Pillar of Salt

Pillar of Salt: Reflections on Love, Identity, and Self-Perception
Be the first to rate this song

Lyrics

Do you wear a black or white dress in the summer

Contemplating superficial choices, questioning the color of a dress in the summer.

Because I saw the cosmos fall

Observing a cosmic or profound event, possibly a metaphor for a significant change.

In and out of your glass as you drank up

Noticing the reflection of the cosmos in a glass while drinking.

And everyone knows the light you have

Acknowledging a positive aura or charisma that is evident when the person appears.

When you come around the corner

Describing the visual impact of the person turning a corner.

Fishin our astroid bones out of the sand

Metaphorically retrieving remnants of a shared experience from the past.

And putting us back on the truck

Restoring memories or experiences, likened to putting them back on a truck.

I like to think I'm not cold

Expressing a belief in emotional warmth despite appearances.

Even less with a bottle in hand

Suggesting enhanced emotional warmth with the presence of a bottle.

Hope you never have to wait for me to be done

Expressing a desire for uninterrupted companionship without waiting.

I know my name but the way you sing it back to past

Reflecting on self-awareness and how one's name is echoed in the past.

And all the carnival carnage leaves me

Describing the aftermath of chaotic events, feeling like a pillar of salt.

A pillar of salt and you a barrel of a gun

Contrasting personal reactions to adversity, feeling like a pillar of salt versus a barrel of a gun.


And its like

Introducing a reflective moment, posing questions about attractiveness and the passage of time.

Are we gorgeous

Pondering personal allure or beauty.

Is time just eating

Questioning whether time erodes the potential for positive actions.

The good things that you would've done

Reflecting on missed opportunities or the impact of time on positive deeds.

And are we frail and stupid

Contemplating human vulnerability and perceived insignificance.

Or not that important

Questioning the importance of human existence.

I like to think in the grand scheme we have won

Optimistically believing in overall success within the grand scheme of life.

What have we won

Prompting a question about the nature of the achieved success.

Just news to share with the one

Not specifying the content of the shared news but acknowledging its existence.


She told me she ain't gonna turn out like her mother

Quoting someone expressing a desire to avoid resembling their mother in certain aspects.

Everybody wants to be loved

Highlighting the universal desire for love.

She thinks the worlds a bit bigger then all of that

Attributing a broader perspective to someone, implying a worldly outlook.

I'm done with the future

Rejecting or being disillusioned with the concept of the future.

They don't like me, but they talk about me a lot

Expressing the paradox of being disliked yet frequently discussed by others.

You don't love me, but you like to think about me a lot

Acknowledging the absence of love but the persistence of thought about the speaker.


And its like

Repeating the reflective moment, questioning personal attractiveness and the impact of time.

Are we gorgeous

Reiterating the contemplation of personal allure or beauty.

Is time just eating

Repeating the question about time eroding potential positive actions.

The good things that you would've done

Revisiting the reflection on missed opportunities or the impact of time on positive deeds.

And are we frail and stupid

Reiterating contemplation of human vulnerability and perceived insignificance.

Or not that important

Repeating the question about the importance of human existence.

I like to think in the grand scheme we have won

Reaffirming an optimistic belief in overall success within the grand scheme of life.

What have we won

Repeating the question about the nature of the achieved success.

Just news to share with the one

Reiterating the presence of news to share with someone.

Similar Songs

Comment