Lyrics
I curse the morning star and
I express discontent towards the morning star.
I curse the moonlit sky
I express discontent towards the moonlit sky.
I traced the stars and mapped them all
I've observed and mapped the stars, finding a connection to my misery.
And to my misery
Expressing sorrow or hardship.
Each single line up in the sky
Each star in the sky symbolically points to me.
pointed back to me
A continuation of the idea that personal suffering is reflected in the stars.
I can't escape my destiny
I feel trapped by my fate.
Like a deer
Comparison to a deer on a road, vulnerable and exposed.
Still as stone
Emphasizing stillness and vulnerability.
On the road
Metaphorically representing life's journey.
As headlights approach
Approaching challenges or difficulties.
No, the things we've said and done
Reflecting on past actions and words.
Oh, the things we have become
Contemplating the changes and developments in life.
Oh the things we've said and done
Reiterating reflection on past actions and words.
We've said and done
Repetition for emphasis on past actions and words.
We've said and done
Continued emphasis on past actions and words.
Used to be sure that
Expressing a previous sense of certainty.
It's me who sleeps
Personalizing the act of sleeping.
But can it be
Raising a question about the existence of another life dreaming of the speaker.
Somewhere there's a life
Suggesting the possibility of a parallel existence where someone dreams of the speaker.
That dreams of me
Continuation of the idea that someone may dream of the speaker.
Used to be sure that
Raising doubt about control by expressing uncertainty in rolling the dice.
I roll the dice
Repetition of uncertainty in taking chances.
But can it be
Questioning if eternity is influencing or manipulating the speaker's life.
Eternity is playing me
The notion that eternity is manipulating the speaker becomes more definite.
Hold on
An urging to hold on despite challenges.
Chance is cruel but there's no one else
Acknowledging the harsh nature of chance but asserting its sole influence.
Keeping you down
External forces may try to keep you down.
If you don't bow to its will
Resisting external influences and bowing to one's own will.
I am the dreamer
The speaker identifies as a dreamer, emphasizing agency in shaping one's destiny.
I roll the dice
Repeating the theme of uncertainty in taking chances but asserting aliveness.
I'm alive
A declaration of being alive and not constrained.
My hands aren't tied
Asserting freedom and lack of constraints.
We are the dreamers
Expanding the notion to a collective 'we' as dreamers who shape their destiny.
We roll the dice
Reiterating the collective identity and aliveness of dreamers.
We're alive
Stressing the continuous existence of dreamers.
We'll always be
A declaration that dreamers will always be masters of their destiny.
The masters of our destiny
A reaffirmation of being in control of one's fate.
Like a deer
Reiteration of the deer metaphor, emphasizing vulnerability.
Brick to bone
Introducing the metaphor of a deer with bones made of brick, highlighting resilience.
On the road
Repeating the metaphorical journey on the road.
Flesh picked on by crows
Concluding with a vivid image of vulnerability, likening the speaker's flesh to prey for crows.
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