Soup Comes Cheap
Reflections on Life's Fragility: Soup Comes Cheap
Lyrics
Gray walls divided into building blocks
Gray walls represent challenges or obstacles, divided into building blocks symbolizing interconnected problems.
If one falls they all fall and I'm at rock bottom
If one challenge falls, all challenges collapse, and the speaker feels at rock bottom, facing adversity.
And oh my shoulders ache
The speaker expresses physical discomfort, suggesting the weight of responsibilities and mistakes.
From shouldering the building blocks and heavy mistakes
The burden of carrying both building blocks and heavy mistakes contributes to the speaker's shoulder pain.
night falls divided into shades of black
Night is described as divided into shades of black, possibly reflecting the complexity or darkness of the situation.
He's gone
A person is gone, leading to a sense of loss or absence.
And oh I miss him now
The speaker expresses missing the departed person.
See I remember how to miss
Reflecting on the ability to feel and express the emotion of missing someone.
I knew that I'd remember how
Anticipating and acknowledging the capacity to remember how to miss someone.
I may not have a birdseye view
The speaker lacks a comprehensive understanding ("birdseye view") of the situation.
But I've got a sidewalk seat
Although lacking a broad perspective, the speaker has a close, personal view ("sidewalk seat").
Here in witch city, soup comes cheap
Reference to the affordability or accessibility of soup in the speaker's location (Witch City).
Here in witch city, soup comes cheap
Reiteration of the idea that soup is readily available in Witch City.
people divided and reclassified
People are divided and reclassified, indicating social or societal fragmentation.
The steeple of this church could touch
The steeple of a church is highlighted, possibly symbolizing spiritual or moral height.
The sky with ease
Implies the church steeple could easily touch the sky, suggesting a lofty ambition.
And myself I would try
The speaker expresses a personal willingness to try reaching the sky but faces obstacles.
But seems building blocks were never meant
Suggests that building blocks, representing challenges, were not meant to reach such heights.
To reach that high
Metaphorically explores limitations in achieving lofty aspirations.
CHORUS
CHORUS - Repeats the theme of affordable soup in Witch City, possibly emphasizing its significance.
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