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Eternal Yearning: Autolux's Melancholic Reflections on Life
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Everyone's interchangeable and we're all just horror to the core

Expresses a nihilistic view, suggesting that people are interchangeable and fundamentally frightening.

Open the door and look down the hillside, these views are all you can afford

Describes limited opportunities or perspectives, where the only views accessible are those within a certain economic range.

I wanna feel a good-time rave, get off the street, come down again

Desires the experience of a joyful party, a temporary escape from the harsh realities of the street.


It's oh so sad to be happy all the time

Reflects on the irony of perpetual happiness, implying that constant happiness might be a sad state.


Something like what the plants do in the wind behind your glass

Compares human behavior to plant movement in the wind, possibly highlighting the fragility or automatic nature of actions.

Open the door and roll out to recess it's strange to lose your class

Suggests an unconventional recess or break from societal norms, acknowledging the strangeness of deviating from the expected path.

I wanna get their protocol, get off your head, come down the wall

Expresses a desire to understand and adopt a specific set of rules or behaviors, breaking away from the conventional mindset.


It's oh so sad to be happy all the time

Reiterates the sadness associated with constant happiness, possibly implying a yearning for more depth in emotional experiences.

It's oh so sad to be happy all the time

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All the signs have gone dark now

Suggests a loss of guidance or direction, with signs indicating uncertainty or darkness.

But the meaning lingers on

Despite the absence of signs, the meaning or significance persists, emphasizing the enduring nature of certain experiences.

The square sky hangs above us

Describes the atmosphere with a square sky pierced by the sun, possibly symbolizing a sense of confinement or disruption in the natural order.

Punctured by the sun

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Oh come on, feel that good-time rave, get off the street, come down again

Encourages the listener to embrace the temporary joy of a rave, signaling a need for periodic escape from mundane life.


It's oh so sad to be happy all the time

Repeats the idea that perpetual happiness is sad, reinforcing the theme of seeking more complex emotional experiences.

It's oh so sad to be happy all the time

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It's oh so sad to be happy all the time

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To be happy

Expresses the desire or pursuit of happiness, possibly as a response to the earlier loss of signs.

All the signs have gone dark now

Reiterates the earlier notion of lost signs, emphasizing the prevailing sense of uncertainty or darkness.

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