Wander
Wander: Unraveling the Tapestry of Personal Struggle and Redemption
Lyrics
I went away and came back feeling incomplete
The speaker left and returned but felt incomplete.
As the concrete sets around my feet
Feeling stuck or confined, as if trapped by the surroundings.
I picture you in a place you feel at ease
The speaker imagines someone in a comfortable, peaceful setting.
I hope the air is so sweet that it rots your teeth out
Wishing that the air in that place is so delightful that it causes harm or discomfort.
Come down on me, I'll keep my tongue held back behind my teeth
Refraining from speaking out or expressing oneself fully.
Until I bite the hand that holds my leash
Resisting authority or control that restricts freedom.
I'll stay all night 'til the candle burns out
Willing to stay committed or endure until something ends or fades away.
How should I be? I keep my bags half packed, still half asleep
Uncertain about identity or direction, feeling partly prepared yet not fully aware.
All the stories coming out of the bars we frequent
Conversations or tales from familiar places or hangouts.
Have never been as boring as they are to me now
Expressing boredom or disinterest in previously engaging stories or experiences.
I don't ever want to turn into a person I don't understand
Fear of losing oneself or becoming unrecognizable.
I've seen it happen to people I'm close to
Observing others change into unfamiliar versions due to internal struggles.
Their demons got the upper hand
Being overpowered or controlled by personal inner conflicts or troubles.
The ink is gone, I'm scratching out the words
Erasing or trying to eliminate previous thoughts or expressions.
I've been given things I don't deserve
Feeling unworthy of certain privileges or blessings received.
You're tearing at the fruit
Attempting to grasp or access something desirable but facing resistance.
Wring it out and cut me loose
Wanting to be set free or released from a situation or relationship.
With freedom comes a loneliness, I wanted one but I got two
Recognizing that freedom can bring feelings of isolation or solitude.
All I want to be is away for a long time, an overwhelming truth
Desiring a prolonged absence, acknowledging an overwhelming reality.
But if you'd seen the places I've seen you'd feel it too
Believing that if someone experienced similar things, they would understand the desire for distance.
I don't ever want to turn into a person I don't understand
Similar to line 13, avoiding a transformation into an unfamiliar self.
I've seen it happen to people I'm close to
Witnessing acquaintances undergo unrecognizable changes due to inner struggles.
Their demons got the upper hand
Being controlled or overwhelmed by personal inner conflicts or difficulties.
The ink is gone, I'm scratching out the words
Trying to erase or eliminate previous thoughts or expressions.
I've been given things I don't deserve
Feeling undeserving of certain privileges or blessings.
If I sit upstairs in the summer heat
Contemplating in discomfort while memories or words replay in one's mind.
While the words you said play on repeat
Experiencing mental repetition of words spoken by another person.
Should I keep my job and quit my dreams
Considering the choice between a job and pursuing personal aspirations or dreams.
Or let go of you and feel at ease
Debating whether to release oneself from a connection or feel comfortable.
If it wants your ghost can come for me
Suggesting openness to encountering memories or remnants of a departed person.
I've learned to save myself get off my knees
Learning self-reliance and independence, standing up from submission.
Motion sick, hell bound, but found my peace
Feeling discomfort or nausea from conflicting emotions but finding inner peace.
In late nights long drives and tearing seams
Discovering solace or comfort in late nights, lengthy drives, and breaking boundaries.
I don't ever want to turn into a person I don't understand
Similar to lines 13 and 25, avoiding an unfamiliar transformation.
I've seen it happen to people I'm close to
Observing close individuals undergo unrecognizable changes due to inner struggles.
Their demons got the upper hand
Being overwhelmed or controlled by personal inner conflicts or challenges.
The ink is gone, I'm scratching out the words
Attempting to erase or eliminate previous thoughts or expressions.
I've been given things I don't deserve
Feeling undeserving of certain privileges or blessings received.
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