Lyrics
The times you spent there
The times spent in a particular place or situation.
I thought you weren't coming back
Expressing doubt about someone's return after being away.
They moved those stones
Referring to the movement or changes in a symbolic setting represented by "those stones."
I don't know how
Expressing uncertainty about the method or process of the changes.
I saw what Ezekiel saw
Alluding to a vision or insight similar to the biblical figure Ezekiel.
They said "are you?"
Others inquire about the speaker's commitment or intentions.
I said 'I might'
The speaker responds with a possibility, indicating hesitancy.
We know it's wrong but
Acknowledging a moral wrong but suggesting a satisfaction or justification.
But hell it's right
Reiterating the contradictory nature of the situation.
I told you so I think you knew
Confirmation of a prior warning or prediction.
Just what it is we're coming to
Acknowledging an inevitable outcome or destination.
I told you so believe me now
Repeating a warning with a plea for belief or understanding.
You cannot see what I can see
Highlighting a disparity in perception between the speaker and the listener.
I let you down but you're
Admitting a personal failure but recognizing reciprocal elevation.
Getting me higher and higher
Describing an escalating emotional state.
It's hard to take but you're
Acknowledging the difficulty of acceptance despite positive aspects.
Three hundred years old today
Symbolic age reference suggesting longevity or experience.
By the time you've traced me
Anticipating a distance between the speaker and pursuer.
I'll be miles away
Expressing an imminent departure and providing a reason.
I think you know why
Prompting the listener to understand the speaker's motivations.
I'm not staying here
Reiterating the decision not to remain in the current state or place.
I told you so
Reaffirming a prior warning or prediction.
In the green light of your schemes
Describing a situation influenced by ambitious or deceptive plans.
Something sends me to sleep
A mysterious force or emotion causing the speaker to sleep.
I don't know what it is
Expressing uncertainty about the nature of the inducing factor.
I don't know what it is
Reiterating the uncertainty about the cause of the induced sleep.
You should be watching me
Encouraging the listener to be vigilant or observant of the speaker.
I've been asleep for years
Declaring a prolonged state of unawareness or inaction.
It's just that we preserve
Asserting that a particular state or condition is maintained.
It's no big deal you know
Minimizing the significance of the maintained state.
I couldn't help realizing
Realization of a geopolitical event, possibly metaphorical.
That the French are rising
Suggesting a collective action or change among the French.
There'll be an uprising
Anticipating a significant and possibly rebellious event.
On the skies' horizon
Referring to a transformative event on the horizon.
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