The Shins
Journey Through Ambiguity: Flake Music's Lyrical Tapestry
Lyrics
Is it too near when they're nice?
Questioning whether proximity makes kindness uncomfortable.
Is that why there's sand in your eyes?
Suggesting that the presence of sand in the eyes may be due to discomfort.
You should look up cause they're nothing at all
Encouraging someone to look up as there's nothing to worry about.
Blow me a kiss and I'll try
Asking for a symbolic gesture of affection, open to interpretation.
Wade through the mud and return wearing white
Symbolic imagery of overcoming challenges and returning unscathed.
Hanging like clothes on a line
Comparing waiting to clothes hanging on a line, suggesting patience.
And I'll wait for you to spend all your time
Waiting for someone to spend time, emphasizing patience.
Waiting like grapes on a vine
Using grapes on a vine as a metaphor for waiting and maturing.
All of the goals you have yet to design
Referring to unfulfilled goals yet to be defined or achieved.
Wheels are off the track
Describing a situation where things are going off course.
I'm dripping everywhere
Expressing a chaotic state, possibly emotionally or mentally.
Eyes are in the clouds
Suggesting a dreamy or distracted state with eyes in the clouds.
While they pull the rug out
Alluding to a situation where stability is unexpectedly removed.
Pull me to the track
Inviting a challenge or adversity, expressed as being pulled to the track.
I'll give this a try
Expressing a willingness to try despite challenges.
Down's the wrong way out
Suggesting that the wrong path leads downward.
Fools himself to climb
Describing self-deception in climbing despite adverse circumstances.
But then you look back and wonder why
Reflecting on past decisions and questioning their difficulty.
What made it so hard to decide
Pondering the reasons behind the difficulty in making a choice.
When the difference isn't black and white
Highlighting the complexity of decisions beyond simple black and white choices.
Will the settled always have to fly for a home
Pondering whether those who have settled will always seek a home.
Is it too near when they're nice?
Repetition of the earlier question about proximity and kindness.
Is that why there's sand in your eyes?
Reiteration of the sand in the eyes, suggesting persistent discomfort.
Don't wait, it's hard to get around when you're old
Advising against waiting, as it becomes harder as one ages.
Blow me a kiss and we'll try
Repeating the request for a symbolic kiss and a willingness to try.
We'll scale the walls and go five miles high
Expressing a determination to overcome obstacles and reach great heights.
We'll scale the walls and go five miles high
Reiteration of the determination to scale walls and achieve great heights.
Wheels are off the track
Reiteration of a situation going off track.
I'm dripping everywhere
Repeating the description of a chaotic and messy state.
Eyes are in the clouds
Repeating the dreamy or distracted state with eyes in the clouds.
While they pull the rug out
Reiteration of stability being unexpectedly pulled away.
Pull me to the track
Reiteration of being pulled to the track, inviting challenges.
I'll give this a try
Repeating the willingness to try despite challenges.
Down's the wrong way out
Reiteration that the downward path is the wrong way out.
Fools himself to climb
Repeating the theme of self-deception in climbing despite adversity.
But then you look back and wonder why
Repeating the reflection on past decisions and their difficulty.
What made it so hard to decide
Reiterating the pondering of reasons behind difficult decisions.
When the difference isn't black and white
Reiterating the complexity of decisions beyond black and white choices.
Will the settled always have to fly for a home
Reiterating the pondering of whether settled individuals always seek a home.
Wheels are off the track
Reiteration of a situation going off track.
I'm dripping everywhere
Repeating the description of a chaotic and messy state.
Eyes are in the clouds
Repeating the dreamy or distracted state with eyes in the clouds.
While they pull the rug out
Reiteration of stability being unexpectedly pulled away.
Wheels are off the track
Reiteration of a situation going off track.
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