Tell Me What You Want
Yearning Echoes: Unveiling Desires in Hockey Dad's 'Tell Me What You Want'
Lyrics
I'm bored, don't you know
I feel bored, and I assume you're aware of it
Been swimming around your coals
I've been navigating through your challenges or difficulties
I'm bored, don't you know
Reiterating my boredom and seeking attention
Come gather around my sword
Suggesting a gathering or discussion around a metaphorical sword, possibly signifying conflict or challenge
Let's go, super slow
Suggesting a leisurely pace, not rushing
Steady pace is all I know
Emphasizing a steady and consistent speed
Let's go, so slow
Encouraging a slow pace
Slow enough for the dirt to show
Slow enough for flaws or vulnerabilities to become apparent
And I for one
Expressing understanding of the other person's perspective
Know where you're coming from
Claiming knowledge of the other person's origins or background
And I know it's hard
Acknowledging the difficulty faced by the other person
But please just tell me what you want
Requesting straightforward communication about desires or needs
Tell me what you want
Repeated plea for the other person to express their desires
Tell me what you want
-Tell me what you want
-Tell me what you want
-Stop that, be so bad
Advising against negative behavior
In the end it was all I had
Reflecting on a situation where being "bad" was the only option
Nice task, so sad
Describing a task as nice but ultimately leading to sadness
Living easy is easy said
Asserting that living easily is easier said than done
My time, it's not mine
Stating that personal time is not entirely one's own
It's just a reason to wake up and try
Viewing time as a motivation to wake up and make an effort
My mind, it's not mine
Indicating that one's mind is influenced by external factors
It's keeping somebody else's time
Highlighting the synchronization of one's mind with someone else's time
Cause I for one
Reiterating understanding of the other person's perspective
Know where you're coming from
Reaffirming knowledge of the other person's background
And I know it's hard
Acknowledging the difficulty faced by the other person
But please just tell me what you want
Requesting straightforward communication about desires or needs
Tell me what you want
Repeated plea for the other person to express their desires
Tell me what you want
-Tell me what you want
-Tell me what you want
-Tell me what you want
Continued plea for open communication
(Tell me what you want)
-Tell me what you want
-(Tell me what you want)
-Tell me what you want
-(Tell me what you want)
-Tell me what you want
-(Tell me what you want)
-I know that speaking's hard
Acknowledging the difficulty of speaking
But we gotta have a talk
Emphasizing the necessity of having a conversation despite the challenges
If we take a running start
Suggesting overcoming obstacles by starting a conversation
And tell me what you want
Repetition of the importance of the other person expressing their desires
I know that speaking's hard
-But we gotta have a talk
-If we take a running start
-And tell me what you want
-Tell me what you want
Final plea for the other person to communicate their wants or needs
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