Approximate Sunlight
Eternal Echoes: Unraveling Dreams in Bright Eyes' Approximate Sunlight
Lyrics
Used to dream of time machines
Used to have dreams about time travel or machines that manipulate time.
Now it's been said we're post-everything
People suggest we've moved past or transcended many traditional concepts or eras.
As a child, imagining
When young, used to imagine specific things like formal attire and coastlines.
Neckties and coastlines
References to formal attire (neckties) and geographical features (coastlines).
I've seen the show, man, what a sight
Observation of an impressive or captivating performance or event.
Drenched us in approximated sunlight
The performance or event creates an illusion of sunlight but not authentic.
The crowd was small and mostly blind, but kind
The audience is small and mostly unable to see but remains friendly.
You're too kind
Expressing gratitude, acknowledging kindness.
Now you are how you were when you were real
You've reverted to your genuine self.
Now you are how you were when you were real
-There you go again, on that circular trip
Commenting on someone's repetitive behavior or thoughts.
Lick the solar plexus of some L.A. shaman
Tasting or experiencing something profound, possibly a reference to drug use.
I'm out of breath, I'd better sit
Feeling exhausted and needing to rest.
Been living hard, living
Living life intensely or recklessly.
All I do is follow, just follow this hollow you around
Following someone who lacks substance or depth.
I wouldn't waste another thought
Choosing not to dwell on fairness or justice.
On what is fair and what is not
A dress purchased for a celebration was destroyed by bullets.
The Quinceanera dress she bought
People in the garden react with fear or alarm.
Was unstitched with bullets
Chaotic scene with distressed women and screeching tires.
All the guests in the garden screamed
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Women and tires squealing
Repetition of following someone lacking depth or substance.
Such opulence, such misery
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Unwinding, unwinding
Expressing the cycle of unraveling or unwinding.
All I do is follow, just follow, just follow this hollow you around
Continuing the theme of following someone lacking depth or substance.
Now you are how you were when you were real
You've returned to being genuine or authentic.
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