Hospital
Healing Shadows: Counting Crows' Journey Through Hospital Realities
Lyrics
Hospital bound, so you know there will be treatment
Hospital bound, indicating the speaker is headed to the hospital for medical treatment.
Hey alright, it's too late to put up a fight
Expressing resignation or acceptance that it's too late to resist or fight against something.
Hospital gowns, so you know you should be sleeping
Referring to hospital gowns, suggesting the speaker is in a medical setting where one typically wears such attire.
Wide awake, there's some pills that you shouldn't take
The speaker is awake, possibly due to pills that should be avoided.
Honest to God, X is always an unknown
Reflecting on the uncertainty of the variable 'X,' possibly symbolizing an unknown or unpredictable factor.
I said alright, Y gets buried in your bones
Acceptance that 'Y' (another variable) is deeply ingrained or unavoidable.
I said honest to God, if you don't get it off your chest
Encouraging honesty about feelings or issues.
You don't have to stay around, you don't have to solve for X
Suggesting that opening up and expressing oneself can lead to freedom or release.
I'm afraid I found it's eternally unequal
Observing a perpetual inequality, possibly in a relationship or life situation.
Hey alright, it's too late to put up a fight
Reiterating the idea that it's too late for resistance or opposition.
On the way back down, finally a sequel,
After a descent, anticipating a sequel or continuation.
Hey alright, in a hospital room tonight
Expressing acknowledgment or acceptance of the situation within a hospital room.
Is it alright, and your exit's always an unknown
Questioning the acceptability of a situation, with an unknown outcome upon departure.
It's hard to hold on too tight, 'cause I got buried with your bones
Difficulty in holding on tightly, possibly due to being burdened or weighed down by someone's past.
And I said honest to God, if you don't get it off your chest
Reiterating the importance of expressing oneself for emotional release.
All your reason gone tonight, you don't have to solve for X
Highlighting the loss of rationality or reasoning, suggesting a need to let go.
Hospital bound, so you know there will be treatment
Repeating the theme of heading to the hospital for treatment.
Hey alright, in a hospital room tonight
Acknowledging the current situation within a hospital room.
Hospital gowns, so you know you should be sleeping
Reiterating the presence of hospital gowns and the need for rest.
Wide awake, there's some pills that I shouldn't take
Despite being in a medical setting, the speaker is wide awake, possibly due to regrettable actions.
And I said alright, X is always an unknown
Repeating the uncertainty associated with 'X.'
I tried to hold on too tight but I got buried with the bone
Struggling to maintain control, leading to being overwhelmed or buried.
And I said honest to God, I got to get it off my chest
Emphasizing the need to express one's feelings or burdens.
I don't want to stick around, 'cause I don't need this suffering
Expressing a desire to avoid prolonged suffering by not sticking around.
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