Indoors
Embracing Life Beyond Walls
Lyrics
The leaves are turning and what can I say
The speaker observes the changing leaves and expresses a preference for their current state.
I almost maybe kinda like them better this way
The speaker somewhat likes the leaves better as they are now.
The puddles in the street, the thunder is my beat
The speaker notes puddles, associates them with the rhythm of thunder, and finds warmth in October rain.
A warm rain in October, isn't that neat
The speaker appreciates the warmth of rain in October and finds it delightful.
There's a bird bath down the street at the park
There's a bird bath in the park, and the speaker enjoys walking past it before dark.
I like to walk past before it gets dark
The speaker likes the bird bath scene and prefers to visit it before nightfall.
The static in my mind, isn't nine to five
The speaker describes the static in their mind, suggesting a non-traditional, unpredictable work schedule.
I'd be out here more if I only had the time
The speaker would spend more time outdoors if they had the opportunity.
What is it we're working for
A reflection on the purpose of work and what motivates individuals.
Fancy shoes on our feet, oh food at our door
Questions the material pursuits symbolized by fancy shoes and access to food.
What is it we're running toward
Raises the question of the direction and purpose of life.
Whose dream to I have, and why is it always indoors
Reflects on whose dream the speaker is pursuing and why it always seems confined indoors.
The coffee house is changing it's display
Describes changes in a coffee house's display and the speaker's ambivalent feelings about it.
I almost maybe kinda like it better this way
The speaker somewhat likes the changed coffee house display.
They put branches and red leaves, you can see it from the street
Details the altered coffee house display with branches and red leaves visible from the street.
Or you can look up at the living trees
Contrasts the artificial display with the living trees, inviting contemplation.
The sun is glowing past the billboard sign
The sun is shining beyond a billboard sign, and the speaker wishes for ignorance of constant information.
I wish I didn't know what happening all the time
The speaker expresses a desire to be unaware of constant events.
The internet's a buzz, but above all the fuss
References the buzzing internet but emphasizes the existence of a beautiful world beyond the noise.
There's a beautiful world waiting just for us
Points to the existence of a beautiful world waiting for exploration.
What is it we're working for
Reiterates the earlier question about the purpose of work and what it is striving for.
Fancy shoes on our feet, oh food at our door
Repeats the questioning of material pursuits like fancy shoes and access to food.
What is it we're running toward
Reiterates the inquiry about the direction and purpose of life.
Whose dream to I have, and why is it always indoors
Repeats the reflection on whose dream the speaker is pursuing and the confinement indoors.
And when the work day ends
Shifts to the end of the workday and the speaker's uncertainty about how to use their free time.
I don't know how to spend my minutes
The speaker struggles with how to spend the minutes after work.
I count them with the clock in the wall
The speaker counts minutes using the clock, indicating a sense of time pressure.
I wish I didn't count them at all
Expresses a wish to be free from the constraints of counting time.
What is it we're working for
Reiterates the question about the purpose of work and the pursuit of material comforts.
Fancy shoes on our feet, oh food at our door
Repeats the inquiry about the direction and purpose of life.
What is it we're running toward
Reiterates the reflection on whose dream the speaker is pursuing.
Whose dream to I have
Restates the question about the speaker's dream and its confinement indoors.
Whose dream do I have
Emphasizes the uncertainty about whose dream the speaker is following.
Whose dream do I have and why is it always indoors
Repeats the question of why the dream is consistently indoors, underlining the theme of confinement.
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