The Wit of the Staircase
Wit Unveiled: Dot Hacker's Reflection on Love's Untimely Echo
Lyrics
I said my goodbyes didn't I?
I acknowledged my farewells, didn't I?
Seemed so ideal to the outside
It appeared perfect from an external perspective
Burning and tying on
Burning and struggling while engaged in something
I should have said it before I
I should have expressed it earlier
Before I'd gone
Before I departed
Before I'd gone
-That's the wit of the staircase
Referring to the realization that comes too late, like thinking of a clever response on the stairs after leaving
Shouldn't have left me alone
I shouldn't have been left by myself
Winchester type paranoid
Paranoia resembling that of someone with a Winchester rifle
Atlantic ocean that's your mind
Comparing the vastness and complexity of the mind to the Atlantic Ocean
I should have said it before I
I should have expressed it earlier
Before I'd gone
Before I departed
Before I'd gone
-That's the wit of the staircase
Reiteration of the regret for not speaking up sooner, emphasizing the delayed realization
Play it calm, in time we will fall in love
Advocating a calm approach, suggesting that love will naturally develop over time
Play it calm, in time we will fall in love
Repetition of the idea that patience will lead to falling in love
Play it calm, in time we will fall in love
Continuation of the theme of patience in love
Fall in love, fall in love, fall in
Emphasizing the eventual progression into love
They'll find me, they'll find me when I wash up
An anticipation of being discovered or recognized, perhaps in a vulnerable state
They're out there
Awareness of external forces or entities
I've seen them out there
Confirmation of observing these external forces
I'm not crazy, I'm not
Asserting sanity and denying being irrational or hallucinating
Not crying wolf, I'm
Emphasizing the sincerity of not falsely raising an alarm
I'm not crazy, I'm not
Reiteration of mental stability and not fabricating stories
I see them out there in the real world, out my window
Observing these external forces in the real world, not just imagination
They're already in my head now, behind my eyes
The presence of these forces has infiltrated the thoughts and perceptions of the speaker
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