Lyrics
You see shapes inside the paintings
You perceive forms within artworks
But all I see is black
My perspective is obscured by darkness
At a chapel here in Houston
Referencing a chapel in Houston
Where we're standing back to back
We are physically close but emotionally distant
Questions here are useless
Queries in this context are futile
Nothing answers back
No responses are forthcoming
But I can't stop my mind from trying
Despite the futility, my mind persistently seeks answers
All it wants to know is why
It yearns to understand the reasons
Other people's prayers
References to prayers of others
Hanging in the air
Suspended in the atmosphere
Between you and me and everything
In the midst of unspoken sentiments between us
We've kept unsaid so carefully
Delicate thoughts we've carefully kept concealed
I don't want to care so much
Reluctance to be deeply affected
For someone I can barely see
Expressing difficulty in connecting with someone barely visible
But I can't stop my body pining
Despite the reluctance, my body longs for connection
All it wants to do is try
A persistent desire to attempt a connection
Me without a hill to die on
Describing a state of vulnerability without a stronghold
You without a ring to kiss
You lack a symbol of commitment
With nightfall comes that fool Orion
Reference to Orion, a constellation that remains constant
Who never swings so can't be missed
Orion's static nature makes it easily overlooked
A machine with no sense is just a wheel to spin
A machine without understanding is just a cycle to repeat
For all we try to invent we wind up here again
Despite efforts, we find ourselves in familiar situations
Me without a hill to die on
Reiteration of vulnerability without a secure stance
Guess I'll have to heal from this
Acceptance and recovery from this state is necessary
Pool cue and a pair of pythons
Pool cue and pythons symbolize self-recovery tools
Make my own caduceus
Creating a personal symbol of healing
We seem to be ending
Suggesting an end before a proper beginning
Before we begin
Comparing it to losing sensation in a phantom limb
It's like losing the feeling
Emotionally disconnecting from the experience
In a phantom limb
A metaphor for losing something integral
We choose which fools
We choose who we allow to endure hardships
To suffer
Selection of individuals to bear our burdens
And they choose
Those individuals also choose to endure our struggles
To suffer us
A mutual sharing of hardships
We lose all use of
Losing the ability to perceive color
Color
Reduced to mere water on a brush
Just water
A metaphor for losing vibrancy and depth
On the brush
Symbolic of the limitation in creative expression
But you and me
Emphasizing the potential for vibrant connection
We could be
An aspiration for a profound relationship
Cadmium
Reference to a vivid red pigment
Cadmium red
Symbolizing intensity and passion
Cadmium
Reiteration of the significance of Cadmium red
Cadmium red
Further emphasis on the intensity of connection
Cadmium red
Repetition of the vivid red hue
Cadmium
Continuation of the theme of intense connection
Cadmium red
Final emphasis on the significance of Cadmium red
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