Devil in the Details
Unveiling Life's Complexity: Devil in the Details by Blues Traveler
Lyrics
The sea is wide as the sky is blue
The sea symbolizes vastness, and the comparison to the sky being blue suggests a broad perspective.
You're standing on the shoreline but all is lost on you
Despite being in a significant place (shoreline), the person is oblivious to their surroundings, possibly due to a burdened mind.
For your mind is heavy and it seems your ship has sailed
The heavy mind and the metaphor of the ship having sailed imply missed opportunities or a sense of loss.
You try to see the big picture but the Devil's in the details
Attempting to understand the overall situation, but the Devil in the details suggests complications or hidden complexities.
It starts with a knock at the door
Describes a deceptive or manipulative force (Devil) entering through a seemingly innocent event, elaborating and twisting the truth.
And once more
-Thriving within the mistake
-He elaborates
-Twisting the meaning he seems
-To come clean
-Devil in the details
-Hope is like a house with the porch light on
Hope is compared to a house, and the mention of the Devil emphasizes the challenges and deceptions in life, even when hope is present.
Even the dark keeps moving towards the dawn
-They'll try to tear a good man down just to watch him fail
-And they'll do it with a smile cause the Devil's in the details
-It starts with a knock at the door
Repetition of the theme, emphasizing the recurrence of deceptive influences and their impact on the truth.
And once more
-Thriving within the mistake
-He elaborates
-Twisting the meaning he seems
-To come clean
-Devil in the details
-It starts with a knock at the door
Continuation of the narrative, reinforcing the idea that the Devil operates through repeated subtle actions and manipulations.
And once more
-Thriving within the mistake
-He elaborates
-Twisting the meaning he seems
-To come clean
-Devil in the details
-It starts with a knock at the door
Further repetition underlining the persistence of deceptive influences and their impact on perception and understanding.
And once more
-Thriving within the mistake
-He elaborates
-Twisting the meaning he seems
-To come clean
-Devil in the details
-It starts with a knock at the door
The final repetition reinforces the idea that the Devil's influence starts with small events, continuously elaborating and distorting the truth.
And once more
-Thriving within the mistake
-He elaborates
-Twisting the meaning he seems
-To come clean
-Devil in the details
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