pretty box
Rediscovering Innocence: Gonzalo Martin's 'Pretty Box' Reflection
Lyrics
When I was a little kid
Reflecting on childhood
Didn't want any race cars
Didn't desire typical toys or activities
Superheroes or to set something on fire
Wasn't interested in destructive things
I wanted a pretty box
Desired a container for memories
To put my memories inside
Wanted to preserve personal memories
Mother said I always had a big heart
Mother perceived a caring nature
But lately it's been closing up
Recent emotional withdrawal
I feel like it's time to go back
Seeking a return to innocence
To that innocence
Desire to regain lost innocence
That smile
Nostalgia for past happiness
All that energy
Feeling of inadequacy despite efforts
It was never enough
Emphasizing persistent insufficiency
So when I'm feeling sad
Addressing feelings of sadness
And nothing's working out
Experiencing failures and disappointment
Not what I wanted it to be
Frustration due to unmet expectations
I'll open that pretty box
Revisiting memories for solace
Hope it cheers me up
Hoping for emotional upliftment
Writing stories in my mind
Engaging in imaginative storytelling
Putting titles on the papers
Assigning importance to created narratives
Little did I know
Unaware of personal transformation
How much I would be changing
Realization of significant personal change
What if all my effort is just simply not enough
Doubting personal efforts and their sufficiency
I should open up my window see what it's become
Contemplating current circumstances
And I've been thinking way too much
Overthinking and feeling burdened
I feel like it's time to go back
Desire to revert to innocence
To that innocence
Yearning for lost innocence
That smile
Nostalgia for past joy
All that energy
Continued feeling of inadequacy
It was never enough
Despite efforts, feeling insufficient
So when I'm feeling sad
Addressing feelings of sadness
And nothing's working out
Experiencing failures and disappointment
Not what I wanted it to be
Frustration due to unmet expectations
I'll open that pretty box
Revisiting memories for solace
Hope it cheers me up
Hoping for emotional upliftment
Sometimes I wish I were the same
Desiring to be unchanged
But I guess people always change
Acceptance of inevitable personal change
No matter how pink's their sky
Realization that change is unavoidable
Unless I'm honest to myself
Importance of self-honesty for happiness
I'll never reach that happiness
Linking honesty with attaining happiness
I'll never be that little kid, again
Realization of impossibility to return to childhood
Innocence
Yearning for lost innocence
That smile
Nostalgia for past joy
All that energy
Continued feeling of inadequacy
It will never be enough
Emphasizing persistent insufficiency
So when I'm feeling sad
Addressing feelings of sadness
And nothing's working out
Experiencing failures and disappointment
It ain't what I wanted it to be
Frustration due to unmet expectations
I'll open that pretty box
Revisiting memories for solace
Hope it cheers me up
Hoping for emotional upliftment
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