Fun To Pretend
A Dance with Illusions: DIRE GNOME's 'Fun To Pretend' Insights
Lyrics
Well I could be a real good bellhop and juggle your baggage
Expressing the willingness to serve and support by metaphorically being a bellhop and handling emotional baggage.
And I could watch you work that mouth from the top of your fence
Observing someone speak or express themselves, possibly from a distance or without direct involvement.
And I could preach you words of wisdom but you'd know the adage
Suggesting the offer of advice or wisdom, acknowledging that the listener may already be aware of common sayings or proverbs.
Yeah the future won't be mine but ain't it fun to pretend
Reflecting on the fact that the future may not unfold as desired, but finding enjoyment in pretending otherwise.
Yeah it won't arrive on time but ain't it fun to pretend
Highlighting the inevitability of delays in achieving goals but finding amusement in imagining punctuality.
Open fields will fail you, burn the moors I tell you
Criticizing the reliability of open spaces and warning about the potential failure of expansive endeavors.
Stomped ground crumbles at the end of days
Describing the vulnerability of established territories, suggesting that even solid ground can crumble over time.
Ecstatic revelations lead to that slow stagnation
Noting that enthusiastic revelations can lead to a slow and unproductive state of stagnation.
Still waters draw upon a deep decay
Emphasizing that seemingly calm or still situations may hide a deeper and unnoticed deterioration.
And in the twinkling of an eye it's gonna pass away
Acknowledging the transient nature of life, suggesting that everything will pass away in the blink of an eye.
Well you can wear your velvet sneakers in the flooded alley
Describing unconventional choices, like wearing velvet sneakers in a flooded alley, emphasizing uniqueness.
And you can lick your silver spoon in hedonistic delight
Indulging in pleasure, symbolized by licking a silver spoon, possibly critiquing hedonistic tendencies.
And you can worship at the feet of your manufactured abbey
Criticizing blind devotion or worship to manufactured and artificial constructs, like an abbey.
But is he gonna call your name when you go bump in the night
Pondering the idea of recognition or acknowledgment when facing challenges or difficulties.
When you climb your pyrite walls to stumble onto the light
Questioning the value of achieving success represented by climbing walls made of fool's gold (pyrite).
Sick sweet voices fool you, you can not endure you
Warning against deceptive or enticing voices that may lead to self-destruction.
Don't it feel like an impossible game
Describing life as an impossible game, possibly highlighting its challenges and uncertainties.
Live outside the turnstiles, peel your face from cold tile
Encouraging a departure from the ordinary or routine, urging a reconnection with one's identity and purpose.
Ain't it time to go remember your name
Suggesting a need for self-reflection and recalling personal identity and history.
He's gonna hang that crumpled napkin in a gilded frame
Imagining a mundane item (crumpled napkin) elevated to significance, possibly symbolizing finding value in ordinary things.
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