Glue
Unraveling Generations: A Poetic Reflection on Forgetfulness and Renewal
Lyrics
My grandmother
Reference to the speaker's grandmother
She forgot all about her past
Grandmother has forgotten her past
History repeats itself
Reflection on the cyclical nature of history
And she has a blast
Grandmother finds joy in the repetition of history
Eating cake and watching the snow fall
Grandmother enjoying simple pleasures like cake and snowfall
The sky fall
A metaphorical reference to challenges or troubles ("sky fall")
Just like when she was young (ooh)
Comparison of current challenges to the speaker's grandmother's youth
Her thoughts are glue, ooh
Grandmother's thoughts are metaphorically sticky, holding onto memories
And human race forgot all about the past
Generalization about humanity forgetting its history
History repeats itself
Reiteration of the cyclical nature of history
While we wipe out elephants to the last (eating cake)
Critique of humanity's destructive actions, particularly towards elephants
Do you really know if the world still exists when you die?
Philosophical question about the existence of the world after death
It's a conception of your brain
Assertion that one's perception of the world is a construct of the brain
Our thoughts are glue, ooh
Metaphorical statement about the persistence of thoughts
Let's start anew, ooh
Call for a fresh start or new beginning
Her thoughts are glue, ooh (so let's start anew)
Reiteration of the stickiness of thoughts, emphasizing the need for a new start
Ooh
Expression of emotion, perhaps indicating a realization or decision ("Ooh")
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