The Referee
Reflections of Lost Love and Faded Dreams
Lyrics
When the church burned down on seventh, no one called to let you know
Communication failure about a significant event (church burning on seventh).
If your mother's love feels different now, remember
Suggesting a change in perception of maternal love; a reminder of personal growth.
You're the one who asked to grow
Acknowledging the individual's choice to embrace personal development.
Used to run circles round the soccer girls
Recalling a past skill of outperforming others, particularly soccer girls.
Pretty, and mean, and in control
Describing the previous demeanor as attractive, assertive, and controlling.
Now you loop the practice pier
Engaging in repetitive actions (looping) at the practice pier, seeking a meaningful encounter.
And hope you see one
Expressing hope for a connection or transformation into an ethereal state.
Or better yet, become a ghost
Suggesting a desire to escape or detach from reality by becoming a ghost.
A shame
Expressing regret or disappointment in the fate of retired child prodigies.
Retired child prodigies all end up the same
Highlighting a common destiny for those who once displayed exceptional talent.
You found half a four leaf clover
Discovery of a partial four-leaf clover, a symbol of almost but not fully realized luck.
Touched the outside of a plane
Touching the exterior of a plane, possibly signifying a connection to broader experiences.
Almost luck, but not enough to keep from getting older
Acknowledging proximity to luck but insufficient to prevent aging.
To keep it all contained
Desiring containment of experiences and emotions as time passes.
Now that there's only the past
Reflection on the dominance of the past in the absence of present fulfillment.
You haven't really gotten sleep
Not experiencing true rest or peace in the present.
Planted as the pitcher and stare her down in the stands fed by someones else's hand
Metaphorical planting as a pitcher, facing challenges while others are supported.
You're still having the same dreams
Continuation of recurring dreams, possibly unfulfilled aspirations.
Shouldn't have asked you to say what you mean
Regret for asking the person to express genuine feelings.
When there was nothing you were supposed to be
Reflection on a time when there were no expectations for the individual.
How could you ever scale the eremocene
Pondering the difficulty of overcoming an unspecified challenge ("eremocene").
Abandoned by all periphery?
Feeling abandoned by peripheral elements or support systems.
And everyone that loves you doesn't live here anymore
Isolation due to the absence of those who once loved the individual.
A shame
Reiteration of the common fate of retired child prodigies.
Retired child prodigies all end up the same
Re-emphasizing the shared destiny of those who once exhibited exceptional abilities.
You found half a four leaf clover
Rediscovery of a partial four-leaf clover, symbolizing a recurring theme of almost-attained luck.
Touched the outside of a plane
Repeating the act of touching the outside of a plane, hinting at an unfulfilled connection.
Almost luck but not enough to keep from getting older
Acknowledging proximity to luck but recognizing its inadequacy against aging.
To keep it all contained
Desire to contain and control the aging process and its associated experiences.
Everyone that loves you doesn't live here anymore
Highlighting the continued absence of love in the individual's current environment.
Everyone that loves you doesn't live here anymore
Reiteration of the theme of lost love and isolation in the present.
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