Lyrics
I made my way up, but I’ve still got to search the graves
I successfully progressed, but I still need to explore the graves.
I clawed my way up, I kick spuds in the fallow ground
I struggled to advance, cultivating fields and kicking spuds in uncultivated land while not blinking for days.
and don’t blink for days
Extended periods without blinking.
I search my person, I take stock and then I
I examine myself, take inventory, and then...
I slope off for the transformation,
I retreat for a transformation.
There’s signs of new growth,
Observing signs of new growth.
saltwater on my livid skin
Reference to saltwater on the speaker's livid (pale or bruised) skin.
I turned into a halfwit,
The speaker underwent a change, becoming a halfwit.
I swam in water full of fish
The halfwit metaphorically swam in a fish-filled water.
Made it my mission to remember
The halfwit makes it a mission to recall everything done in the past.
Everything I ever did
Recollection of past actions and experiences.
I made my way up, but I’ve still got to search the graves
Repetition of line 1 - reiterating the need to explore graves despite progress.
I play blackjack by myself
Playing blackjack alone and not blinking for days.
and don’t blink for days
Extended periods without blinking.
I search my person, I take stock and then I
Repetition of line 4 - self-reflection and inventory.
I slope off for the transformation
Repetition of line 5 - retreating for transformation.
Water on my livid skin
Reference to water on livid skin - continuation from line 7.
I turned into a halfwit,
Repetition of line 9 - the speaker remains a halfwit.
I swam in water full of fish
Repetition of line 10 - swimming in fish-filled water.
Made it my mission to remember
Repetition of line 11 - maintaining the mission to remember.
Everything I ever did
Repetition of line 12 - emphasis on recollection.
I turned into a halfwit,
Reiteration of the speaker being a halfwit.
(And I’ve still got to search the graves)
Repetition of line 1 - the ongoing need to explore graves.
I swam in water full of fish
Repetition of line 10 - swimming in fish-filled water.
(But I don’t want to touch the hands)
The speaker hesitates to touch hands in the water.
Made it my mission to remember
Repetition of line 11 - maintaining the mission to remember.
(And I didn’t want to cross the line)
The speaker avoids crossing a line.
Everything I ever did
Repetition of line 12 - emphasis on recollection.
Peppered on the floor, the joints
References to scattered joints, knucklebones, and the sound of rushing water.
And knucklebones of saints and hermits
Symbolic elements of saints and hermits in disarray.
Somewhere in the dark, the sound
A mysterious presence of rushing water in the dark.
Of rushing water
Continuation of the mysterious setting with rushing water.
My eyes are open
The speaker's eyes are open, possibly indicating awareness or vigilance.
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