Lyrics
Who's brave
Reflecting on bravery and questioning whether it belongs to the speaker, their friends, or both.
My friends or me?
Pondering the bravery of the speaker's friends in contrast to the speaker.
They are leaving
Friends are leaving, possibly physically or emotionally.
While I stay here
The speaker remains in a certain place while friends depart, creating a sense of separation.
When I dream
The speaker's dreams involve friends trying to escape, hinting at challenges or conflicts.
They try to escape
Friends attempt to escape from a symbolic "dream temple," suggesting difficulties within relationships.
From my dream temple
A dream-like setting where escape attempts occur, possibly representing emotional struggles.
Now who's brave?
Raising the question again about who possesses bravery in this context.
Is it my lost cause
Pondering if the speaker's cause is lost, questioning personal pursuits or goals.
Is it your freedom
Considering if the freedom of someone else is the cause of the speaker's challenges.
I've heard you're searching
Learning that someone is searching for love, possibly relating to the speaker or others.
For love
The idea of searching for love as a motive or goal.
Is it your freedom
Reiteration of someone seeking freedom, emphasizing its importance in the narrative.
Another lost cause
Another reference to a lost cause and the pursuit of love as a potential solution.
I've heard you're searching
Someone else is also searching for love, mirroring the speaker's quest.
For love
Reiteration of the theme of seeking love, emphasizing its significance.
New People in town
Introduction of new people in town, implying changes and the arrival of unfamiliar individuals.
That's what I've found
The speaker's discovery of the presence of new people in town.
New people in town
Reiteration of the arrival of new people, emphasizing the theme.
New people in my town
Repeated emphasis on the presence of new people in the speaker's and others' towns.
New people in your town
-New people in your town
-New people in your town
-New people in your town
-There's no love
Declaring the absence of love in certain places like the woods.
In the woods
Listing various places and people where love is purportedly absent.
No love
-In those streets
-Nor in the people
-That you'll meet
-Neither in your new outfit
-Is it my lost cause
Reiteration of the speaker's lost cause and the question of its nature.
Is it your freedom
Linking the concept of freedom with the challenges faced by the speaker.
I've heard you're searching
Repeated exploration of the theme of searching for love and freedom.
For love
-Is it your freedom
-Another lost cause
-I've heard you're searching
-For love
-New People in town
Reiteration of the presence of new people in town.
That's what I've found
Emphasizing the discovery of new people in various towns.
New people in town
-New people in my town
-New people in your town
-New people in your town
-New people in your town
-New people in your town
Final repetition of the idea of new people in town, possibly indicating its significance.
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