Happy
Searching for Happiness: Austin Lucas's Poignant Reflections
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When you left your home
Leaving one's original home or comfort zone
West you fled the rising sun
Choosing a path away from conventional norms
Wrapped your nerve around the barrel of a gun
Facing danger or risk, possibly self-destructive
The future smoldered on the tip of your tongue
An anticipation of potential consequences
You were lost among
Feeling disoriented or disconnected
The zeros and ones
Being immersed in a digital or technological world
That cut long lines
Technology causing division or disruption
Into the minds of the young
Influence of technology on the younger generation
But are you happy
Prompting the question of personal happiness
With your new life
Assessment of contentment in the new circumstances
Are you happy with the new world
Evaluation of satisfaction with the changed world
Are you drowning in the dream
Possibly feeling overwhelmed by aspirations
Of a shiny new beginning
Desire for a fresh start or opportunity
Just like me
Comparing one's feelings to the speaker
Are you happy
Reiterating the inquiry about personal happiness
Wind lifts the wings of a crow
Nature's influence on change or transformation
A heart will mend and break again like bone
The cyclical nature of emotional healing and pain
You wanna get high
Seeking relief or escape from hardships
‘Cause living low is all you’ve known
Preferencing familiarity with a difficult life
And you were born a little sparrow
Symbolizing vulnerability and fragility
With an arrow in your throat
Suggesting a history of suffering or vulnerability
But are you happy
Repeating the inquiry about happiness
With your new life
Reflecting on satisfaction in the changed circumstances
Are you happy with the new world
Questioning contentment with the altered world
Are you drowning in the dream
Being overwhelmed by the dream of a new start
Of a shiny new beginning
Comparing one's aspirations to the speaker's
Just like me
Repeating the comparison of feelings
Or are you happy
Reiterating the inquiry about personal happiness
With your new life
Evaluating contentment with the recent changes
Are you happy with the new world
Questioning satisfaction with the altered world
Are you drowning in the dreams
Feeling overwhelmed by dreams of a new beginning
Of shiny new beginnings
Comparing one's aspirations to the speaker's
Just like me
Repeating the comparison of feelings
Or are you happy
Final repetition of the inquiry about personal happiness
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