Under the Stairs
Yearning Echoes: Unraveling the Emotional Journey in 'Under the Stairs' by Camp Childress
Lyrics
Oh
Expressing a feeling of surprise or realization.
I just want to know
Desire for understanding or clarity.
Why you had to go
Questioning the reason for the departure.
Where you going
Repetition emphasizes the curiosity about the destination.
Where you going
-Where you going
-Where you going
-Where you going to?
-But
Transition to another thought or perspective.
I guess
Acceptance or resignation of the situation.
I'll set it aside
Deciding to put the matter aside.
Cuz I don't wanna waste my time
Not wanting to waste time on the unresolved issue.
All I know is
Recognition of limited knowledge or understanding.
A bed of roses
Metaphor for the remnants of a past relationship.
You left behind
Sentimental longing for what was left behind.
I miss your long hair
Nostalgia for a specific characteristic of the person.
Sleeping under the stairs
Symbolic imagery of a place associated with memories.
I wish I were like you
Expressing a desire to emulate the departed person.
I wish I didn't care
-I miss your long hair
Reiteration of missing a specific trait and the desire for indifference.
Sleeping under the stairs
-I wish I were like you
Repeating the wish to be like the departed person and not caring.
I wish I didn't care
-I wanna be just like you
Expressing a desire to imitate the departed person but feeling unsure.
But I don't know what to do
Repeating the desire to emulate without a clear path.
I wanna be just like you
-I wanna be just like
Continuation of the desire to be like the departed person.
(Sick guitar solo)
Instrumental break, possibly representing introspection or emotional intensity.
I miss your long hair
Repetition of missing the specific trait and the desire for indifference.
Sleeping under the stairs
-I wish I were like you
-I wish I didn't care
-I miss your long hair
-Sleeping under the stairs
-I wish I were like you
-I wish I didn't care
-I miss your long hair
-Sleeping under the stairs
-I wish I were like you
-I wish I didn't care
-I miss your long hair
-Sleeping under the stairs
-I wish I were like you
-I wish I didn't care
Final expression of the desire not to care about the departed person.
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