Lyrics
Wake up alone, a pile of bones on autopilot
Waking up alone, feeling lifeless and going through the motions without much control.
Thinking of home neath the biodome sun on your eyelids
Reflecting on home under the artificial environment, with the sun filtering through closed eyelids.
If you stay or not, they got your number
Whether you choose to stay or not, others have a way of identifying and categorizing you.
If you pray or not, they got your number
Regardless of your religious practices, others still have a way of identifying and categorizing you.
Liquid gold in the honeycomb
Describing something valuable or essential as "liquid gold" within a complex structure.
Like it or not, they got your number
Regardless of personal preferences, others still have a way of identifying and categorizing you.
You can wait til sickness takes or the tide rips
Choosing between waiting for sickness or facing challenges head-on like the force of the tide.
Break your bread with the Man instead, He keeps a tight ship
Suggesting to align with authority figures ("the Man") for a more disciplined and controlled life.
If your named or not, you're just a number
Emphasizing the depersonalization of individuals, reducing them to mere numbers.
If you pray or not, you're just a number
Reiterating that religious beliefs don't exempt one from being dehumanized into a number.
Die in vain seeking higher planes
Expressing the futility of dying without achieving meaningful or transcendent goals.
Gotta wake up baby, serfing U.S.America
An urgent call to wake up and realize the reality of surfing in the United States of America.
Lost along the way
Feeling lost in the journey of life.
Dude used to surf, dude used to surf, dude used to surf
Repetition suggesting a person who used to enjoy life and take risks, particularly in surfing.
Born on third, kick your spurs you plastic cowboy
Describing someone born into privilege but living a superficial, artificial cowboy lifestyle.
Enjoy the ride home, don't fret about the chumps you employ
Encouraging to enjoy the journey back home without worrying about those who take advantage of you.
Those who call the shots and run the numbers
Highlighting the influence of powerful figures who manipulate and control outcomes.
Say you're the best we got, you're such a wonder
Acknowledging societal praise but cautioning against becoming overly self-assured.
Mind your lane, don't let em ride your wave
Advising to stay focused and not let others take advantage of one's vulnerabilities.
This whole ocean's yours, we're serfin' U.S.America
Symbolic use of "serfin' U.S.America" suggests navigating life in the USA like riding waves.
Lost along the way
Repeating the feeling of being lost in the journey of life.
Dude used to surf, dude used to surf, dude used to surf
Repetition emphasizing the nostalgia for a time when the person used to surf and take risks.
Someday babe, it's gonna tear apart your head
Suggesting that at some point, the complexities of life will become overwhelming and challenging.
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