Six figures — Summary

A lie on Friday A lie on Saturday A lie on Sunday

Right before the dusk or dawn? A promise on Wednesday A promise on Thursday A promise on every day that ends in 'y' Why?

I ask.

Why do you lie To me? You don't answer I never spoke the question out loud You always take more than allowed Maybe it's my fault

Oh, it's definitely my fault And all my faulty empathy Now I bask in apathy Or does it bask in me?

These have answers I don't seek. What do you think you mean to me?

Nothing? Nothing.

Silly me, I'm so disrespectful.

Maybe that's why you lie to me, And I cried myself to sleep. But now it's only apathy. Wrapped around the promises You never seem to keep.

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A speaker confronts someone who keeps lying and breaking promises, and slowly realizes the pain has turned into numbness. The opening lines list lies and promises across the days of the week, so the deceit feels constant and routine. The title, "Six figures," seems to hint at this pile-up of days, though that is only a guess from the text.

At first the speaker asks "Why?", then admits the question was never spoken aloud, which suggests how hard it is to speak up. They blame themselves, joking bitterly about their "faulty empathy." The turn comes with "apathy," which seems to take over the speaker, so that they can no longer tell who is holding whom. When they ask what they mean to this person, the answer comes back as a flat "Nothing." The tone is sarcastic and weary, and "Silly me, I'm so disrespectful" stings with irony. By the end, the crying is over and only a cold indifference is left, wrapped around promises that never get kept.

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