You Are Everyone
Embracing Life's Shadows: You Are Everyone by Dar Williams
Lyrics
I went and found a house in the northern woods
I found a house in the northern woods.
And I was doing fine until the night
I was doing fine until the night.
But then I couldn't take the sun in Los Angeles
I couldn't handle the intense sun in Los Angeles.
Everything was blazing much too bright
Everything was too bright and overwhelming.
I know that I should sit out on a darkened pier
I feel the need to sit in solitude on a darkened pier.
Feeling the life that is not lived by chance
Reflecting on life and its uncertainties.
And yes I know it's just lousy old Hollywood
Critique of the artificial and competitive nature of Hollywood.
Jostling for one more song and dance
The constant struggle for attention and success in the entertainment industry.
But you are everyone, you are everyone
A realization that everyone, collectively, holds significance.
I ever trusted that never made a fool out of me
Trusting individuals who have never deceived or made a fool out of the speaker.
Early again today I rushed myself around
The speaker is early and hurried in their daily routine.
I thought that I would miss the morning train
Fear of missing out on opportunities, like the morning train.
Angry that I had lain in my bed too long
Regret for spending too much time in bed.
Watching all the patterns of the rain
Observing rain patterns, perhaps symbolizing the complexities of life.
So many trips I took to seek somebody out
Many journeys undertaken to find someone, with uncertain gains.
Gaining some ground but maybe losing more
Progress made but potential losses along the way.
So many pages scrawled to justify myself
Writing numerous pages to justify personal actions, without clear purpose.
I don't know who I did that for
Uncertainty about the audience or purpose of self-justification.
But you are everyone, you are everyone
Reiteration of the importance of everyone collectively.
I ever trusted that never made a fool out of me
Trusting individuals who have never deceived or made a fool out of the speaker (repeated).
You took a couple pictures of me once
Someone took pictures of the speaker on a winter night.
On some winter night long ago
The pictures may not be conventionally beautiful but hold personal value.
Simply of me, you might not call them beautiful
The speaker carries these pictures everywhere.
I take them everywhere I go
Reiteration of the importance of everyone collectively (repeated).
But you are everyone, you are everyone
Trusting individuals who have never deceived or made a fool out of the speaker (repeated).
I ever trusted that never made a fool out of me
Reaffirmation of the significance of trustworthy individuals.
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