Lyrics
Are you alone in these northern states
Asking if the listener is isolated in the northern states.
Lost in chemicals and your grave fate
Suggesting being immersed in chemicals and facing an inevitable fate.
Like stars they got lost in the cities shine
Comparing lost stars to the way one can lose oneself in the city's glamour.
Remember how you sewed yourself back with bailing twine
Recalling a moment of self-repair using bailing twine.
And in this house you found
Referring to a location where various unreadable paintings are kept.
All my painting that you could not read
Implying that the listener couldn't understand the paintings.
Those chemicals won't let you see
Suggesting that chemicals may cloud one's perception.
All that I am and will not be
Expressing that the chemicals prevent understanding the artist's essence.
But when there's nothing left in your star lit sky
Describing a depleted starlit sky, possibly symbolizing emptiness.
All lost in the summer heat of this empty July
Highlighting a sense of loss during the hot, empty days of July.
And let the catalyst of your aging shine
Encouraging embracing the effects of aging as a catalyst for growth.
Because it's the painter and the chemist who see the beauty in the absence of light
Stating that both the painter and chemist find beauty in the absence of light.
Now on the bow you stand
Describing a person standing on a bow with nothing tangible to display.
All left with nothing to show but your empty hands
Emphasizing a lack of accomplishments, represented by empty hands.
Now call out
Calling out to ghosts who remain elusive and won't guide to solid ground.
To those ghost they'll never show you land
Suggesting a futile attempt to connect with intangible entities.
But when there's nothing left in your star lit sky
Reiterating the image of an empty starlit sky and loss during July.
All lost in the summer heat of this empty July
Repeating the theme of loss and emptiness in the heat of July.
And let the catalyst of your aging shine
Encouraging the positive aspects of aging as a catalyst for understanding.
Because it's the painter and the chemist who see the beauty in the absence of light
Affirming that both the painter and chemist find beauty in the absence of light.
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