Lyrics
With the futile scrape
Expressing the ineffective attempt or futile effort
Of the match
Referring to the striking of a match
The gas in tin
Describing the gas inside a container
Doesn't catch
Indicating that the gas doesn't ignite
With the rain all set
Referring to rain present in the woods
In the wood
Suggesting that the flame is ineffective in wet conditions
The flame won't do
Implying that the flame doesn't function as expected
As it should
Expressing a struggle or challenge
Still try
Encouraging persistence despite difficulties
Try to keep the body warm
Advising to try and maintain bodily warmth
Try
Encouraging continued effort to avoid embarrassment
Try to save face until he's gone
Advising to try and save face until a person leaves
Sent my two weeks in
Referring to giving notice of departure
Condolences
Expressing sympathy or condolences
But I've had enough
Indicating reaching a point of having had enough
Taking shit
Referring to enduring mistreatment or insults
The contract read
Describing a contractual agreement
Like an empty hearse
Comparing the contract to an empty hearse, possibly implying a lack of value
Said you better forget
Advising to forget one's own worth according to the contract
Your own worth
Expressing a struggle to accept diminished self-value
Still try
Encouraging continued effort despite remorse
Try to sell me my own remorse
Advising to try and sell one's own remorse
Try
Encouraging persistence in a seemingly futile endeavor
Try beating a dead horse
Advising to try beating a dead horse, a metaphor for a pointless effort
I asked you twice
Expressing a previous inquiry with no significance
Meant nothing then
Highlighting the lack of importance in a past interaction
To understand
Expressing a desire for understanding one's current state
The state I'm in
Describing a state of being
From karmic trees
Referring to consequences from past actions
Fall kismet leaves
Describing the falling of fate-related leaves
When you see me
Prompting a question about one's future whereabouts
Where will I be?
Questioning where the speaker will be seen in the future
Still try
Encouraging persistence despite challenges
Try to keep the body warm
Advising to try and maintain bodily warmth despite difficulties
Try
Encouraging continued effort despite remorse
Try to sell me my own remorse
Advising to try and sell one's own remorse
Try
Encouraging persistence in a seemingly futile endeavor
Try beating a dead horse or
Advising to try beating a dead horse, a metaphor for a pointless effort
Try your luck
Encouraging taking a chance or risk
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