Freedom
Rediscovering Innocence: Unraveling the Meaning of Grace Gaustad's 'Freedom'
Lyrics
Wake up
Expressing the need to wake up or become aware.
How did I get this stuck
Feeling trapped or stuck in a situation.
Have this dream where I
Having a dream where the speaker leaves belongings behind.
Leave all my things and my keys on the counter
Leaving personal items and keys on the counter, symbolizing detachment.
Turn off the lights I don't want to be found here
Turning off the lights to avoid being found, possibly indicating a desire for solitude.
So I
Initiating a withdrawal from plans or commitments.
Call off all of my plans
Choosing to cancel all plans.
Cancel on all my friends
Canceling on friends, highlighting a sense of isolation.
They don't want me till one of them needs me
Reflecting on friends' attitudes, feeling unimportant unless needed.
They love me now, used to not even see me
Noticing a change in how others perceive or treat the speaker.
I hate growing up
Expressing a dislike for the process of growing up.
Things I don't deserve
Acknowledging things that are not earned or deserved.
Gonna let them burn
Willing to let undeserved things go up in flames.
Used to mean the world
Previously valuable things now cause pain.
Now they all just hurt
Reflecting on the change in the significance of past experiences.
I just wanna be happy like when we were kids
Desiring happiness reminiscent of childhood.
Guess that's what freedom is
Speculating that this desire is what freedom entails.
Guess that's what freedom is
Reiterating the notion that freedom is linked to childhood happiness.
Staying up late at night
Engaging in creative activities during late nights.
Writing songs in my room where the future felt so far above me
Writing songs in a space where the future once felt distant.
I miss crizona where big dreams meant nothing
Nostalgia for a time when big dreams held little importance.
Things I don't deserve
Repeating the theme of undeserved things.
Gonna let them burn
Reaffirming the willingness to let go of undeserved things.
Used to mean the world
Previously significant things now causing pain.
Now they all just hurt
Reflecting on the transformation of meaningful experiences into sources of hurt.
I just wanna be happy like when we were kids
Desiring a return to the happiness of childhood.
Guess that's what freedom is
Repeating the idea that this return signifies freedom.
Guess that's what freedom is
Guess that's what freedom is
-Guess that's what freedom is
-When we had the world in our hands
Nostalgia for a time when the world seemed within reach.
No matter what we did we were innocent
Recalling a period of innocence and carefree actions.
cnd I hate growing up
Reiterating a dislike for the process of growing up.
With things I don't deserve
Continuing to acknowledge undeserved things.
Gotta let them burn
Reaffirming the readiness to let go of undeserved things.
Used to mean the world
Reiterating the transformation of previously meaningful things into sources of pain.
Now they all just hurt
Further reflection on the change in the significance of past experiences.
I just wanna be happy like when we were kids
Expressing the desire to be happy like in childhood.
Guess that's what freedom is
Repeating the idea that this happiness signifies freedom.
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