What's the meaning of “you are a shell”?
This is an excerpt from the song "Full Circle" by Creed:
Keep burning bridges while you're buying your new friends
A day of reflection hits, you're a shell, skin and bones, counting costs
Is it worth your soul?
From my understanding, the lyrics say that this person is "skin and bones" and "counting costs" because they've used all their money to impress his/her new friends, right? What does being a shell mean though?
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This is an excerpt from the song "Full Circle" by Creed:
Keep burning bridges while you're buying your new friends
A day of reflection hits, you're a shell, skin and bones, counting costs
Is it worth your soul?
From my understanding, the lyrics say that this person is "skin and bones" and "counting costs" because they've used all their money to impress his/her new friends, right? What does being a shell mean though?
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This is an excerpt from the song "Full Circle" by Creed:
Keep burning bridges while you're buying your new friends
A day of reflection hits, you're a shell, skin and bones, counting costs
Is it worth your soul?
From my understanding, the lyrics say that this person is "skin and bones" and "counting costs" because they've used all their money to impress his/her new friends, right? What does being a shell mean though?
vocabulary lyrics
This is an excerpt from the song "Full Circle" by Creed:
Keep burning bridges while you're buying your new friends
A day of reflection hits, you're a shell, skin and bones, counting costs
Is it worth your soul?
From my understanding, the lyrics say that this person is "skin and bones" and "counting costs" because they've used all their money to impress his/her new friends, right? What does being a shell mean though?
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Generally, when a person is "in a shell", it means that they are reclusive, unresponsive, even antisocial.
answered Apr 3 '15 at 1:32
Lynxear
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But the song doesn't say "you are in a shell". It says "you are a shell". Do you not see a distinction between being a house and being in a house?
– WhatRoughBeast
Apr 3 '15 at 1:43
oops...you are correct... I read it too fast, I would say that, since the following adjective phrase is "skin and bones", the person is then commenting on the person's physical appearance.
– Lynxear
Apr 3 '15 at 1:47
You still misinterpret. The words are a metaphor. Has nothing to do with appearance.
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 '15 at 2:03
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"To be a shell" means to be hollow, with nothing inside. So the subject of the song is "skin and bones" which determine his exterior, but has no internal substance, no soul.
answered Apr 3 '15 at 1:41
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This is the correct answer.
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 '15 at 2:03
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shell is when your under the influence of weed
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Generally, when a person is "in a shell", it means that they are reclusive, unresponsive, even antisocial.
answered Apr 3 '15 at 1:32
Lynxear
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But the song doesn't say "you are in a shell". It says "you are a shell". Do you not see a distinction between being a house and being in a house?
– WhatRoughBeast
Apr 3 '15 at 1:43
oops...you are correct... I read it too fast, I would say that, since the following adjective phrase is "skin and bones", the person is then commenting on the person's physical appearance.
– Lynxear
Apr 3 '15 at 1:47
You still misinterpret. The words are a metaphor. Has nothing to do with appearance.
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 '15 at 2:03
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Generally, when a person is "in a shell", it means that they are reclusive, unresponsive, even antisocial.
answered Apr 3 '15 at 1:32
Lynxear
24014
But the song doesn't say "you are in a shell". It says "you are a shell". Do you not see a distinction between being a house and being in a house?
– WhatRoughBeast
Apr 3 '15 at 1:43
oops...you are correct... I read it too fast, I would say that, since the following adjective phrase is "skin and bones", the person is then commenting on the person's physical appearance.
– Lynxear
Apr 3 '15 at 1:47
You still misinterpret. The words are a metaphor. Has nothing to do with appearance.
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 '15 at 2:03
add a comment |
Generally, when a person is "in a shell", it means that they are reclusive, unresponsive, even antisocial.
answered Apr 3 '15 at 1:32
Lynxear
24014
Generally, when a person is "in a shell", it means that they are reclusive, unresponsive, even antisocial.
answered Apr 3 '15 at 1:32
Lynxear
24014
answered Apr 3 '15 at 1:32
Lynxear
24014
answered Apr 3 '15 at 1:32
Lynxear
24014
answered Apr 3 '15 at 1:32
Lynxear
24014
24014
But the song doesn't say "you are in a shell". It says "you are a shell". Do you not see a distinction between being a house and being in a house?
– WhatRoughBeast
Apr 3 '15 at 1:43
oops...you are correct... I read it too fast, I would say that, since the following adjective phrase is "skin and bones", the person is then commenting on the person's physical appearance.
– Lynxear
Apr 3 '15 at 1:47
You still misinterpret. The words are a metaphor. Has nothing to do with appearance.
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 '15 at 2:03
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But the song doesn't say "you are in a shell". It says "you are a shell". Do you not see a distinction between being a house and being in a house?
– WhatRoughBeast
Apr 3 '15 at 1:43
oops...you are correct... I read it too fast, I would say that, since the following adjective phrase is "skin and bones", the person is then commenting on the person's physical appearance.
– Lynxear
Apr 3 '15 at 1:47
You still misinterpret. The words are a metaphor. Has nothing to do with appearance.
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 '15 at 2:03
But the song doesn't say "you are in a shell". It says "you are a shell". Do you not see a distinction between being a house and being in a house?
– WhatRoughBeast
Apr 3 '15 at 1:43
But the song doesn't say "you are in a shell". It says "you are a shell". Do you not see a distinction between being a house and being in a house?
– WhatRoughBeast
Apr 3 '15 at 1:43
oops...you are correct... I read it too fast, I would say that, since the following adjective phrase is "skin and bones", the person is then commenting on the person's physical appearance.
– Lynxear
Apr 3 '15 at 1:47
oops...you are correct... I read it too fast, I would say that, since the following adjective phrase is "skin and bones", the person is then commenting on the person's physical appearance.
– Lynxear
Apr 3 '15 at 1:47
You still misinterpret. The words are a metaphor. Has nothing to do with appearance.
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 '15 at 2:03
You still misinterpret. The words are a metaphor. Has nothing to do with appearance.
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 '15 at 2:03
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"To be a shell" means to be hollow, with nothing inside. So the subject of the song is "skin and bones" which determine his exterior, but has no internal substance, no soul.
answered Apr 3 '15 at 1:41
WhatRoughBeast
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This is the correct answer.
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 '15 at 2:03
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"To be a shell" means to be hollow, with nothing inside. So the subject of the song is "skin and bones" which determine his exterior, but has no internal substance, no soul.
answered Apr 3 '15 at 1:41
WhatRoughBeast
7,9031124
4
This is the correct answer.
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 '15 at 2:03
add a comment |
"To be a shell" means to be hollow, with nothing inside. So the subject of the song is "skin and bones" which determine his exterior, but has no internal substance, no soul.
answered Apr 3 '15 at 1:41
WhatRoughBeast
7,9031124
"To be a shell" means to be hollow, with nothing inside. So the subject of the song is "skin and bones" which determine his exterior, but has no internal substance, no soul.
answered Apr 3 '15 at 1:41
WhatRoughBeast
7,9031124
answered Apr 3 '15 at 1:41
WhatRoughBeast
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answered Apr 3 '15 at 1:41
WhatRoughBeast
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answered Apr 3 '15 at 1:41
WhatRoughBeast
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This is the correct answer.
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 '15 at 2:03
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This is the correct answer.
– Hot Licks
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This is the correct answer.
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 '15 at 2:03
This is the correct answer.
– Hot Licks
Apr 3 '15 at 2:03
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shell is when your under the influence of weed
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