Lyrics
the years can cut
The passage of time can be harsh
veins in vain
Efforts or actions are futile
from these hands
Reference to physical labor or creation
callouses come
Hardened skin as a result of labor
and cut cans
Symbolic act of cutting cans, possibly indicating struggle
here lies our best laid plans
Reflects on disrupted plans and ambitions
for
Introductory reference to a specific year
Reflecting on the year 1995 and being ten minutes past nine
nine
-nine
-five
-when we were ten past nine
-the best years of our lives
The speaker considers this period as the best years of their lives
were calendirt to our peers
Mentions that these years are marked on a calendar and shared with peers
an outlet for these tears
Expressing emotions and using this period as an emotional outlet
if age is grace i'm amazing
Reflection on aging and a sense of being an amazing disgrace
age gone greys i'm just gone
-if age is grace somebody save me
-age gone greys i'm an amazing disgrace
-nineteen
Reiteration of the concept of nineteen, possibly the year 1995
the years can kill
Time can be destructive, but certain things endure and remain
a weak one and it will
-nothing safe takes it's place
-we'll retain what's replaced
-this is my face
Identification of oneself through facial expression
if age is grace i'm amazing
Reiteration of the conflicting feelings about aging
age gone greys i'm just gone
-if age is grace somebody save me
-age gone greys i'm an amazing disgrace
-carousel and sold can get so old
Reference to repetitive and tiresome experiences
and i don't need your help
Independence, not needing assistance from others
you can keep your new year's revolutions to yourself
Rejecting external influence or resolutions
what did you sell
Questions about personal choices, acquisitions, expressions, and farewells
what can we buy
-what did you say
-whats a goodbye
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