Lyrics
Oh this morning
Reflecting on a morning experience
I stumbled across
Discovering something unexpectedly
My mother's face in black and white
Seeing a photo of the speaker's mother in black and white
You captured the picture
Someone captured the moment in a picture
But didn't keep her smile
The captured image lacks the mother's smile
They tell me I got hers
Being told that the speaker resembles their mother
I'll make up my own dad
Expressing the intent to create a fictional father
Out of pieces of you and pieces
Using elements from others to create the imaginary dad
Of everyone I like
Choosing qualities from people the speaker admires
I'll make up my own dad
Reaffirmation of the desire to invent a father figure
Early morning
Describing a scene of watching fish early in the morning
Quietly watching the fish
Quietly observing the peaceful moment
And both of your sleeping faces
Noting the presence of both sleeping faces (possibly parents)
When all we wanted
Recalling simpler desires, like endless cake-supply
Was endless cake-supply
Reference to a specific memory on a sad Sunday afternoon
On a sad Sunday afternoon
Expressing the determination to create a fictional father
I'll make up my own dad
Repeating the intention to make up an imaginary dad
Out of pieces of you and pieces
Continuing the process of forming the father figure
Of everyone I like
Choosing attributes from people the speaker likes
I'll make up my own dad
Reiterating the commitment to inventing a personal dad
I'll make up my own dad
Emphasizing the determination to create the fictional father
Out of pieces of you and pieces
Using qualities from various people to construct the dad
Of everyone I like
Continuing the process of forming the imaginary father
I'll make up my own dad
Affirming the speaker's agency in creating their own dad
Musical interlude, possibly conveying emotion
I'll make up my own dad
Repeating the determination to create a personal father
Out of pieces of you and pieces
Utilizing characteristics from various admired individuals
Of everyone I like
Continuing the process of constructing the fictional dad
I'll make up my own dad
Final affirmation of the speaker's intent to make up their own dad
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