Lyrics
See your old clothes on some junkies back
Observing one's old clothes being worn by someone struggling with addiction.
Watch your furniture get up and disappear
Witnessing personal belongings, like furniture, disappearing or being taken away.
Have pity on those who've gotta suffer from their own hand
Expressing empathy for those facing the consequences of their own actions.
And watch what they have get up and disappear
Observing the possessions of others facing a similar fate.
A chapter must be closed
Stating the necessity of concluding a phase or experience.
A chapter must be closed
Reiterating the idea that closure is essential.
It can't go on and on and on and on
Highlighting the unsustainable nature of prolonging a situation endlessly.
You gotta shut it down to start it up again
Emphasizing the need to end something to initiate a new beginning.
It can't go on and on and on and on
Reinforcing the idea that perpetual continuation is not viable.
I'm not gonna rise up like a Phoenix from the fire and fly away
Rejecting the notion of a dramatic rebirth or escape from challenges.
not gonna hold hands with the whole wide world on an endless sunny day
Rejecting an idealized, universally positive connection with the world.
Why can't people accept it may just be the way it always was
Questioning why people can't accept the inherent nature of things.
They're so wrapped up in fantasy
Noting a tendency for people to be overly engrossed in fantasy rather than reality.
Oh, a chapter must be closed
Reiterating the necessity of concluding a phase or experience.
A chapter must be closed
Emphasizing the idea that closure is crucial for progress.
It can't go on and on and on and on
Highlighting the impracticality of sustained, endless continuation.
You gotta shut it down, to start it up again
Reiterating the need to conclude something for a fresh start.
It can't go on and on and on and on
Emphasizing the unfeasibility of continuous, unending continuation.
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