Breaking Up
Cradle of Modern Strife: Eskimo Joe's Reflection on Fragile Bonds
Lyrics
A handful of sand
A representation of something small and easily lost or slipping away.
Is all that you grab
Symbolizing a futile attempt to hold onto something.
As you're watching the money fall
Observing the loss of wealth or value.
Right through your hands
Expressing the inability to retain financial stability.
It took such a long, long time now
Reflecting the time invested in building something significant.
To build on demand
Highlighting the effort and time spent on creating something in demand.
But this is a war in the cradle of
Suggesting a conflict or struggle within the contemporary human experience.
This modern man
Pointing to the challenges faced by modern society.
Does this mean we're breaking up? [x3]
Pondering the possibility of a breakup, repeated for emphasis.
Like stones again? [x2]
Wondering if the separation is as harsh as stones, repeated for emphasis.
A mouthful of glass
Describing a speech filled with sharp and hurtful words.
That cuts up your words
Cautioning against the potential consequences of spoken words.
You better watch that nothing's falling out
Advising to be mindful of not revealing too much in communication.
Watching nothing is heard
Emphasizing the importance of silence in certain situations.
Does this mean we're breaking up? [x3]
Reiterating the contemplation of a breakup, repeated for emphasis.
Like stones again?
Comparing the potential separation to the harshness of stones, repeated for emphasis.
It took a long, long, long, long time
Stressing the lengthy process of reversing or undoing a situation.
To reverse, like a curse
Describing the reversal as if it were a curse.
It took a long, long, long, long time
Repeating the idea of the significant time required for a reversal.
Took long, long, long, long time
Emphasizing the extended duration of the process.
And these are the words in the pages of
Referring to written expressions and their impact.
And this is the law of unspoken love
Highlighting the unspoken aspects of love and their governing principles.
And this is a war in the cradle of
Recalling the earlier reference to a war within modern society.
This modern man
Reiterating the challenges faced by contemporary humans.
Does this mean we're breaking up? [x8]
Repeating the questioning of a potential breakup multiple times for emphasis.
Like stones again? [x8]
Repeating the comparison of a breakup to stones multiple times for emphasis.
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