Splendid Isolation
Splendid Isolation: Unveiling the Despair of the Abandoned Generation
Lyrics
He's thinking of the hungry rats
Contemplating the hunger within
Inside his stomach and he knows that
Aware of persistent dissatisfaction
Nothing ever changes anyway
Belief that things remain unchanged
He can see himself there
Self-reflection, recognizing one's image
He knows that look, it's called despair
Recognizing a familiar expression of hopelessness
His father taught him to wear it well
Learning to display despair effectively
So he put his ear to the door of his youth
Revisiting memories of youth
And he heard a groundswell of remorse now
Hearing a rising feeling of regret
There's no splendid isolation
Rejecting the idea of blissful seclusion
For the abandoned generation
Expressing the struggles of a forsaken generation
It gets hard to maintain
Difficulty in preserving appearances
When the brightest of shells
Symbolizing fading resilience
Weather and fade anyway
Efforts deteriorating over time
Do what you can before it's too late
Encouragement to act before opportunities vanish
Arms stretched, she's on her back
Imagery of vulnerability
Her hollow words ring from her past
Recalling empty phrases from the past
She's been running from that every day
Avoidance of recurring distress
She can see herself there
Recognizing one's own state of despair
She knows that look, it's called despair
Familiarity with a despairing expression
Her mother taught her to wear it well
Learning from parental influence on despair
She puts her ear to the door of her youth
Revisiting past experiences
And she heard a groundswell of remorse now
Hearing an emerging regret from the past
There's no splendid isolation
Rejecting the illusion of solitary contentment
For the abandoned generation
Speaking for a forsaken generation's reality
It gets hard to maintain
Struggling to sustain facades
When the brightest of shells
Symbolism of fading resilience, again
Weather and fade anyway
Efforts waning despite attempts
Do what you can before it's too late
Encouragement to act before it's too late
I spent a lifetime searching with tired eyes
A lifetime spent searching but feeling weary
I had the best intentions but they went away
Intentions fading despite being good
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