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[Verse 1]
Did you ever tell 'em how you wound up in that chair?
(“Wound up in that chair?” Could refer to an electric chair, as the person being spoken to is inferred to be a criminal.)
Did you sneak in the lair while the king wasn't there?
Did you make 'em all aware sometimes life isn't fair
When you slaughtered the heir though he asked to be spared?

Did you make 'em think that God had something on his mind?
Did he make a design that went outside the lines?
For when danger shows a sign and you leave me to die
I'll rehearse all my lines just one more time

(This is the part where more of the abuse begins to come into play. The Narrator mentions how the Abuser leaves the narrator left to rot whenever anything frustrates them, and the narrator is just left repeating the same things in their head to justify the abuse.)
[Bridge]
I really don't know
(What else can I say?)
I'm just not sure

(This first part of the bridge is expressing the confusion involved when being in an abusive relationship. You often ask yourself if it’s even as bad as you think it is or if you are making it up in your head.)
I wasn't involved
(Could've been a knife.)
It could've been anyone

(This second part of the bridge is the narrator justifying the abuser’s actions. ‘Could’ve been a knife’ is referencing how it could’ve been physical, or a if it was physical it could’ve been worse. While ‘It could’ve been anyone’ is referencing how anyone would’ve snapped on the narrator; and that it couldn’t possibly be the abuser’s fault.)

Well the way things go
Are you so surprised?
Mr. Universe
Had us hypnotized?

(At this point is when the narrator blames themself for being ‘hypnotised’ by ‘Mr. Universe’, most likely referring to the abusers attractive looks, higher status, or overwhelming charm that would lead the narrator into being ‘hypnotised’.)
Did you still love him when he blew that lid?
Well rumor has it that the concubine did!

(Concubine means, (in polygamous societies), a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives, or a mistress.)

[Chorus]
How can disaster seem so divine?
Why am I waiting on bad fortune?

(The narrator questions why they continue to talk to the abuser, as they have nothing but bad for the narrator. The narrator continuously comes back to the abuser, and even anticipates seeing them as if ‘waiting on bad fortune.’)
Burnt to the ground but everything's fine
'Cause every mistake you make is mine
(The narrator acknowledges that everything is terrible, but brushes it off, and blames it all on themself.)

[Verse 2]
(If you wear headphones while listening to this section, the lines alternate between being on the left speaker and the right one. This suggests a dialogue between two characters. The “institution” line in this verse could relate to the “criminal” slant in the first line, or possibly the protagonist is “not right in the head”. You decide.)
Swallow your fears now, here we go

(The narrator, at this point, finally decides to call for help being desperate for some way out. They swallow their fears though, knowing that if the abuser finds out it’d end badly for them.)
Can I ask who's calling?
Who wants to know?

(The narrator seemingly hasn’t talked to anyone else in a rather long time, calls up a friend or something similar who hasn’t spoken to them in so long they can’t remember who they are.)
I've got a man that's not quite right in the head
Are you sure you didn't mean to call the cops instead?

(The narrator confesses to the other person that they are in an abusive situation. The other person confused just wonders why the narrator is calling up them and not the police, and proceed to report it.)
Doctor don't lock him in an institution!
If you want home care there's only one solution:
Teach your man life isn't fair

(At this point, the narrator’s abuse begins to show, and they become worried for the Abuser as the doctor is going to lock him in a mental institution for his state of mind. The doctor mentions to the narrator that there’s only one solution to this, which is to get the abuser to stop and realize not everyone has to cave in to his every will.)
Everybody knows but no one cares

(At this point, everybody knows that the narrator was in an abusive relationship but no one takes the time to care about the narrator or stop the cycle of abuse. This, makes the narrator still feel entitled to come crawling back to the abuser, as it’s not like anyone cares.)

How can disaster seem so divine?
Why am I waiting on bad fortune?

(The narrator questions why they continue to talk to the abuser, as they have nothing but bad for the narrator. The narrator continuously comes back to the abuser, and even anticipates seeing them as if ‘waiting on bad fortune.’)
Burnt to the ground but everything's fine
'Cause every mistake you make is mine

(The narrator acknowledges that everything is terrible, but brushes it off, and blames it all on themself.)


[Verse 3]
Did you tell 'em 'bout the promises you're gonna break?
All the choices you'll make and the steps that you'll take
To ensure that what's at stake are the things you'll forsake
Big surprise that the snake'll turn out to be fake
(The narrator thinks about what the abuser has done, the promises that they’ve broken, and the lengths they have gone to make sure that anyone but them is at stake. The narrator mocks themself for believing in everything, and how big of a surprise it is that this snake is a fake, possibly referring to the snake as the abuser.)

Do you think about the consequences that you'll leave
When you con and deceive and the people believe
Sure that they're the ones to grieve over what you achieve
All the plans you conceive and the plots that you weave

(The narrator wonders if the abuser ever has to face consequences to anything that they’ve done or if they just get away with it all. They wonder if they’re just another sheep that got deceived in the abusers master plan.)

