Hideaway
Embracing Shadows: A Summer's Journey of Self-Discovery in 'Hideaway'
Lyrics
Speak only facts to me I can take them now
Asking for straightforward, truthful communication because the speaker is ready to handle it.
Pull out the vaguery from my mouth
Requesting to remove unclear or ambiguous language from the speaker's expression.
No more indulging in useless doubt
Deciding to stop engaging in pointless uncertainty or hesitation.
I'm only carving the good bits out
Focusing solely on extracting the positive or valuable aspects.
This was a summer of sifting through
Reflecting on a period of sorting through experiences or emotions.
But I'm the best of me when I'm with you
Feeling the best version of oneself in the presence of someone else.
What were the songs we sang out of tune
Recalling songs that were sung imperfectly or out of harmony.
Like shadows dancing around the room
Comparing imperfect moments to shadows moving gracefully.
Strung up our moments one to the next
Connecting moments together in a sequence or series.
Hung them like prayer bells around my neck
Symbolizing moments as ornaments or reminders, similar to prayer bells around the neck.
And I'll ring them out on nights like this
Expressing a desire to recall those moments on certain nights.
I'm overcome by restlessness
Feeling overwhelmed by a sense of unease or agitation.
When the weather clears I'll show my face again
Planning to reappear once circumstances improve.
Maybe I won't be so afraid of my own skin
Hoping that, upon return, there will be less fear or discomfort with oneself.
But til then I've gotta hide away in the foothills
Choosing to seclude oneself in the foothills until feeling ready to emerge.
Don't try to find me, don't try to find me
Repeated emphasis on not wanting to be found during this period of seclusion.
Don't try to find me, don't try to find me
-Don't try to find me, don't try to find me
-This was a summer of sifting through
Reiteration of previously mentioned reflection on sorting through experiences.
But I'm the best of me when I'm with you
Reiterating feeling the best version of oneself in someone else's company.
String up our moments one to the next
Repeating the idea of stringing moments together.
Ring them prayer bells around our necks
Repeating the analogy of moments as prayer bells around the neck, now in a collective context.
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