Lyrics
One two one two one two three go
The song begins with a count-in, setting the rhythm for the performance.
All you own
Suggests a reflection on material possessions and their significance.
Is all that you can take
Emphasizes the limited control over what one can retain in life.
I sit and sit and wait
Expresses a passive state of waiting, possibly for something meaningful.
I waste my days away
Highlights a sense of unproductive and wasteful use of time.
I swim in shallow pools of self-indulgence
Describes engaging in superficial and self-centered activities.
Just to compensate I think I lost my way
Admits a feeling of being lost, possibly in one's own actions or life path.
I think I lost my way
Reiterates the sense of losing direction or purpose.
Yeah
An exclamation, possibly indicating a realization or reaction to a situation.
My wind-up brain it ticks and ticks away
Refers to a constant mental activity, possibly overthinking or anxiety.
All but forgets the day
Suggests forgetfulness and a lack of awareness of time passing.
Twelve hours gone to waste
Reflects on wasted time, possibly due to artificial or unfulfilling pursuits.
My artificiality I wait it's cold embrace
Describes a sense of cold and artificial existence or relationships.
This catatonic state
Describes a trance-like or paralyzed state with negative consequences.
Will be the end of me
Suggests that the described state may lead to a destructive outcome.
Fuck
An expletive, possibly expressing frustration or intense emotion.
Freak out
Encourages a release of emotions, possibly a call to rebel against the described state.
I try to reason why
Expresses a desire to understand the reasons behind certain situations.
You never realize you're out of time
Points out the realization of being out of time only when it's too late.
Until you're out of time
Reiterates the theme of realizing one's limitations and missed opportunities.
I'll take what I can get
Indicates a willingness to accept whatever is available or attainable.
Dead stare out to the sky
Describes a vacant and lifeless gaze towards the sky.
This metal monument
Refers to a symbolic structure representing industry or modern society.
It's where I work it's where I scream
Describes a place of intense emotional expression, possibly work-related.
I shout I live I fuck I die
Lists various intense life experiences, suggesting a full spectrum of existence.
You sit and sit and wait
Repeats the idea of passive waiting, with a sense of hopelessness.
And nothing's ever gonna change
Emphasizes a lack of change in the stagnant waiting state.
No we don't have a choice anymore
Asserts a lack of choice in the given circumstances.
No we don't get a choice
Reiterates the absence of options or alternatives.
All you own is all that you can take
Repeats the idea that one's possessions are limited to what they can take.
I sit and sit and wait
Reiterates the sense of passive waiting and wasted time.
I waste my days away
Repeats the expression of time wasted in self-indulgence.
I swim in shallow pools of sel-indulgence
Reiterates engagement in shallow and self-centered activities.
Just to compensate I think I've lost my way
Repeats the acknowledgment of being lost, possibly collectively.
I think we've lost our way
Reiterates the collective sense of losing direction or purpose.
God that hurts my throat
Expresses physical discomfort, possibly as a metaphor for emotional pain.
Anyway
An exclamation, possibly indicating a release of frustration or emotion.
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