Lyrics
Sometimes it feels as if I'm flying
Sometimes, I experience a sensation akin to flying.
JFK to LAX
Referencing a flight from JFK Airport in New York to LAX Airport in Los Angeles.
I watched a movie but I still got 3 hours left
While on the flight, the speaker has time to spare, having watched a movie with three hours remaining.
So I look at photos
The speaker looks at photos during the flight.
And I dream of what comes next
The speaker daydreams about future experiences.
Sometimes it feels like I'm a passenger
The speaker feels like a passenger, hitchhiking until reaching home.
Hitching a ride 'til I get home
Expressing a sense of unfamiliarity by having forgotten directions.
And it's unlike me but I forgot my directions
The speaker prays not to be alone on this journey.
So I pray to God
Recognition that the speaker is getting older.
I'm not going alone
Acceptance that aging is beyond the speaker's control.
I know that
The speaker acknowledges the inevitability of aging.
I'm getting older
The idea that getting older is a natural process.
And even though that's
Despite the lack of control, the speaker continues to make efforts.
Out of my control
An acknowledgment that time cannot be stopped, and life continues.
I still try
Despite aging, the speaker endeavors to make the most of time.
To kill all the time
Expressing a desire to occupy time actively.
But it keeps on going 'til it
Time, however, continues relentlessly until it
Kills me slowly
Slowly wears down the speaker.
When I'm
During moments of feeling just barely alive,
Just barely alive
Reflection on the possibility of realizing the significance of life.
Maybe I'll realize
The speaker recognizes spending a significant portion of life
I spend most of my life
Engaged in mundane or unfulfilling activities, symbolized as "killing time."
Mostly just killing time
A repetition emphasizing the speaker's preoccupation with killing time.
Some nights I take a melatonin
The speaker sometimes uses melatonin to aid sleep.
So I don't have to lie awake
To avoid lying awake at night, the speaker takes melatonin.
And in the morning I'll drink way too much coffee
In the morning, the speaker compensates with excessive coffee consumption.
I go through the motions
The speaker mechanically goes through daily routines to survive.
To get through the day
Recognizing the need to slow down the pace of life.
But I know that
Acknowledgment that the pace of life is within the speaker's control.
I need to go slower
The speaker attempts to actively manage the passage of time.
And even though that's
Despite having control, the speaker continues efforts to kill time.
In my control
Time persists in its relentless flow, wearing down the speaker.
I still try
The speaker experiences moments of feeling just barely alive.
To kill all the time
Reflecting on the possibility of realizing the significance of life.
But it keeps on going 'til it
The speaker recognizes spending a significant portion of life
Kills me slowly
Engaged in mundane or unfulfilling activities, symbolized as "killing time."
When I'm
A repetition emphasizing the speaker's preoccupation with killing time.
Just barely alive
During moments of feeling just barely alive,
Maybe I'll realize
Reflection on the possibility of realizing the significance of life.
I spend most of my life
The speaker recognizes spending a significant portion of life
Mostly just killing time
Engaged in mundane or unfulfilling activities, symbolized as "killing time."
I spend most of my life
A repetition emphasizing the speaker's preoccupation with killing time.
Mostly just killing time
A conclusive acknowledgment of spending a substantial part of life
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