The Ocean Floor
Exploring Depths: Unveiling the Hidden Layers of 'The Ocean Floor'
Lyrics
It's hard to get a solid breath down here
Expressing difficulty in breathing in the deep, underwater environment.
My lungs are burning
Describing the physical sensation of lungs burning, likely due to the pressure and lack of air.
The pressure is as thick as my fear
The pressure is intense, comparable to the thickness of fear.
But it's worth what I'm learning
Despite the challenges, the experience is valuable and contributes to personal growth.
Cause down in these depths I can see
In the depths, the speaker gains insight into the unfolding history.
Our history unfurling
Reflection on the revelation of historical events or personal experiences.
Come I'll show you what we've lost
Inviting someone to witness and understand what has been lost.
Light's just a memory down here
Light is scarce in the deep, emphasizing the absence of illumination.
Like lost change in couches
Comparing light to lost change in couches, highlighting its rarity.
There's nothing for as far as I can see
A desolate environment with nothing in sight for a significant distance.
But remnants of houses
Observing remnants of houses, indicating a once-inhabited area.
Up and down up
A rhythmic repetition suggesting a sense of emptiness and repetition.
Up empty streets
Reinforcing the desolation by counting empty streets.
I count the empty cars
Noticing the absence of activity through empty cars.
And the sky scrapers don't scrape the fan anymore
The absence of vitality as skyscrapers no longer interact with the fan, possibly a metaphor for progress.
The earth reclaims these holes
Nature reclaiming human-made voids and spaces.
Dug this world in as its own
Reflecting on how the earth claims and appropriates what humans have created.
Now it grows along the bones
New growth emerging among the remnants, symbolizing renewal.
There's light from what we'd saw
Despite the loss, there is light or hope found in what remains.
There are worlds beneath our world
A realization of hidden worlds beneath the surface of our familiar world.
And deep beneath the skin
Metaphorically delving deep beneath the surface of human existence or relationships.
We always peel the layers back again
The continuous process of uncovering deeper layers of understanding and truth.
We peel the layers back again
Repetition emphasizing the cyclical nature of exploring and uncovering layers.
We peel the layers back again (repeat)
Repeating the idea of uncovering layers, reinforcing the theme of exploration and discovery.
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