False Start
Navigating Life's False Starts: A Melodic Reflection by Emily Kinney
Lyrics
I guess we'll chalk it up to another false start
Reflecting on a failed attempt or beginning that didn't go as planned.
I thought you heard the bell
Believing the signal to start was clear or hoping for a positive sign.
Had an eager heart
Starting with enthusiasm and anticipation.
Now I'm pushin' out of the pool soaked and sorry
Feeling regretful and apologetic after an unsuccessful effort.
I guess we'll chalk it up to a slip off the block The crowd grows impatient.
Acknowledging a mistake or misstep, facing impatience from others.
They're restarting the clock
Restarting a countdown or process while the audience becomes impatient.
And now I'm pushing out of the pool
Repeating the process, still soaked and sorry.
Soaked and sorry
Continuing to feel regretful and apologetic.
How can I muster the motivation to dive in again inside of me?? Kinda wanna just quit Swimteam entirely
Questioning the motivation to persist and considering quitting.
I guess you'll reference it some kind of lost Sunday. the kind that could be a dream
Recalling a past experience, possibly a pleasant memory that fades away.
floats and fades away
Feeling bored and struggling with reality after the fleeting dream.
cause now I'm bored in bed
Expressing a sense of ennui while in bed.
Wrestlin' with reality.
Dealing with the challenges and responsibilities of life.
A temporary escape when the world fell apart Swore I smelled your skin
Using temporary escapes, like memories, when facing difficult times.
I thought I felt your heart
Misinterpreting sensations and missing someone who may be absent.
But now i'm bored in bed: wrestlin' with reality. How can I tell what real or fake?
Continuing to grapple with reality and questioning what is genuine.
How much more can I take of this war inside of me? Kinda hope I just quit dreamin' entirely.
Expressing exhaustion from internal struggles and contemplating giving up on dreams.
I remember well the chain link fence
Recalling a specific memory involving a chain-link fence.
Water dripping off of my chin
Describing a moment with water dripping, possibly from the past.
How is it now, just like then I'm still jumping in ahead of the rest?
Noticing similarities between past and present, still taking risks.
I was just trying to do
Describing intentions or actions without specific details.
Just trying to be
Expressing the attempt to exist and be oneself.
Just trying to love
Trying to love and be the best version of oneself.
my best.
Emphasizing the effort to be the best.
I guess you'll reference me just another false start.
Referencing another failed attempt or false start.
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