The Windmills of Your Mind
Eternal Spirals: Unraveling the Symbolism in 'The Windmills of Your Mind'
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Round like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel
Describing life's cyclical nature, complexities, and interconnections
Never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel
Existence without a clear start or end on a continuous, repetitive cycle
Like a snowball down a mountain, or a carnival balloon
Comparing life's journey to uncontrollable and unpredictable situations
Like a carousel that's turning running rings around the moon
Symbolizing repetitive motion or actions without a specific purpose
Like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face
Time passing swiftly, indicating the fleeting nature of moments
And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space
Metaphor for the universe, portraying its vastness and motion
Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind
Comparing life's perplexities and patterns to windmill circles
Like a tunnel that you follow to a tunnel of its own
Describing a journey leading to an unexpected and secluded place
Down a hollow to a cavern where the sun has never shone
Symbolizing a mysterious and unexplored environment
Like a door that keeps revolving in a half forgotten dream
Portraying a recurring theme or memory fading in and out of consciousness
Or the ripples from a pebble someone tosses in a stream
Signifying the ripple effects of small actions or events
Like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face
Reiterating the fleeting passage of time
And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space
Comparing the world to a rotating, isolated entity in space
Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind
Reinforcing the connection between life's mysteries and windmill circles
Keys that jingle in your pocket, words that jangle in your head
Internal sensations and thoughts that echo in one's mind
Why did summer go so quickly, was it something that you said?
Questioning the rapid passage of time, pondering its reasons
Lovers walking along a shore and leave their footprints in the sand
Depicting fleeting moments and their imprints in memories
Is the sound of distant drumming just the fingers of your hand?
Wondering about the source of distant, faint sounds or feelings
Pictures hanging in a hallway and the fragment of a song
Memories depicted visually and audibly
Half remembered names and faces, but to whom do they belong?
Reflecting on forgotten or unclear aspects of the past
When you knew that it was over you were suddenly aware
Realization of an ending or change leading to introspection
That the autumn leaves were turning to the color of her hair!
Connecting the change of seasons to a personal experience
Like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel
Recurrence of the cyclical nature of life
Never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel
Emphasizing life's continuous and cyclical nature
As the images unwind, like the circles that you find
Life's unfolding images compared to windmill circles
In the windmills of your mind
Reiteration of life's mysteries reflected in the mind
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