Falling Asleep
Navigating Doubt: Unveiling the Hidden Depths of 'Falling Asleep'
Lyrics
Do your ideals rust in the rain?
Questioning the durability of one's ideals and values in challenging or adverse situations, symbolized by rust in the rain.
Do you feel our lives are oh so plain?
Expressing a sense of monotony or lack of excitement in life.
Genuine lies, an admission to doubt.
Acknowledging the existence of genuine lies and admitting to having doubts.
There's wisdom in knowing that we know nothing about ourselves.
Recognizing the wisdom in understanding that individuals often have limited knowledge about themselves.
And we crash and burn.
Describing a situation where things go wrong or fail dramatically.
What's there to say if you can't say it?
Questioning the value of saying something if it cannot be effectively communicated.
And if I can't explain it, how do I expect you to change it?
Expressing the challenge of expecting others to change when one struggles to explain their own thoughts.
I thought you could read my mind but I don't think you have the patience or the time to read the signs.
Noting the difficulty in having someone understand one's thoughts without sufficient patience or time to interpret signs.
Every time I try to I can't breathe.
Describing the struggle to breathe, possibly symbolizing emotional or psychological suffocation.
And when I write you it's cause I can't speak.
Using writing as a means of communication when verbal expression is challenging.
I don't say what I want cause I want what you're not and I'm falling asleep.
Choosing not to express genuine desires or feelings because they are incompatible with the person being addressed, leading to a state of emotional detachment or numbness.
And when you go to Seattle in May I hope it rains up and down on your parade.
Expressing a hope for discomfort or challenge in someone else's life, possibly reflecting unresolved emotions.
Just like you did on all my good days and I put this all on you but I got to
Attributing negative experiences to someone else but acknowledging the need to trust oneself to avoid similar situations.
Trust myself that I won't drown in another shallow pool again like you
Expressing a fear of repeating past mistakes and getting involved in shallow or unfulfilling relationships.
And maybe one day just one day feel what I think and think what I feel.
Expressing a desire for self-awareness and emotional congruence in the future.
Every time I try to I can't breathe.
Reiterating the struggle to breathe, possibly emphasizing a recurring emotional or mental challenge.
And when I write you it's cause I can't speak.
Continuing to use writing as a form of communication when verbal expression is difficult.
I don't say what I want cause I want what you're not and I'm falling asleep.
Maintaining emotional distance by not expressing true desires or feelings, leading to a state of emotional numbness or detachment.
Every time I try to I can't breathe.
Repeating the theme of difficulty in breathing, reinforcing the emotional or psychological struggle.
And when I write you it's cause I can't speak.
Continuing to resort to writing due to challenges in verbal communication.
I don't say what I want cause I want what you're not and I'm falling asleep.
Reiterating the pattern of not expressing genuine desires or feelings, resulting in emotional detachment and a sense of falling asleep to one's true emotions.
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