Purple Hour Kingdom
Echoes of Indecision in the Purple Hour Kingdom
Lyrics
The hollow men can't carry us then
The hollow men are unable to support or guide us.
The ground opens to swallow
The ground metaphorically opens to consume or engulf.
Cover your eyes and count to ten
Close your eyes and count to ten, suggesting a need to escape or endure a difficult situation.
Power can't save us but I still follow
Power is ineffective in saving us, yet there's a commitment to follow.
So we're stuck in the inbetween
Stuck in an intermediate state, neither here nor there.
Too timid to take a stand
Reluctant to take a firm position or action.
All dried out and still unseen
Dried out and unnoticed, akin to forgotten raisins.
Like raisins forgotten and tanned
Continuing the metaphor, like raisins left in the sun and turned into tanned, neglected fruit.
In the purple hour kingdom
Referring to a peculiar state of existence, possibly a metaphorical kingdom with a purple hour.
In our purple hour kingdom
Reiteration of the peculiar state, emphasizing ownership ("our purple hour kingdom").
The hollow men won't carry us then
Repetition of the idea that hollow men are incapable of supporting us.
The ground opens to swallow
Reiteration of the ground metaphorically swallowing.
Cover your eyes and count to ten
Repeat of the advice to close eyes and count to ten.
Power can't save us but I still follow
Repetition of the notion that power cannot save, yet there's a commitment to follow.
So we're stuck in the inbetween
Reiteration of being stuck in an intermediate state.
Too timid to take a stand
Repetition of reluctance to take a stand.
All dried out and still unseen
Reiteration of being dried out and unnoticed, using the metaphor of raisins.
Like gold that's buried in the sand
Similar to line 8, comparing the situation to gold buried in the sand.
In the purple hour kingdom
Reiteration of the peculiar state, possibly emphasizing a shared experience ("our purple hour kingdom").
In our purple hour kingdom
Reiteration of ownership in the peculiar state.
We'll dance around the landfill
Dancing around the landfill, a potentially bleak or discarded place.
And sing for the bomb
Singing for the bomb suggests a dangerous or destructive celebration.
But when it doesn't come
Anticipation of an event that might not occur.
We'll re-word all of our favorite songs
If the anticipated event doesn't happen, altering the lyrics of favorite songs.
So the lyrics will read
Changing lyrics to reflect the impact of indecision and numbness.
How our indecision has left us numb
Expressing how indecision has made them emotionally numb.
To the impending doom
Acknowledging a looming threat or danger.
That the center has brung
Attributing the impending doom to the center, possibly a central authority or system.
We'll dance around the landfill
Repetition of dancing around the landfill, suggesting repetition of actions despite the circumstances.
And sing for the bomb
Repetition of singing for the bomb, emphasizing the persistence of potentially destructive celebrations.
But when it doesn't come
Reiteration of the anticipation of an event that might not occur.
We'll re-word all of our favorite songs
Repetition of altering lyrics if the anticipated event doesn't happen.
So the lyrics will read
Repetition of changing lyrics to reflect the impact of indecision and numbness.
How indecision has left us numb
Repetition of expressing how indecision has made them emotionally numb.
To the impending doom
Reiteration of acknowledging a looming threat or danger.
The center has brung
Repetition of attributing the impending doom to the center, possibly a central authority or system.
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