Gone
Unraveling Existence: Decoding Built to Spill's 'Gone'
Lyrics
Hey, where were you today
Addressing someone and asking where they were on a specific day.
How did you escape
Inquiring about the method or means used to escape a situation.
The way no one gets away
Reflecting on a unique or unconventional way that no one else has successfully used to escape.
Cause no one's gone
Stating that despite the challenges, no one has truly disappeared or escaped.
Fate guided me to hate
Describing a sense of destiny leading to a feeling of hatred.
Invited me to take the bait
Noting an invitation to take a tempting but ultimately detrimental path.
Realized too late
Realizing the mistake or consequences too late.
That I was gone
Acknowledging one's own departure or disappearance.
Say, how can you explain
Asking for an explanation of how to reconcile with pain inflicted by someone.
Person to the pain
Referring to the challenges of connecting with others on a personal level.
And then
Introducing a transition or shift in the narrative.
Sickness to the sane
Connecting illness or distress to a state of sanity or normalcy.
But it's all gone
Affirming that everything has disappeared or been lost.
Most of us get riled up
Commenting on the common tendency for people to become agitated or angered.
Justify the lies that we believe
Justifying and rationalizing the lies individuals choose to believe.
Not enough to disbelieve them
Expressing doubt but not enough to completely reject or disbelieve those lies.
I've been thinking you've been treating
Speculating about someone's behavior in difficult situations, suggesting unkindness.
Situations seemingly unkind
Observing that a defensive structure (stockade) is still effective.
Stockade seems to still be working
Continuing the observation of a situation or state of being.
Change your heart
Advising a change in attitude or emotional state.
Save yourself
Encouraging self-preservation or protection.
Some damn ?
Uncertain phrase, possibly indicating a struggle or challenge.
I get ashamed
Expressing shame or regret about something.
Sound that sound
Referring to a particular sound or noise.
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