23 Years
23 Years: Navigating Restlessness and Boredom in Urban Silence
Lyrics
I'm feeling distant
Expressing a sense of emotional detachment or separation.
Feeling so strange
Describing a feeling of unfamiliarity or discomfort.
Looking round at the city like it doesn't know my name
Observing the city without a sense of recognition or belonging.
Almost like I've never walked down these streets
Feeling as if the speaker has never walked through familiar streets.
Even though they've been my home for 23
Reflecting on a long period (23 years) of living in the same place.
Years is that how long it takes to come to your senses
Questioning the time it takes to gain clarity or understanding.
How come I'm the only one that seems to be so restless
Expressing a sense of restlessness compared to others.
God I'm so bored
Conveying boredom and dissatisfaction.
Meaningless chores
Referring to daily tasks that lack significance or purpose.
Finding ways to spend the day and waste my whole life away
Expressing a desire to find meaningful ways to spend time.
God I'm so bored
Reiterating feelings of boredom and monotony.
Can't say I wasn't warned
Acknowledging previous warnings or advice.
They said 'little girl you keep your magic in the floorboards'
Recalling advice to keep something precious hidden.
But I poured it out
Defying the advice and revealing the hidden magic.
Now I'm facing the drought
Facing a period of scarcity or lack of inspiration.
Everything's too loud
Feeling overwhelmed by the intensity of surroundings.
I can't find a distraction that helps drown it out
Struggling to find a distraction from overwhelming thoughts.
I feel claustrophobic, waiting to break
Describing a sense of confinement and anticipation for change.
Out of this space that I've hated for over a
Expressing longstanding dissatisfaction with the current situation.
Decade now is that how long it takes to come to your senses
Questioning the time it takes to gain insight or clarity.
How come I'm the only one that seems to be so restless
Reiterating a feeling of restlessness compared to others.
And even though I've found myself at my wits end
Expressing confusion about the next steps and progress.
What's the next step, how do I progress?
Pondering the way forward in a challenging situation.
God I'm so bored
Repeating feelings of boredom and dissatisfaction.
Meaningless chores
Referring to daily tasks that lack significance or purpose.
Finding ways to spend the day and waste my whole life away
Desiring meaningful ways to spend time and avoid wasting life.
God I'm so bored
Reiterating feelings of boredom and monotony.
Can't say I wasn't warned
Acknowledging previous warnings or advice.
They said little girl you keep your magic in the floorboards but
Recalling advice to keep something precious hidden but disregarding it.
I poured it out
Affirming the act of revealing something hidden or magical.
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