Downtown Side

Lost Light: Reflections on Existence in 'Downtown Side'
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Lyrics

I was standing in line, just killing time

I was waiting in a line, casually passing time

looking at my phone in the sunshine

Engaged with my phone under the sunlight

Sweat bead dripping like an ice cream cone

Sweating, likened to a melting ice cream cone

then I realized...

Realization struck, questioning my existence

Was I even alive?

Contemplating if I truly feel alive

I coulda passed out cold on my walk from home

Suggesting a state of unawareness on my journey

I could be bleeding from my head on the side of the curb

Imagining extreme scenarios like bleeding on the street

Am I dreaming that I'm even waiting for a dessert?

Questioning the reality of waiting for a dessert


It was 9 to 5 I was just killing time

Routine 9-to-5, spending time aimlessly

Waiting on a ride downtown side

Awaiting transportation to downtown

Station glows in a brown light

Depicting a glowing station in a warm hue

Upright!

Expression of alertness or readiness

Based on the facts:

Transition to a factual observation

I'm pretty sure I'm standing up next to the tracks

Confirming physical presence near train tracks

I feel the vibrations moving up and down from my back

Sensations felt, possibly from a passing train

and then the knees go, edges blur

Physical effects, knees weakening, surroundings blurring

I'm swimming in a sinkhole

Metaphorical sinking into a challenging situation


I guess it's not that funny anymore

Humor diminishing, a shift in perspective

Maybe I lost that light, and it's a heavy way forward

Possibly losing a positive outlook, facing challenges


It was 10 to 5

Time progression to 10-to-5, not achieving success

Seventh inning wasn't winning

Failure in the seventh inning, a baseball analogy

pitcher pours from the spout and it goes outside

Pitcher pouring outside, a baseball scene

Paddy cakes on the slide

Reference to childhood game "paddy cakes"

panning to the middle wasn't much to decide

Undecided situation in the middle, uncertain choices

and I'm damned if I try (damn)

Frustration or resignation expressed (damn)

Standing in the river with a pan in my hand

Immersed in a challenging situation, holding a pan

I gotta black tie with a design

Formal attire with a design, possibly a metaphor

falling back down, falling on my back

Falling backward, metaphorical setback


I guess it's not that funny anymore

Humor diminishing further, a continued shift

Maybe I lost that light, and it's a heavy way forward

Possibly losing a metaphorical light, facing challenges

I guess it's not that funny anymore

Reiteration of the diminishing humor and perspective

Maybe I lost that fight, now I'm falling on the floor

Possibly losing a metaphorical fight, reaching a low point

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