Try
Navigating the Night: Unveiling the Depths of 'Try' by Billy Pilgrim
Lyrics
Another sleepless night, turn off my light
Experiencing another night without sleep, turning off the light.
Turn it off
Emphasizing the act of turning off the light.
Open my books, take in silence,
Opening books and embracing silence in preparation for the dawn.
And wait for the dawn
Waiting for the morning to arrive.
Lock myself into place
Securing oneself in a fixed position.
Keep the sun off my face
Avoiding direct exposure to the sun.
When the morning comes
Reference to the arrival of morning.
TRY to keep it all in sight
Attempting to maintain awareness and understanding.
Form one thought, break it off, take a breath,
Trying to form thoughts, break them, and carry on with a breath.
Carry on
Persevering despite challenges.
You think you matter so much
Addressing someone who thinks they are highly significant.
That you're the only one
Feeling isolated in one's importance.
In your mind you're a star
In one's perception, being a star visible from a distance.
That I can see from afar
Noticing this star before it has fully realized its potential.
Before you've even begun
Addressing premature self-importance.
To TRY to keep it all in sight
Continuing efforts to maintain awareness and understanding.
If you feel it then open your heart
Encouraging openness of the heart if one feels something.
No need to ask it what for
Expressing that there is no need to question the reasons behind feelings.
tried to conquer all in sight
Having attempted to conquer everything in sight.
Walled their cities as high as they could
Building walls as high as possible, separating cities.
Kept them apart from themselves
Describing historical conflicts and separations.
Fought for ages and raged on the plains
Long-lasting battles with misunderstood reasons.
With reasons misunderstood
Highlighting the persistence of misunderstandings.
But to the common good
Acting for the common good.
Raised up their idols proteced their own walked on dinosaur bones
Elevating idols and protecting one's own interests, metaphorically walking on dinosaur bones.
Spread a pestilent nature from mountain to sky
Spreading destructive behavior from mountains to the sky.
Until the rivers ran dry
Continuing until natural resources are depleted.
And the rivers ran dry
Reiteration that the rivers have run dry.
That they owned
Claiming ownership of the dried-up rivers.
Watch the lights flash by my window
Observing lights passing by a window.
Throw ghosts on the wall
Casting shadows on the wall, perhaps symbolizing memories.
And every room in my house
Noticing responses from every room when calling.
Answers back when I call
Tracing outlines within, relying on dreams to start.
Trace the outline within
Encouraging trust in dreams.
Trust in dreams to begin
Continuing efforts to maintain awareness and understanding.
TRY to keep it all in sight
Reiterating the struggle to keep everything in sight.
And TRY to work it all out
Attempting to work out all challenges.
TRY if you will, TRY if they won't
Encouraging attempts, even when others won't.
You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't
Highlighting the dilemma of being judged whether one acts or not.
TRY
Emphasizing the ongoing effort to try.
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