The 28
Unveiling Broken Wings: The 28's Poetic Odyssey
Lyrics
You thought you'd set yourself free
You believed you'd liberated yourself
And you did, in a way
And indeed, you achieved freedom in a certain manner
Branding new wings
Developing new abilities or opportunities
Into your shoulder blades
A metaphor for embracing change or transformation
You said, "Girl, turn around, you look good in my mirror."
Complimenting your appearance but masking deeper issues
You had a grip on death, but it's no surprise
You had a close encounter with mortality, not unexpected
It could see right through your Brooklyn eyes
Death could perceive the truth through your city-influenced perspective
So tell me now Baby, did you set it off again
Did you instigate it once more?
Lit a match off the sun on the California coastline
Ignited a conflict or situation in a picturesque location
And all I ever wanted was to be some kind of friend to ya, Baby
Desire to be supportive despite personal challenges
You were broken, I was bent
You were damaged, I was also affected
Tracing the lines of an accident
Tracing the consequences of an unforeseen event
You started
Commenced
This
Referring to the starting point of a sequence
Now all of your friends
Your acquaintances exist on various digital interfaces
Live on ten different screens
Engaged in self-indulgence
All fucking themselves
Immersed in their own versions of reality
Into reality
A metaphor for carrying your past with you
Now you gotta wear your history to work every morning
Are you noticing the dangerous elements or the aftermath?
Do you see the propane tanks or the bloody gauze
References to risky items and legal infractions
Or the tattoo guns and the broken laws
So tell me now Baby, did you set it off again
Did you provoke it once again?
Held up in your room in the middle of nowhere
Confined within your space in a remote location
And all I ever wanted was to be some kind of friend to ya, Baby
Yearning for a supportive role despite circumstances
You were broken, I was bent
You were damaged, I was also affected
Tracing the lines of an accident
Examining the repercussions of an unforeseen event
You
So tell me now baby did you set her off again
Did you ignite her anger again?
In the back of your Dodge on the 28
In the rear of your vehicle on Route 28
All I ever wanted was to be some kind of friend to ya, Baby
Desire to offer support despite personal challenges
You were broken, I was bent
You were damaged, I was also affected
Tracing the lines of an accident
Reflecting on the aftermath of an unforeseen event
You
You started this
You initiated this
You started all of this
Attributed the beginning of the situation to you
Started all of this
Emphasizing your responsibility for the situation
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