Lyrics
Where we were riding by the river, it was speaking to me
Reflecting on a past experience near a river that seemed to convey a message.
And I could tell that it was something said and heard before
Sensing familiarity in the message conveyed by the river, indicating it's something known or heard previously.
And now I'm feeling kinda sentimental for some place I haven't been before
Feeling emotionally connected to an unfamiliar place, experiencing sentimentality despite not having visited it.
I see it printed on the dollar-the American dream
Observing symbols of the American dream on currency, including unfamiliar symbols like the all-seeing eye.
A good-and-evil-knowing-eye that I don't recognize
Expressing uncertainty about recognizing the symbolism present on the dollar bill.
Now I'm feeling kinda funny funny, and the mercury is running high
Experiencing a strange or odd feeling while the temperature is rising.
As long as earth keeps spinning around in circles
Referencing the continuity of life's cycles on Earth.
As long as sun keeps chasing down the moon
Highlighting the perpetual chase or cycle between the sun and the moon.
All of you will be older soon
Noting that everyone will inevitably age.
Any moment now
Emphasizing the imminent nature of aging.
All of the visions and revisions that we make of ourselves
Describing the continuous alterations and adaptations made in self-perception.
It's just some dirt under my fingers I was clinging to
Comparing personal changes to dirt held onto, seeking stability in a shifting environment.
To some place that wouldn't move beneath me, and then I heard it was moving too
Realizing the instability of seeking constancy in a changing world.
All the children of the children of the motherless child
Referring to successive generations, all originating from a lineage of struggle or hardship.
Thinking they could be the one to beat the Pyramid
Believing in the possibility of surpassing societal constraints symbolized by the pyramid.
When I say that I'll live forever, maybe I'm just afraid to die
Speculating that the desire for immortality might stem from a fear of death.
As long as lovers keep spinning themselves in circles
Comparing the cyclical nature of love to repetitive patterns.
As long as kids keep running 'round like fools
Highlighting the carefree nature of children and their repetitive behavior.
All of them will be older soon
Stating the inevitability of children growing older.
Just a moment now
Emphasizing the immediacy of aging.
In the moment, though you really don't feel it happening
Not feeling the passage of time in the present moment.
Pyramids are casting spells around
Suggesting the influential and mesmerizing nature of pyramids as symbolic structures.
Anyway, we're older now
Acknowledging the current state of being older compared to the past.
Look at us, we're older now
Observing personal aging as evident and noticeable.
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