Take an Uber - Reaper
Song Reflection | April 2025

This song reads as a layered expression of dissociation, grief, and identity loss, where the lyrics shift perspectives and tenses in a way that mirrors emotional disorientation. Reaper’s use of blurred pronouns (“we,” “you,” “he,” and “I”) and fractured timelines creates a dreamlike space where memories, versions of self, and relationships bleed into one another.

The line “your heartbeat when you told me / how much we miss you” stood out as a deeply coded emotional moment. Lizzy interpreted this as the past version of Reaper and someone close to him expressing that they miss him—suggesting the singer feels disconnected from himself and is being mourned by his own memory. The heartbeat becomes a symbol of visceral connection, perhaps representing how someone else’s pain can physically echo inside you.

Rather than a literal narrative, the song feels like emotional code, fragmented but intentional, capturing the quiet devastation of watching yourself from a distance, caught in a loop of absence, memory, and longing.