Remote Control
Unlocking Souls: A Journey Beyond Control
Lyrics
Draws in the rocket tails and wonders why
Contemplating the retraction of rocket tails and questioning the reason.
Steel strung nerves still creak
Nerves under tension, resembling steel strings, make a creaking sound.
When the wind blows
Noting the persistence of unease even when the wind blows.
Switch the sound off and step off the train
Advising to silence external influences and disembark from a metaphorical train.
Keep walking until you're free again
Encouraging continuous walking until liberation is achieved.
Remote control
Referring to a sense of control from a distance, possibly metaphorical.
From the pale parade
Describing a procession or display with pale, subdued characteristics.
All the souls caught on shirt tails
Depicting souls entangled or influenced by external forces.
Stepping over the subways blood stream
Stepping over the metaphorical bloodstream of subways, possibly symbolizing challenges.
Racing hounds and turnstile
Reference to competitive and relentless pursuit akin to racing hounds and turnstiles.
Caught like butterflies in sellotape
Symbolizing entrapment or restriction, likening individuals to butterflies caught in sellotape.
Keep flapping until you're free again
Advising persistent effort to achieve freedom from constraints.
Remote control
Reiteration of a sense of control from a distance.
Step away you know it's easy to deceive
Cautioning against deception and the ease with which it can occur.
You'll sink so fast you'll have no time to breath
Warning of a rapid descent and lack of time for recovery.
The time bomb seeks it's way into the soul
Describing a destructive force infiltrating the essence of a person.
When the bow breaks
Using a bow breaking as a metaphor for vulnerability.
Tin soldiers fall
Symbolizing the fall of resilient individuals like tin soldiers.
Remote control
Reiteration of a sense of control from a distance.
Round and round and round and round
Describing a cyclic, repetitive nature of remote control.
Remote control
Reiteration of a sense of control from a distance.
The pale parade
Reference to the subdued procession or display.
All the souls caught on shirt tails
Depicting souls entangled or influenced by external forces.
And they sway
Describing a swaying motion, possibly indicative of vulnerability.
Turn the sunshine on it must be time for love
Suggesting the arrival of positive emotions or love with the metaphor of turning on sunshine.
But do the sinking needs dissolve the will to love again
Raising a question about whether sinking emotions diminish the capacity to love again.
I found a better way to hold the things I need
Expressing a personal discovery of a better way to secure essential things.
While open-ended heads deceive what they believe
Highlighting the deceptive nature of open-ended thoughts and beliefs.
Remote control
Reiteration of a sense of control from a distance.
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