Balcony
City Lights and Heart's Contemplation: Ancient Spaceships' Balcony
Lyrics
Weekdays, weak nights
Refers to uneventful weekdays and nights lacking strength or excitement.
We crave the usual
Expresses a desire for the usual or ordinary.
I keep change somewhere in my pockets
Indicates a readiness for change, carrying it in pockets to hold the line in case of a call.
Just to hold the line if you should ever call
Suggests a preparedness to respond to a call, perhaps emotionally.
Body on the balcony, eyes above the city it looks so bright, looks so bright
Describes a person on a balcony observing the city with bright lights below.
And all these lights beneath me however bright can't reach me tonight
Conveys a sense of isolation, as the bright lights below cannot reach the observer.
My mind is contemplating why my poor heart is wasting your time
Reflects on the emotional state, questioning why the heart is investing time.
I'm naming constellations in a thousand little points of light
Engages in a meditative activity, naming constellations amid a vast expanse of points of light.
Glitter in my old box of excitement
Recalls past excitement now stored as glitter in a box.
I smile and get the chills although it might just be the cold that bites
Acknowledges mixed emotions, smiling with chills, possibly due to emotional coldness.
Miracles slackline on the horizon
Introduces the idea of miracles appearing on the horizon.
Body on the balcony, eyes above the city it looks so bright, looks so bright
Repeats the description of the person on the balcony, emphasizing the brightness.
And all these lights beneath me however bright can't reach me tonight
Restates the isolation, emphasizing that the bright lights below can't reach the observer.
My mind is contemplating why my poor heart is wasting your time
Reiterates the contemplation of why the heart is investing time emotionally.
What is this view
Ponders the significance of the view without the presence of someone special.
Without you?
Questions the meaning of the observed view when the person is absent.
What is it in you
Explores the mysterious qualities in the person that drive the desire to prove something.
That's keeping me trying to prove
Elaborates on the effort to prove something worthwhile, possibly in the context of a relationship.
That it's worth to wait?
Raises a question about the worthiness of waiting for something.
'Cause happiness feels distant
Comments on the distance of happiness, making it challenging to remove someone from the system.
And I struggle to get you out of my system
Expresses the struggle in letting go and removing the person from one's thoughts.
Body on the balcony, eyes above the city it looks so bright, looks so bright
Repeats the imagery of the person on the balcony, highlighting the brightness of the city.
And all these lights beneath me however bright can't reach me tonight
Reiterates the isolation, emphasizing the inaccessibility of the bright lights below.
My mind is contemplating why my heart
Restates the contemplation of why the heart is investing time emotionally.
My mind is contemplating why my heart
Repeats the contemplative state of the mind regarding the emotional investment of the heart.
My mind is contemplating why my poor heart is wasting your time
Reiterates the questioning of why the heart is wasting time on someone.
Another time
Introduces the concept of another time, possibly suggesting hope for a different outcome.
My heart is wasting (Your time)
Repeats the idea that the heart is wasting time, specifically the listener's time.
My heart is wasting (Your time)
Reiterates the concept of the heart wasting the listener's time.
My heart is wasting your time (Contemplating why my poor heart is wasting your time)
Summarizes the ongoing contemplation of why the heart is investing time emotionally.
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