Living in the Past

Expressing a plea to the speaker's mother and questioning if she can hear the speaker calling her name.

Questioning personal responsibility and wondering if the speaker is to blame for a situation.

Setting the scene with low lights and the mention of the four winds, creating an atmosphere of uncertainty.

Pondering the next steps in life with the uncertainty of the future.

Noting tears in someone's eyes, juxtaposed with the speaker's own eyes full of lies, possibly reflecting inner turmoil.

Expressing emotional pain and a sense that it might be time for a significant change or transformation.

Acknowledging a struggle with living in the past, as advised by doctors.

Recognizing the need to wake up from dreams, possibly indicating a desire for a more realistic perspective.

Highlighting the challenges of living in the contemporary world, marked by difficulties and surrounded by unsettling elements.

Referencing being surrounded by "terror-screams," suggesting a pervasive sense of fear or anxiety.

Stating an official declaration of insanity, possibly reflecting societal judgment or personal struggles with mental health.

Reflecting on being reduced to a number rather than a name and facing a case without a cure, emphasizing a sense of hopelessness.

Describing the irony of being told one thing is for sure while facing uncertainty and challenges.

Reiterating the need to stop living in the past, emphasizing the importance of moving forward.

Introducing symbolic elements like sharks and demons, possibly representing internal struggles or external threats.

Describing disturbing images on the wall, contributing to a sense of unease and chaos.

Invoking imagery of fires burning higher and the hangman's call, suggesting a heightened sense of danger or impending doom.

Referring to voices echoing in the speaker's mind, creating a disorienting experience.

Using a simile to convey a sense of insight or awareness like an eye-sight to the blind.

Feeling trapped and surrounded, expressing a sense of entrapment or confinement.

Expressing fear of falling behind, possibly in the race of life or societal expectations.

Describing a feeling of being hunted, possibly by internal or external forces.

Indicating a sense of possession by external influences.

Describing external forces controlling the speaker and dictating their actions.

Encouraging self-acceptance and discouraging unrealistic aspirations.

Advising to remain calm and turn around, possibly facing and addressing personal challenges.

Describing a sense of alienation with strangers in the bed and music in the head.

Noting a low-burning candle, possibly symbolizing limited time or life's fleeting nature.

Expressing a desire to retreat to a safer, simpler time, symbolized by the mother's womb.

Conveying a sense of being lost and not knowing where to go in the current circumstances.

Repeating the declaration of insanity, reinforcing the theme of societal judgment or internal struggles.

Reiterating the reduction to a number and facing a cureless case, emphasizing a sense of hopelessness.

Describing the paradox of being smiled at while facing uncertainty and challenges.

Repeating the advice to stop living in the past, underscoring the importance of moving forward.

Emphasizing the imperative to stop living in the past, reinforcing the central theme of the song.