure, her surroundings becomes more lively and precious, because it’s the only reality she’s sure of.
She then rises against her challenges, embodied by the beast she combats.
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An inversion to a line from the 1983 film WarGames, as a response to thermonuclear war’s futility:
A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
Unlike thermonuclear war, love’s more complicated. When you ignore the “love game”, it only tortures you. So for her, the logical course is to embrace love and all of its pitfalls.
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“Pain Told Love” is a track from Tribe Society’s Lucid Dreams EP, featuring Canadian singer Kiesza.
The singers personify pain as they learn to cope with it.
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“The Balance” is a single from Royal Tongues. It’s about seizing the night and not being afraid of getting hurt in the process.
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“Birds and the bees” is a common phrase for sex, so…this love will eventually lead to it if they play it right.
It goes with the song title’s theme of youthful exploration.
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Gold teeth are a recurring trope in hip-hop, and are usually a symbol of wealth, power, and swag. Unlike Lorde, who famously invoked gold teeth in “Royals” to distance herself from the indulgent side of hip-hop culture, Kiiara is asserting her power here, embracing the emblem of hip-hop.
While the artist does not have gold teeth she uses the metaphor to show her feelings of confidence, swag, and invincibility. She’s asserting herself, telling him that her words and feelings have a value and importance that he’s missing out on. If he tries to dismiss her again, she’s ready to rip right through him.
In the “Whippin” music video the artist sported gold teeth, however, she regularly does not have them.
The gold could also be Kiiara’s man’s brother’s teeth, whom she’s been fooling around with because he didn’t show up. It’s her statement of agency and sexuality. She’s not waiting around for him, she’s going to get hers regardless.
Also, note the wordplay with “bite your feelings”/“bite your fillings.”
Continuing with the theme of power reversal between men and women, grills, or false gilded or plated metal teeth worn by hip hop /rap/R&B artists is a sign of overt status and wealth, and perhaps a jab at the “subtle” ostentatiousness in the new money waved around in the music industry