How It's Going to Be
Unveiling Life's Contradictions
Lyrics
Across the city steam and light
Describing the city with steam and light, setting the scene.
Off a runway to the manufactured night
Transitioning from a runway to a manufactured night, suggesting a controlled or artificial environment.
In storybooks you'll never find
Referencing storybooks where certain things are not found or are elusive.
In paper armor that you'd mind
In metaphorical paper armor that one might be sensitive about.
They'll hold the match to you this time
Suggesting a confrontation or challenge where someone holds the match to the individual's metaphorical vulnerability.
And watch the smoke rings fit the crime
Observing the consequences as smoke rings fit the crime, possibly consequences that linger.
In moments you cannot reprise
Referring to moments that cannot be repeated or relived.
Like a soldier or a watch that you can't wind
Comparing unrecoverable moments to a non-functioning soldier or a watch that cannot be wound.
And we fought the world with hands twice-tied
Describing a struggle against the world with limitations.
The people cheered, the captain cried
Depicting a mixed reaction from people - cheering and crying from the captain, indicating complex emotions.
I'll keep the souvenir inside
Keeping a souvenir from the experience, possibly a reminder of the struggle.
It's just better in my mind
Suggesting that the memory or perception of the experience is more positive in the mind than in reality.
And I wouldn't lie
Asserting honesty by stating the speaker wouldn't lie.
I never really wanted more
Expressing contentment with not wanting more than necessary.
Than what I ever really needed after all
Reflecting on having what is truly needed and sufficient.
Someone that hates to see me go
Mentioning someone who dislikes the speaker leaving.
You made a promise then you hide
Highlighting a broken promise and an attempt to hide.
And you said we'd all be dead by twenty-five
Recalling a prediction that everyone would be dead by twenty-five, implying unfulfilled expectations or promises.
And it's not your disappointed sigh
Clarifying that disappointment is not from a sigh but from trading something for pride.
It's not you traded this for pride
Emphasizing the exchange made for pride, indicating a sacrifice or compromise.
Not that we really even mind
Expressing indifference to the situation, stating that the speaker doesn't mind the trade-off.
We're just bored you're still alive
Revealing boredom with someone still being alive, possibly implying a desire for change or something new.
And I wouldn't lie
Reiterating honesty and a reluctance to lie.
If I tried, take me down
Possibly inviting someone to take the speaker down or expressing readiness for a challenge.
And if I die here now
Suggesting a willingness to face consequences and die in the current situation.
Wishing wells and magic spells and everything between
Referring to elements of folklore and wonder, asking about the experience or the future.
Can you tell me what it's like?
Pose a question about the state of affairs or what the future holds.
Or how it's going to be?
Persisting in asking about the future or the way things will unfold.
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