Nothing Ever Changes That Lyrics

Chorus: Rachel Raynbow

Cling to every single kindness that is said

Creeping closer to my demons

I am dead

Remember times when all my dreams were in my head

Nightmares crawling out from underneath my bed

I am dead

I'm so dead

And nothing seemed impossible

When you came in and took away my dread

But I'm still sad

And nothing ever changes that

Verse: Reaper Man

A bottle of liquor and a jar of homegrown

Listening to your voicemail too bad that you're gone

Wish you could answer the phone

It's been so long

Where did shit go wrong

Can't sleep it's seven in the morn

Tears rolling down my face

Here's the drugs I take

Verge of a nervous breakdown

Can't feel my face

Someone hold me right now

Please pull me down

I'm too high and I'm never good at goodbyes

These drugs got my brain tripping

Know the kids watching

People talking

My room spinning

Should I end it

No I can't it's only the beginning

So I start writing

When I'm done I rip it up to a million pieces

That's my heart when my life has no meaning

Everything you see is so deceiving

Cut my wrists now I'm bleeding

Now my feeling is it healing

My thoughts screaming

These times we had I'm so sad

Rachel Raynbow

Nothing ever changes that

Reaper Man

Emotions bleeding all over the place

I'm too pussy to face

So instead going one forty five down the highway

I see blue lights

Guess I'm on a high speed chase

Let's see the motherfuckers rack up this case

Everything you see is so deceiving

Cut my wrists now I'm bleeding

Now my feeling is it healing

My thoughts screaming

These times we had I'm so sad

Chorus: Rachel Raynbow

Nothing ever changes that

Cling to every single kindness that is said

Creeping closer to my demons

I am dead

Remember times when all my dreams were in my head

Nightmares crawling out from underneath my bed

I am dead

I'm so dead

And nothing seemed impossible

When you came in and took away my dread

But I'm still sad

And nothing ever changes that

Meaning & Analysis

Nothing Ever Changes That is about grief and depression that no kindness can fully fix. Rachel Raynbow's chorus sets the theme: holding on to every kind word while drifting closer to the demons, remembering when someone "took away my dread", and admitting she's still sad and nothing ever changes that. Reaper Man's verse is a sleepless night after a loss: liquor, a jar of homegrown, replaying a voicemail from someone who's gone, and wishing they could answer the phone. Self-harm and a high-speed chase show how close the pain pushes him to the edge, but "no I can't, it's only the beginning" is a turning point: he chooses to keep going and starts writing instead.

Lyric Annotations

Cling to every single kindness that is said

Rachel Raynbow's chorus opens with holding on to every kind word, even when it isn't enough to lift the sadness.

Listening to your voicemail too bad that you're gone

Replaying a lost loved one's voicemail. Phone calls and the voices of the dead come back again and again in Reaper Man's songs about grief.

Should I end it / No I can't it's only the beginning / So I start writing

The turning point of the song: he chooses to keep going and turns the pain into writing. If you're struggling, in the US you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline any time.

When I'm done I rip it up to a million pieces / That's my heart when my life has no meaning

The torn-up page becomes a picture of his heart.

I'm too pussy to face / So instead going one forty five down the highway

Instead of facing the emotions, he runs from them at 145 miles an hour. It's reckless escape, not a solution, and the song knows it.

Nothing Ever Changes That

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