Lyric discussion by Sojus 

This screams BPD or NPD (Borderline Personality Disorder or Narcissistic Personality Disorder). People who have this do exactly as described in the lyrics. They're perfect actors and manage for many years to show an imagine of themselves they're not. It's ok in a relationship as good friends, but if people get closer than that, like Love etc, they get burned and get "painted black". BPD's/NPD's cannot handle people coming too close but at the same time they crave for it, need to be desired and loved. The full blown ones are very selfcentered and have no real empathy for the people they hurt. The full blown ones also cannot handle to be left so they rather leave themselves when they see signs of abandonment, cos that's the fear that drives them. And if in their reality they feel betrayed (even if that's not happening and it's just projection) they will payback until they see you suffer cos this makes them feel better and forget their own shame. If a person ever sees through them, the BPD/NPD people run, cos they're filled with shame and can't take responsibility for their actions. Until then and until they're tired of you they'll tell you everything they know you want to hear. Most of them also tend to cheat and/or triangulate. And they repeat this pattern over and over and over, and each victim thinks it's the love of life and cannot believe to be one of many who just face a repeated pattern. You just end up shipwrecked. You can never get closure with such people and this is when one ends up writing such a song. It is a shame cos they could have everything but they sabotage it themselves which makes them "stupid" people. It's a very interesting subject, people should read up on, to be wary and see red flags.

@Sojus Oh, but keep in mind BPD and NPD have similar symptoms but are two different things, have different reasons and characteristics. They often get confused with each other cos they have so similar symptoms.

@Sojus ~ Very very well said! As a daughter of a narcissistic mother and a sister to my best friend and enemy at times, my younger sister who is bipolar, I can concur and say everything you've said is 100+% correct! I have always referred to my sisters love life as 1 big crazy soap! She has 2 to 4 men that at one time she said, "This it! I have truly found the love of my life!.." 2 she married. Both she divorced. Went back to previous b/f SHE broke up with but of course this was as temporary...

@Sojus .. I went back and was rereading what you wrote and I thought you were speaking of Bipolar Disorder and Narsasissiam. But I see you said Borderline Personality Disorder/ Narsasissiam... I just had to say I think my sister may have been diagnosed wrong. But still.. Thanks again for sharing! Love a good read! :) TC

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