Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
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The speaker feels powerfully drawn toward someone and decides to follow them, even though the path seems dangerous. The song moves from fascination and surrender to a sense of falling, being consumed, and finally escaping. This ending may suggest that reaching a low point brings a way out, though the escape is not explained.
The โdeepest oceanโ and โbottom of the seaโ create an image of a hidden, unfamiliar place, where the speakerโs feelings seem to pull them. Being โturned into phantomsโ could mean losing a clear sense of self or becoming ghostlike while following the other person. The worms and โweird fishesโ make the speakerโs fate sound unsettling, as if they are being eaten or picked apart.
The lyrics leave open whether the speaker is describing a real relationship, an inner struggle, or a dreamlike experience. โEverybody leaves if they get the chanceโ sounds like a general belief about people, but โthis is my chanceโ may refer to a chance to leave, to follow, or to change. The repeated movement between hitting bottom and escaping suggests both danger and release, without making clear what the speaker is escaping from.