Fisherking
Echoes of Lost Love: Craig Cardiff's Fisherking Unraveled
Lyrics
Swallowed whole and spat you out
Feeling overwhelmed and then rejected or dismissed.
Before you'd had a chance to blink
Dismissed or discarded before having an opportunity to react.
Just when you'd built a song
Creating something meaningful, like a song, to influence perspectives.
To change the way people think
Intending to change the way people think through artistic expression.
I said, hey why now such a sudden surprise
Expressing surprise or questioning a sudden turn of events.
After what they've done with the sixties
Reflecting on the impact of the '60s and its cultural changes.
Where they wrapped up Janice, Jimi and Joni sold them
Referencing iconic figures (Janis, Jimi, Joni) and their commodification.
Back to the hippies
Commenting on selling out or compromising ideals back to the counterculture.
Everybody loves you and then everybody left
Experiencing a shift from adoration to abandonment by others.
In the end there was only ever you and me ever really you and me
Emphasizing a sense of solitude with only oneself and the music remaining.
And the music
Highlighting the enduring presence and significance of music.
I cried when I saw you as hollow as all the bones inside a bird
Expressing emotional pain or emptiness similar to the fragility of bird bones.
You looked like you might explode if someone said the word
Suggesting extreme vulnerability, ready to burst with a trigger.
And I said hey why now such a sudden surprise
Reiterating surprise and questioning the current situation.
After what they've done with the sixties
Recalling the impact of the '60s and its unresolved consequences.
Where they wrapped up Janice, Jimi and Joni sold them
Echoing the commercialization of iconic figures from that era.
Back to the hippies everybody loves you
Returning to the theme of fleeting admiration followed by abandonment.
And then everybody left
Reiterating the idea that everyone eventually leaves.
In the end there was only ever you and me ever really you and me
Emphasizing the enduring connection between oneself, the listener, and the music.
And the music
Reaffirming the lasting impact of music on the individual.
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