Capsule
Winter's Embrace: Seeking Solace in a Capsule of Dreams
Lyrics
This winter’s dragging on
This winter seems to be dragging on, suggesting a prolonged and possibly difficult period.
The water’s cold and the nights are long
The water is cold, and the nights feel long, indicating a sense of discomfort and unease.
I know I’m bored but I don’t know what I want
Feeling bored and uncertain about personal desires or goals.
Think I oughta take a walk
Considering taking a walk, possibly as a means of escaping or seeking clarity.
Before the sun calls the whole thing off
Before the sun sets or ends something, there's a sense of urgency to take action.
I know it’s wrong but I don’t wanna talk
Knowing that avoiding communication is wrong but still not wanting to talk.
There’s a gloom in our room tonight
Describing a gloomy atmosphere in the room, setting a somber tone.
It plays a tune while the moon shines bright
The gloom in the room creates a mood, accompanied by a bright moon.
It’s thick and sticks to everything in sight
The gloom is dense and clings to everything, possibly symbolizing negativity.
There’s a gloom in our room tonight
Reiteration of the gloomy atmosphere with a moonlit tune playing.
It plays a tune while the moon shines bright
Repeating the idea of the gloom, which provides a soundtrack to the night.
It medicates but it plays games with my mind
The gloom has a medicinal effect but also plays tricks on the mind.
There’s a gloom in our room tonight
Emphasizing the persistent gloomy feeling in the room.
It wraps around and it holds us tight
The gloom wraps around and tightly holds, possibly representing emotional struggles.
It’s thick and sticks to everything in sight
Similar to line 11, the gloom adheres to everything in sight.
I think I wanna live in a capsule
Expressing a desire to live in isolation or detachment from the outside world.
Can we go to Japan?
An inquiry about going to Japan, possibly a metaphor for a distant or idealized escape.
I think I wanna live in a capsule
Reiterating the desire to live in isolation within a capsule.
So I can slide right in
Expressing a wish to slide into this isolated state, seeking refuge.
Cos the breaklights lit the night like a star
Describing brake lights illuminating the night like a star, possibly symbolizing a moment of realization or revelation.
When we got there, you were trapped in your car
A scenario where someone is trapped in a car, possibly a metaphor for feeling stuck or confined.
And that gumtree, it had never stood so still
A still gumtree suggests a moment of profound quietness or realization.
We felt dumb, we had never thought you’d kill
Feeling dumb or surprised that someone would take a drastic step like ending their own life.
Yourself
A tragic ending, possibly reflecting on the unexpected nature of self-harm or suicide.
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