Cold Air
Navigating the Frontlines of Belonging: Acceptance in 'Cold Air'
Lyrics
What it's like to photograph, kneel down
Describing the experience of capturing a moment in a photograph while kneeling down.
Take in all the scenery, a face within the crowd
Observing the surroundings, highlighting an individual face in a large crowd.
Can you see the end if this, it's closing in
Raising the question of whether the end of a situation is visible and approaching.
It's closing in
Reiterating the sense of closure or conclusion that is imminent.
We don't belong here
Expressing a feeling of not fitting in or being out of place.
We don't belong
Emphasizing the sense of not belonging.
Calling out, calling out, safe and sound
Calling for help, seeking safety and reassurance.
We can't survive here
Stating the inability to thrive or survive in the current situation.
We can't survive
Reiterating the difficulty in surviving the circumstances.
Calling out, calling out
Continuing the plea for assistance and safety.
Hey, don't it feel like the frontlines?
Comparing the experience to being on the frontlines, suggesting intensity or pressure.
And you say, what you mean when you look at me
Asking for honesty in communication and expression when looking at the speaker.
Wait for a time when I'm listening
Waiting for a moment of attentive listening, possibly for understanding or support.
It's closing in, it's closing in
Reiterating the sense of impending closure or pressure closing in.
We don't belong here
Repeating the feeling of not fitting in or belonging.
We don't belong
Reemphasizing the sense of not belonging.
Calling out, calling out, safe and sound
Repeating the call for help, seeking safety and reassurance.
We can't survive here
Restating the inability to thrive or survive in the current situation.
We can't survive
Reiterating the difficulty in surviving the circumstances.
Calling out, calling out, safe and sound
Continuing the plea for assistance and safety.
Hey, don't it feel like the frontlines?
Reiterating the intensity or pressure, comparing the experience to the frontlines.
Say what you mean when you look at me
Encouraging honesty in communication and expression when looking at the speaker.
Wait for a time when I'm listening
Waiting for a moment of attentive listening, possibly for understanding or support.
Don't it feel like the frontlines?
Reiterating the intense feeling of being on the frontlines.
Don't it feel like the frontlines?
Repeating the sense of being on the frontlines, possibly signifying a challenging situation.
We don't belong here
Reiterating the feeling of not fitting in or belonging.
We don't belong
Emphasizing the sense of not belonging.
Calling out, calling out
Continuing the plea for help and safety.
We can't survive here
Stating the inability to thrive or survive in the current situation.
We can't survive
Reiterating the difficulty in surviving the circumstances.
Calling out, calling out
Continuing the plea for assistance and safety.
We don't belong here
Repeating the feeling of not fitting in or belonging.
We don't belong
Reemphasizing the sense of not belonging.
Calling out, calling out, safe and sound
Repeating the call for help, seeking safety and reassurance.
We can't survive here
Restating the inability to thrive or survive in the current situation.
We can't survive
Reiterating the difficulty in surviving the circumstances.
Calling out, calling out
Continuing the plea for assistance and safety.
Don't it feel like the frontlines?
Reiterating the intense feeling of being on the frontlines.
Don't it feel like the frontlines?
Repeating the sense of being on the frontlines, possibly signifying a challenging situation.
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