Lyrics
In the Petrified day
In a day that feels unchanging and stagnant
with the strollers in the park
Observing people pushing strollers in the park
and the radio plays
Listening to the radio playing popular songs
from the top twenty chart
Noting the songs on the top twenty chart
watch the workers go by
Watching workers pass by while holding hands in the sunlight
holding hands in the sun
Young girls laughing until their eye liners run
and all the young girls laugh
Amidst this, the speaker observes the scene
till their eye liners run
Emotional impact, perhaps tears, on the young girls
and it takes a long time
Highlighting the time it takes to return home
getting home for dinner
Difficulties in getting home for dinner
when the wolves are out
Mention of potential dangers with "wolves" around
and the jury’s watching
A metaphorical jury watching on the side
on the side
Reference to a red moon while deciding something
and the moon is red
Expressing a feeling of almost achieving something
and I’m just watching to
Various experts discussing a challenging situation
decide, well, I almost had it
Consensus that it's the worst experience of the year
and all the experts talking
Transition to uncertainty and skepticism
all around say it’s
Doubt about who is trustworthy or aligned with each other
the worst that we’ve had
Suggesting that clarity can lead to eternal love
all year
Repetition emphasizing the possibility of eternal love
They don’t know what to believe
Confirmation of expectations or fears
they don’t know who’s in bed together
Quoting a hopeful phrase amid uncertainty
if you can get it straight,
Referencing misleading information and deception
yeah, yeah, you can fall in
Positive consequence of understanding and clarity
love forever you can fall in
Reiteration of the potential for eternal love
love forever you can fall in
Continued emphasis on the possibility of eternal love
love forever
Repetition emphasizing the idea of love lasting forever
maybe sometime everything’ll
Expressing optimism about a future time of clarity
be clear
Confirmation of thoughts aligning with expectations
and it’s just what you thought
Confirming fears becoming reality
and it’s just as you feared
Quoting a phrase suggesting prolonged uncertainty
“maybe sometime,”
Repetition of a phrase implying uncertain whispers
whispers all rambled on,
Mentions of being misled by rumors
how the grape vine led you on
Describing how misinformation affected the speaker
all along
Physical reactions to the situation
my eyes––they look to the door
Turning attention to the door, indicating anticipation or longing
my thoughts––they swell to a roar
Internal thoughts becoming intense and overwhelming
my dreams––all folded and read
Reflection on dreams that have been unfolded and understood
I’ll fight these things till
Commitment to fight challenges until death
I’m dead
Reaffirmation of the persistent impact of certain thoughts
‘cause they’re always on my mind
Emphasizing that these thoughts are constantly present
yeah, they’re always on my mind
Repetition underscoring the persistent nature of these thoughts
but that’s alright
Acceptance that these thoughts are part of the speaker's life
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