Meaning of "Pin Up" by Evans Blue

The lyrics of "Pin Up" delve into the complex emotions and struggles of a person dealing with self-harm and destructive coping mechanisms. The repetition of "You're not the first girl" highlights the universality of these struggles, while also emphasizing the narrator's understanding of the girl's pain. The imagery of "sewing lips shut with heart-strings" and "hanging yourself with heart-strings" portrays the internal battle between wanting to express oneself and the need to protect oneself from further harm. The lines "I've pulled the needle from the back of my wings" and "pulled the pin from my picture" signify the narrator freeing themselves from enabling the destructive behavior of the girl. Ultimately, the narrator comes to the realization that while they want to help, they cannot save the girl from herself if she is not willing to let go of her destructive tendencies.