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Name

Name of the metaphor

«Emotional pain and toxic relationship as physical bondage and injury»

SourceDomain

Source domain of the metaphor

«Ropes, nooses, leashes, wounds, bruises, suffocation, games, magic/tragedy»

TargetDomain

Target domain of the metaphor

«Emotional abuse, control, heartbreak, manipulation, psychological struggle in a toxic relationship»

Mappings

Mappings of properties from source to target

«keep me on a rope» / «tied a noose around my throat» → «being controlled and suffocated emotionally»

«beat my heart to black and blue» → «emotional abuse»

«the cut that always bleeds» → «inability to move on, trauma»

«can't live a little longer sitting on your lap» / «I can't breathe inside your arms» → «toxic dependance on the partner, abuse»

«kiss the bruises 'til they're gone» → «attempt to heal emotional wounds»

«bleedin' from my back» / «matching wounds» → «pain and betrayal»

«love is suffocating» → «love causing distress and lack of freedom»

«hurt that I'm holding» / «my heart that once was beating» → «internalized emotional pain»

«I wish that you would stay in my memories» → «will to keep the ex-partner in the past»

«cry me a river 'til you drown in the lake» → «overflowing emotions leading to despair»

«this is looking like a crime scene» / «guess I was just your experiment» → «relationship marked by emotional harm and betrayal»

«buried alive, something that never died» → «long-lasting pain or unresolved issues»

«still standin' at the exit» → «ready to move on but emotionally stuck»

«sacrificed my adolescence» → «losing formative years in a damaging relationship»

«waited all year at your feet» → «devoted yet unreciprocated waiting»

«heartbeat bleeding through the floor» → «deep pain that's hard to hide»

«fight for my life inside a silent war» → «internal emotional struggle»

«but you claw at the locks 'til I let you invade» → «forceful attempt to break emotional barriers»

«now you really are the winner, take a bow 'cause you're the winner» in context of emotional conflict → «abuser triumphing in emotional manipulation»

«heart bleeding in the palm of your hand» → «vulnerability and pain held by the other person»

«blade into my ribs, you took away my will to live» → «deep emotional or psychological pain inflicted»

«you put me in a grave of stone, but now it only makes me laugh» → «feeling trapped, but now feeling empowered»

«your revenge by being stuck with your life»→ «karma or consequences for abuser»

«you're holding my hand, my mind sees a grizzly trap» → «fear or caution within intimacy»

«your love is a threat and I'm nauseous» → «love perceived as dangerous or harmful»

«trying to grow on earth that writhes» → «relationship built on shaky, abusive foundation»

Purpose

Purpose or function of the metaphor

To express the complexity, pain, control, and emotional turmoil within a toxic or difficult relationship

Context

Context of usage

Song lyrics exploring themes of emotional abuse, heartbreak, and the struggle to regain autonomy and heal

EmotionalTone

Emotional tone or mood

Pain, suffocation, struggle, despair, frustration, vulnerability, resistance