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Caramel
Count me out like sovereigns, payback for the good times
Right foot in the roses, left foot on a landmine
I'm not gonna be there tripping on the grapevine
They can sing the words while I cry into the bassline
Wear me out like Prada, devil in my detail
I swear it's getting harder even just to exhale
Backed up into corners, bitter in the lens, I'm
Sick of trying to hide it every time they take mine
So stick to me, stick to me like caramel
Walk beside me till you feel nothing as well
And they ask me
Is it going good in the garden?
I say I'm lost but I beg no pardon, up on the dice but low on the cards
I try not to talk about how it's harder now
Can I get a mirror side-stage, looking sideways at my own visage, getting worse
Every time they try to shout my real name just to get a rise from me
Acting like I'm never stressed out by the hearsay
I guess that's what I get for trying to hide in the limelight
Guess that's what I get for having twenty-twenty hindsight
Everybody wants eyes on 'em, I just wanna hear you sing that top line
And if you don't think I mean it, then I understand
But I'm still glad you came, so let me see those hands
So stick to me, stick to me like caramel
Walk beside me till you feel nothing as well
Falling free of the final parallel
The sweetest dreams are bitter, but there's no one left to tell
Too young to get bitter over it all
Too old to retaliate like before
Too blessed to be caught ungrateful, I know
So I'll keep dancing along to the rhythm
This stage is a prison, a beautiful nightmare (Too young to get bitter over it all)
A war of attrition, I'll take what I'm given (Too old to retaliate like before)
The deepest incisions, I thought I got better (Too blessed to be caught ungrateful, I know)
But maybe I didn't
(In these days of days) Tell me, did I give you what you came for?
(I wish it all away) Terrified to answer my own front door
(I thought things had changed) Missing my own wings in a realm of angels
(But everything's the same) So I'll keep dancing along to the rhythm
This stage is a prison, a beautiful nightmare
A war of attrition, I'll take what I'm given
The deepest incisions, I thought I got better
But maybe I didn't
Significado de la letra
En la canción 'Caramel' de Sleep Token, se exploran sentimientos de alienación, presión y autodescubrimiento a través de letras emotivas y melancólicas. El protagonista expresa su deseo de no ser constantemente observado y juzgado, anhelando encontrar un refugio emocional y una conexión genuina con alguien especial.
La metáfora del caramelo se utiliza para transmitir la idea de una unión dulce pero efímera, donde ambos se aferran el uno al otro en medio de la incertidumbre y la confusión. A pesar de sentirse perdido y presionado por las expectativas externas, el personaje busca la compañía y el apoyo necesario para sobrellevar sus inseguridades.
La letra de la canción reflexiona sobre la dualidad de la fama y el anonimato, mostrando cómo el protagonista lucha por mantener su autenticidad en un mundo que constantemente lo cuestiona. Se menciona la sensación de prisión que representa el escenario, así como la idea de aceptar lo que la vida le ofrece, incluso si no es lo que esperaba.
A lo largo de la canción, se destaca la importancia de seguir adelante a pesar de las adversidades, encontrando consuelo en la música y el ritmo que lo impulsa a seguir bailando, aun en medio de la oscuridad. A pesar de las dudas y la autoevaluación constante, el protagonista busca redescubrirse a sí mismo y encontrar la paz interior que tanto anhela.