Passenger Side
Wandering Souls and Lost Hopes: Embracing Unpredictable Journeys
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Same jeans, day five
Wearing the same jeans for the fifth day in a row
Hunter's asleep in the passenger side
A friend named Hunter is sleeping in the car's passenger seat
As we pass through another town
Traveling through another town
With a name that I won't remember
The town's name is forgettable
It ain't much but the people are nice
The town may not have much, but the people are friendly
Play for about seven people a night
Performing for a small audience of about seven people each night
But it's nice to get out
Despite the small audience, it's refreshing to be on the road
And breathe some different air
Enjoying a change of environment and breathing different air
And I could lie to you
Expressing honesty, avoiding lies
But what good would that do
Questioning the purpose of lying
The days are fresh and new and the nights are all the same
Days feel new and fresh, but nights are monotonous
And the money's low
Facing financial challenges, but learning to cope
But I've learned to let that go
Letting go of worries about money
It's more the times I can't control my own brain
Struggling with times when the mind is uncontrollable
Well the devil that you know
A problematic influence or habit that is familiar
He has my by the collar
Feeling controlled or influenced by this negative force
And where he goes I'll go
Being led by the negative influence
He knows what's right for me
Believing that the negative influence knows what is right
I'm chain-smoking again
Coping with silence through chain-smoking
To combat the silence
Smoking to ease anxiety or discomfort
Just to calm me down
Using alcohol to calm down
But after not too long the alcohol just burns me out
Alcohol eventually becoming tiring or ineffective
There is something in the way
An obstacle or distraction affecting clear thinking
Clouding my judgment
Something interfering with judgment
And I can't get rid of it
Unable to eliminate the interference
There is nothing you can say
No new information or advice can change the situation
That I haven't already said
Repetition of expressing frustration with no solution
But there's no comfort in acknowledgment
Acknowledging problems without finding comfort
Please don't have my back
Requesting not to receive support in difficult times
The next time I fall I want to feel the impact
Desiring to feel the full impact of future failures
And please don't take my side
Asking not to take sides, possibly due to long-lasting struggles
It's been too long and I've forgotten what it feels like
Forgetting the feeling of support or alliance
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