[Bridge]
I really don't know
(What else can I say?)
I'm just not sure
(This first part of the bridge is expressing the confusion involved when being in an abusive relationship. You often ask yourself if it’s even as bad as you think it is or if you are making it up in your head.)
I wasn't involved
(Could've lost my life.)
It could've been anyone

(This second part of the bridge, in the second bridge is still the narrator justifying the abuser’s actions; but it gets much darker. ‘Could’ve lost my life’ is referring to how it was physical, but they could’ve died so it’s okay right?)

Well the way things go
Are you so surprised?
Mr. Universe
Had us hypnotized?
(At this point is when the narrator blames themself for being ‘hypnotised’ by ‘Mr. Universe’, most likely referring to the abusers attractive looks, higher status, or overwhelming charm that would lead the narrator into being ‘hypnotised’.)

Did you still love him
When he let you down?
(Well rumor has it what goes around comes around.)
(The narrator time and time again still loves the abuser even when he lets them down heavily, hoping that the abuser will still love the narrator, referring to ‘what goes around comes around.’)

[Chorus]
How can disaster seem so divine?
Why am I waiting on bad fortune?
(The narrator questions why they continue to talk to the abuser, as they have nothing but bad for the narrator. The narrator continuously comes back to the abuser, and even anticipates seeing them as if ‘waiting on bad fortune.’)
Burnt to the ground but everything's fine
'Cause every mistake you make is mine

(The narrator acknowledges that everything is terrible, but brushes it off, and blames it all on themself.)

[ad-lib]

下面就是機翻了uu

理論（Theories）

[第 1 節(jié)]

你有沒有告訴他們你是怎么坐在那張椅子上的？
(“Wound up in that chair?”可以指電椅，因為被說話的人被推斷為罪犯)

你是不是趁國王不在的時候偷偷溜進(jìn)了巢穴?

你讓他們都知道有時候生活是不公平的嗎？

當(dāng)你屠殺繼承人的時候，他卻要求饒恕他？

你讓他們以為上帝有什么心事嗎？

他做了一個超出線條的設(shè)計嗎？

因為當(dāng)危險顯示了一個跡象，你讓我死

我會再排練一遍我所有的臺詞
(這是更多虐待開始發(fā)揮作用的部分。 敘述者提到施虐者如何在任何事情讓他們感到沮喪時讓敘述者腐爛，而敘述者只是在他們的腦海中重復(fù)同樣的事情來證明虐待的合理性。)

[Bridge]

我真的不知道

（我還能說什么？)

我只是不確定

(這座橋的第一部分是表達(dá)在虐待關(guān)系中所涉及的混亂。 你經(jīng)常問自己，如果它甚至像你想象的那樣糟糕，或者如果你在你的腦海中編造它。)

我沒有參與

（可能是一把刀。)

可能是任何人

(橋的第二部分是敘述者為施虐者的行為辯護(hù)。 "可能是一把刀"指的是它如何可能是身體上的，或者如果它是身體上的，它可能會更糟。 雖然"可能是任何人"是指任何人都會對敘述者厲聲;而且這不可能是施虐者的錯。)

事情是這樣的

你這么驚訝嗎？

宇宙先生

我們被催眠了嗎？

(在這一點上，敘述者指責(zé)自己被"宇宙先生""催眠"，很可能是指濫用者有吸引力的外表，更高的地位或壓倒性的魅力，這將導(dǎo)致敘述者被"催眠"。)

當(dāng)他吹了那個蓋子的時候，你還愛他嗎？(當(dāng)他揭開蓋子時，你還愛他嗎？)

有傳言說是妾做的！

(妾是指（在一夫多妻制的社會中）與男人生活在一起但地位低于他的妻子或妻子或情婦的女人。)

[合唱]

災(zāi)難怎么會顯得如此神圣？

我為什么要等壞運氣？

(敘述者質(zhì)疑為什么他們繼續(xù)與施虐者交談，因為他們除了對敘述者不利之外什么都沒有。 敘述者不斷地回到施虐者身邊，甚至期待看到他們好像在等待厄運。)

被燒成灰燼但一切都很好

因為你犯的每一個錯誤都是我的

(敘述者承認(rèn)，一切都是可怕的，但刷掉它，并把它歸咎于自己。)

[第2節(jié)]

(如果您在收聽本節(jié)時戴耳機，則線在左側(cè)揚聲器和右側(cè)揚聲器之間交替。 這表明兩個角色之間的對話。 這節(jié)經(jīng)文中的"機構(gòu)"行可能與第一行中的"犯罪"傾斜有關(guān)，或者可能是主角"頭部不對"。 你決定吧。)

現(xiàn)在吞下你的恐懼，開始吧

（敘述者，在這一點上，最終決定呼吁幫助是絕望的一些出路。 盡管如此，他們還是吞下了恐懼，因為他們知道如果施虐者發(fā)現(xiàn)，這對他們來說會很糟糕。)

我能問問是誰打來的嗎？

誰想知道？

（敘述者似乎很長一段時間沒有和其他人交談過，打電話給一個朋友或類似的人，他們很長一段時間沒有和他們說話，他們不記得他們是誰。)

我有個腦子不太對勁的人

你確定你不是故意報警嗎？

(敘述者向另一個人承認(rèn)他們處于虐待狀態(tài)。 另一個人困惑只是想知道為什么敘述者打電話給他們而不是警察，并繼續(xù)報告。)

醫(yī)生別把他關(guān)在醫(yī)院里!

