Invasive Species
Borrowed Time: Navigating Life's Changes with Invasive Species
Lyrics
September dusk suns hanging low
Setting the scene in September with a visual of the sun low in the dusk.
I let invasive species grow
Metaphorically allowing something intrusive or unwelcome to develop or thrive.
You'll change too we'll be just fine
Assuring someone of positive change and that things will be okay.
Living on your borrowed time
Suggesting living on borrowed time, perhaps implying a sense of urgency or limited time.
Car is on why leave so soon
Pondering why the listener is leaving, expressing a desire to stay if there's room.
I'll stay here if you have room
Expressing a willingness to stay, seeking inclusion.
Shooting star I made a wish
Observing a shooting star and making a wish, possibly related to personal aspirations.
I just wanna finish this
Expressing a desire to complete or accomplish something.
Winters here white slow retreat
Describing the arrival of winter and a slow retreat of something white, possibly snow.
I pray the lord my soul to keep
Referencing a prayer for the safety of the soul.
Three weeks gone a solemn wake
Mentioning a period of three weeks and a solemn wake, suggesting a time of mourning.
I pray the lord my soul to take
Reiterating a prayer for the safety of the soul, perhaps emphasizing its importance.
Yellow line faded old country road
Describing a faded yellow line on an old country road.
Picket white fence unnatural home
Portraying an unnatural home with a white picket fence.
Locked out kicked my door again
Indicating being locked out and repeating a situation of kicking the door again.
Unspoken words I'll just pretend
Referring to unspoken words and a willingness to pretend rather than address them.
Solitude I'm gaining ground
Expressing a sense of gaining ground in solitude.
Gated fence I'm still around
Describing a gated fence and an ongoing presence despite it.
Everything seems so far away
Expressing a feeling of distance from everything.
Then I wake up and today's the day
Noticing a wake-up moment, possibly indicating a realization.
You're just you, you made that clear
Acknowledging someone for being themselves and communicating clarity.
I don't regret a thing this year
Expressing no regrets about the past year.
Gardens dead the worlds my home
Observing a dead garden, considering the world as home.
I let invasive species grow
Reiterating the acceptance or allowance of intrusive or unwelcome elements to grow.
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