Lyrics
The summer in
The warmth of summer
Your light clothes
Wearing light clothing
Breezes past your skin and leaves your heart exposed
Wind brushes against the skin, leaving the heart vulnerable
Free, spiritless
Free and without inhibitions
You cast three sheets to the wind
Being carefree and reckless
You hide yourself
Keeping oneself hidden
In plain sight
Visible to everyone
So life can be a party for you every night
Living a life of constant celebration
Impermanence
The impermanence of things
Will swallow you up
Change and uncertainties will overwhelm you
For now let’s chase the feeling
Pursuing transient emotions
Raise your glass up to the ceiling
Toasting and celebrating
While the Queen of Cups is reeling
Referencing the Queen of Cups, possibly a symbolic figure
And I just can’t seem to get through to you
Frustration in communication
Cheap cigarettes
Reference to unhealthy habits and distractions
And brake lights
Symbolic of obstacles and difficulties
Muddied up flooded through my shaken mind
Mental confusion and turmoil
I'm concussed in her cup
Metaphorically concussed or affected by emotions
Purple haze
Reference to altered mental state
And sunshine
Connected to a blissful state of mind
Married to this altered state of mine
Marrying oneself to an altered state
And I'm just so high
Feeling euphoric or elevated
But for now let’s chase the feeling
Continuing the pursuit of fleeting emotions
Though you know that I’m still reeling
Acknowledging persistent struggles
And the Queen of Cups is raising her glass up to the ceiling
The Queen of Cups raising a toast, suggesting emotional depth
I could shake myself awake
Expressing a desire to wake up from the current situation
Say it’s more than I could take
Acknowledging the overwhelming nature of the situation
Pass it up and throw my glass down to the floor
Rejecting or expressing frustration
But the summer sun when winter comes
Seasonal metaphor emphasizing ignorance of complexities
Turns a blind third eye to overrun complexities
Desire for freedom
And I just wanna be free
Expressing the longing for liberation
So crown me the queen
Symbolic crowning as the queen
But for now let’s chase the feeling
Persistence in pursuing fleeting emotions
Raise your glass up to the ceiling
Continuing to celebrate despite challenges
While the Queen of Cups is reeling
The Queen of Cups still experiencing the impact
And I just can’t seem to get through
Difficulty in communication persists
But for now let’s chase the feeling
Persistent pursuit of fleeting emotions
Though you know that I’m still reeling
Acknowledging ongoing struggles
And the Queen of Qups is raising
The Queen of Cups raising a toast to the speaker
Her glass to me
A reciprocal gesture of raising a glass
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