Sleeper in Metropolis
Insignificance and Isolation: Sleeper in Metropolis Unveiled
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As a sleeper in metropolis
Being a resident of a large city (Metropolis) that is characterized by its vastness and impersonality.
You are insignificance
Feeling of being unimportant or insignificant in the context of the city's enormity.
Dreams become entangled in the system
Implies that aspirations and aspirations of individuals get caught up and hindered within the societal structure.
Environment moves over the sleeper:
The city's surroundings envelop and influence the individual's state.
Conditioned air
The air that's been artificially regulated.
Conditions sedated breathing
The conditions of the environment induce a subdued form of breathing.
The sensation of viscose sheets on naked flesh
The tactile sensation of soft, silky sheets against bare skin.
Soft and warm
The sheets are comforting and warm, yet the individual feels isolated amidst the vast darkness of the night.
But lonesome in the blackened ocean of night
Despite the comfort, there's a sense of loneliness and isolation within the immense emptiness.
Confined in the helpless safety of desires and dreams
Trapped within one's desires and dreams without the ability to act upon them.
We fight our insignificance
Struggling against the feeling of insignificance within the societal construct.
The harder we fight
The more one tries to fight against insignificance, the more obstacles arise.
The higher the wall
The more effort put into the fight, the greater the barriers become.
Outside the cancerous city spreads
The city's expansion is compared to a spreading illness or disease.
Like an illness
It grows like an ailment, potentially indicating negative aspects or harmful consequences.
It's symptoms
The observable signs or consequences of the city's growth.
In cars that cruise to inevitable destinations
People traveling in cars moving towards predetermined destinations within the city.
Tailed by the silent spotlights
The individuals in the city are constantly under societal scrutiny and surveillance.
Of society created paranoia
The paranoia induced by society's constant monitoring.
No alternative could grow
No possibilities for something different or diverse to develop.
Where love cannot take root
In an environment devoid of love, nothing positive can thrive.
No shadows will replace
In the absence of affection or intimacy, nothing can replicate the warmth of human contact.
The warmth of your contact
The warmth and closeness of physical touch cannot be substituted by shadows or substitutes.
Love is dead in metropolis
Lack of genuine love or emotions in the city.
All contact through glove or partition
All interactions are superficial and distant, lacking genuine connection or intimacy.
What a waste
Expressing regret or disappointment about the state of emotional connections in the city.
The City -
Refers to the city itself, portraying it as a deteriorating and decaying entity.
A wasting disease
The city is likened to a wasting disease, implying a state of decline and ruin.
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