Something New
Navigating Despair: Reflections on Life's Turmoil
Lyrics
There's something new in my way
Expressing the presence of a new challenge or obstacle in the speaker's life.
I thought about him all that day
Reflecting on thoughts about someone throughout the day.
Sitting at home, dying alone
Conveying a sense of loneliness and despair while being at home.
Then again, who am I to say?
Pondering the speaker's authority to make judgments or statements.
We both know I've been down that same road
Acknowledging a shared experience of going through difficult times.
I know it gets lonely when that phone rings
Recognizing the emotional impact of a phone call and the loneliness it may bring.
It's the last thing you wanna hear
Highlighting the negative emotions associated with receiving unwelcome news.
I should know better by now
Admitting a repeated failure to learn from past experiences.
But after all, I'm so tired of explaining
Expressing weariness in providing explanations for actions or feelings.
All the things I should have said
Regretting unspoken words and missed opportunities.
I secretly always knew
Acknowledging a hidden truth that was known all along.
But that news came way too soon
Expressing surprise at the untimely arrival of news.
I was sitting at home and wondering why
Reflecting on a moment of self-reflection and questioning.
I couldn't even look you in the eye
Unable to face someone directly, possibly due to guilt or shame.
I heard all those things that your father told you
Referencing advice or guidance from someone's father.
You know it's not right, but taking your own life
Recognizing the moral dilemma of considering self-harm as a solution.
Might be the only thing that you see through
Suggesting that ending one's life might provide clarity.
I should know better by now
Reiterating the speaker's failure to learn from past experiences.
But after all, I'm so tired of explaining
Expressing fatigue from the repetitive task of explaining oneself.
All the things I should have said
Regret for unexpressed thoughts and feelings.
It's alright to complain
Asserting the acceptability of expressing dissatisfaction or discomfort.
It's alright to feel pain
Validating the experience of pain as a legitimate emotion.
I thought I had the answers to all of my problems
Expressing confidence in having solutions to personal problems.
With one thing but it's always the same
Realizing that a supposed solution consistently fails to bring resolution.
I go in one door and right out the other
Describing a cycle of entering and leaving situations without finding answers.
I'm left with me and James and a million little pieces
Left with oneself and another person, facing numerous challenges.
It's not that I want them all
Clarifying that the speaker doesn't desire pity from others.
To be sorry when I'm gone
Expressing a weariness of waking up to the same struggles.
I'm just tired of waking up
Contemplating an alternative, possibly self-destructive, course of action.
I'm gonna try the pills tonight
Expressing a willingness to try a different approach to life's challenges.
I'm gonna try and do it my way
Anticipating the potential collapse of everything.
And watch it all fall apart
I should know better by now
Reiterating the speaker's failure to learn from past experiences.
But after all, I'm so tired of explaining
Expressing fatigue from the repetitive task of explaining oneself.
All the things I should have said
Regret for unexpressed thoughts and feelings.
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