Jacksonville
Surviving the Night: American Aquarium's Tale of Jacksonville
Lyrics
Well it's hard to stay inside when the bar calls your name
Feeling compelled to leave a confined space, likely a hotel room, in response to the allure of a bar.
And pretty soon this hotel room is gonna drive me insane
Anticipating that the hotel room will become unbearable, possibly due to boredom or solitude.
So I'm gonna hit the streets tonight
Deciding to venture into the streets for the night.
And make my way towards the neon lights
Heading towards the bright lights of the city, possibly seeking excitement or distraction.
And order a drink in a downtown dive until I forget my name
Planning to have a drink in a downtown dive bar to the point of forgetting one's own name.
And if I make it out alive I'll call, you know I will
Expressing the intention to reach out if surviving the night.
If I can just survive one more night in Jacksonville
Emphasizing the challenging nature of nights in Jacksonville and the determination to endure.
Well the powder picks me up and the pills, they pull me down
Highlighting the role of substances in providing highs and lows.
When the evenin' ends they're the only friends that seem to stick around
Recognizing that these substances are the consistent companions at the end of the evening.
I think I'll spend the rest of my days with poison in my veins
Contemplating a future fueled by destructive habits and a false belief in the vitality of Rock 'n' Roll.
Keep livin' the lie that Rock 'n' Roll's alive, that things are gonna change
Committing to continue living a deceptive lifestyle.
And if I make it out alive I'll call, you know I will
Reiterating the intention to reach out if surviving the ordeal.
If I can just survive one more night in Jacksonville
Reemphasizing the difficulty of enduring a night in Jacksonville.
I spent the better part of my early twenties medicated and always runnin'
Reflecting on a past marked by medication and constant movement, escaping expectations.
From the man my mamma wanted me to be
Acknowledging a divergence from the desired path set by the speaker's mother.
Now the nights are lonely and hard to remember another show, another bartender
Describing the current lonely and forgettable nights spent in different places.
Another place, another face that'll fade away with time
Conveying the transient nature of encounters and experiences that fade with time.
And if I make it out alive I'll call, you know I will
Reaffirming the commitment to communicate if surviving the night.
If I can just survive one more night in Jacksonville
Stressing the ongoing struggle to endure nights in Jacksonville.
If I make it out alive I'll call, you know I will
Repeated expression of the commitment to make contact if surviving the night.
If I make it out alive I'll call, you know I will
-And if I make it our alive I'll call, you know I will
-And if I make it out alive I'll call, you know I will
-And if I make it out alive I'll call, you know I will
-Yeah I'll call, you know I will
-Yeah I'll call, you know I will
-Yeah I'll call, you know I will
-Yeah I'll call, you know I will
-Yeah I'll call, and you know I will
-Yeah I'll call, you know I will
-Yeah I'll call, you know I will
Final affirmation of the intention to reach out after the night in Jacksonville.
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