In the song “I Fall Apart,” Post Malone employs juxtaposition, similes, and descriptive language in order to reveal what a heartbreak truly feels like.
Malone coveys the effects of a heartbreak by directly comparing the emotional “shots” to “novacaine” usage. The drug causes numbness and pain relief in order to help medical patients that are enduring extensive pain and suffering. He uses this example to show how he abuses his relationships like a drug. He never lets go of the pain and keeps striving for more. The urge for more from this unhealthy relationship is what keeps him stuck and unable to move on. By comparing the numbing feeling of novocaine to his emotions, he gives the reader a physical representation of what his relationship feels
Malone coveys the effects of a heartbreak by directly comparing the emotional “shots” to “novacaine” usage. The drug causes numbness and pain relief in order to help medical patients that are enduring extensive pain and suffering. He uses this example to show how he abuses his relationships like a drug. He never lets go of the pain and keeps striving for more. The urge for more from this unhealthy relationship is what keeps him stuck and unable to move on. By comparing the numbing feeling of novocaine to his emotions, he gives the reader a physical representation of what his relationship feels