Off the Road
Chasing Time, Embracing Life: Off the Road with Anna Ternheim
Lyrics
Off the road, somewhere I don't know
Departing from the usual path, heading to an unknown location
Soon with you, it's gonna blow
Anticipation of a significant change or event when together
In your car for hours and days
Spending extended periods in a car
Weeks and months, windows rolled down
Extended duration of the journey, experiencing various time frames
Pass small cities and big ones too
Traversing through both small and large cities
I brought one promise, not one for you
Carrying a single promise, not specifically for the listener
We drive fast, sunsets low
Driving at high speed with the backdrop of low sunsets
Wanna reach the sun before I get old
Desire to achieve goals or reach a destination quickly
Deserts and fields and the pine trees
Traveling through diverse landscapes like deserts and fields with pine trees
Music my father played me
Recalling music introduced by the father
I was a child just like now
Reflecting on childhood, drawing parallels to the present
I never once thought that feeling could die
Belief in the enduring nature of certain emotions
Those days came and went
Acknowledging the passing of time
Then you get taken by life by accident
Being unexpectedly influenced by life's events
And you wake up somewhere in the shade
Waking up in a place of uncertainty and shadows
Overloaded by what you made yourself
Feeling overwhelmed by self-created circumstances
Have to get the things, the ring, a man, a wing
List of societal expectations: acquiring possessions, commitment, achievements
And smile when you don't win
Maintaining a positive demeanor despite challenges
And I say off the road, somewhere I don't know
Reiterating the departure from the conventional path
Just as long as I feel it blow
Emphasizing the importance of feeling alive over the destination
Deserts and fields and the pine trees
Repeating the imagery of deserts, fields, and pine trees
Music my father played me
Revisiting the impact of the father's music during childhood
When I was a child just like now
Drawing parallels between the past and present, emphasizing continuity
I never once thought that feeling could die
Reaffirming the enduring nature of certain emotions
That feeling could die
Contemplating the potential fading of a once-thought-immortal feeling
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