如果你想要家庭護(hù)理，只有一個解決方案:

教你的男人生活不公平

（在這一點上，敘述者的虐待開始表現(xiàn)出來，他們變得擔(dān)心施虐者，因為醫(yī)生要把他鎖在精神病院里，以保持他的心態(tài)。 醫(yī)生向敘述者提到，只有一個解決方案，那就是讓施虐者停下來，意識到不是每個人都必須屈服于他的每一個意志。)

每個人都知道，但沒有人在乎

（在這一點上，每個人都知道敘述者處于虐待關(guān)系中，但沒有人花時間關(guān)心敘述者或停止虐待的循環(huán)。 這使得敘述者仍然覺得有權(quán)回到施虐者身邊，因為它不像任何人關(guān)心。)

災(zāi)難怎么會顯得如此神圣？

我為什么要等壞運氣？

（敘述者質(zhì)疑為什么他們繼續(xù)與施虐者交談，因為他們除了對敘述者不利之外什么都沒有。 敘述者不斷地回到施虐者身邊，甚至期待看到他們好像在等待厄運。’)

被燒成灰燼但一切都很好

因為你犯的每一個錯誤都是我的

（敘述者承認(rèn)一切都是可怕的，但把它刷掉，并將其歸咎于他們自己。)

[第3節(jié)]

你告訴他們你要違背的諾言了嗎？

你將做出的所有選擇和你將采取的步驟

確保你會拋棄那些利害攸關(guān)的東西

大吃一驚那條蛇竟然是假的

（敘述者思考施虐者所做的事情，他們所違背的承諾，以及他們?yōu)榇_保除他們以外的任何人都處于危險之中而付出的努力。 敘述者嘲笑自己相信一切，這條蛇是假的，可能是指蛇是施虐者，這是多么大的驚喜。)

你想過你會離開的后果嗎？

當(dāng)你欺騙和欺騙，人們相信

確保他們是那些為你所取得的成就而悲傷的人

你設(shè)想的所有計劃和你編織的情節(jié)

（敘述者想知道施虐者是否不得不面對他們所做的任何事情的后果，或者他們是否只是逃脫了這一切。 他們想知道他們是否只是另一只在濫用者總體規(guī)劃中被欺騙的羊。)

[Bridge]

我真的不知道

（我還能說什么？)

我只是不確定

(這座橋的第一部分是表達(dá)在虐待關(guān)系中所涉及的混亂。 你經(jīng)常問自己，如果它甚至像你想象的那樣糟糕，或者如果你在你的腦海中編造它。)

我沒有參與

（可能已經(jīng)失去了我的生命。)

可能是任何人

(橋的第二部分，在第二座橋中仍然是敘述者為施虐者的行為辯護(hù);但它變得更加黑暗。 "可能已經(jīng)失去了我的生命"指的是它是如何物理的，但他們可能已經(jīng)死了，所以沒關(guān)系，對吧？)

事情是這樣的

你這么驚訝嗎？

宇宙先生

我們被催眠了嗎？

(在這一點上，敘述者指責(zé)自己被"宇宙先生""催眠"，很可能是指濫用者有吸引力的外表，更高的地位或壓倒性的魅力，這將導(dǎo)致敘述者被"催眠"。)

你還愛他嗎？

當(dāng)他讓你失望的時候

（有傳言說發(fā)生的事情會發(fā)生。)

(敘述者一次又一次地仍然愛施虐者，即使他讓他們沉重地失望，希望施虐者仍然會愛敘述者，指的是"周圍發(fā)生的事情。’)

[合唱]

災(zāi)難怎么會顯得如此神圣？

我為什么要等壞運氣？

(敘述者質(zhì)疑為什么他們繼續(xù)與施虐者交談，因為他們除了對敘述者不利之外什么都沒有。 敘述者不斷地回到施虐者身邊，甚至期待看到他們好像在等待厄運?！?

被燒成灰燼但一切都很好

因為你犯的每一個錯誤都是我的

(敘述者承認(rèn)，一切都是可怕的，但刷掉它，并把它歸咎于自己。)

About

Theories by Plasterbrain is seemingly about an abusive relationship, where the narrator continues to love and look up to another looking past all of the terrible things they have done to them; and make theories to excuse their behavior.

Plasterbrain的理論(Theories)這首歌似乎是關(guān)于一種虐待關(guān)系，敘述者繼續(xù)愛和仰望另一個看過去他們對他們所做的所有可怕事情;并提出理論來為他們的行為開脫。