El Capitan

Reflections on Life's Edge: El Capitan's Leap of Solitude
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Lyrics

By the harbour I harbour the strangest memories,

Reflecting on peculiar memories near the harbor.

Over land I could ever be,

Considering possibilities over the vast expanse.

Stranded in nostalgia,

Feeling stuck in memories and longing for the past.

So tonight I'll try harder,

Determined to make an extra effort tonight.

But it's hard to fix this floodlight on me,

Struggling to draw attention to oneself.

In a cast that's taken to places,

Existing in a situation that is unfamiliar and uncertain.

I'm unsure of where I want to be,

Uncertain about one's desired destination.


Stand up,

Encouragement to stand up and face challenges.

Stand up,

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And stand down,

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I'll climb El Capitan,

Expressing a desire to overcome challenges symbolized by climbing El Capitan and gaining approval from others.

And jump off to cheers from the crowd,

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Stand up,

Encouraging others to take notice of personal struggles and emotions, capturing them with a camera.

Stand up,

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And stand down,

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And I hope you take your camera,

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To photograph my tears as they hit the ground,

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No one even listens,

Feeling unheard and unnoticed, similar to not receiving laughter.

The same way that no one ever laughs,

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I'm taking the car out of the snow,

Taking action and moving forward despite uncertainties and winter difficulties.

I'm wondering where the summer went to,

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Circled by your secrets,

Being surrounded by others' secrets, hoping not to be negatively involved, and finding solace in one's own company.

I'm hoping they don't include me,

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At least I'm in good company,

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Because there's no one else around,

Being alone with no one else around.

Except me,

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Stand up,

Reiterating the theme of overcoming challenges by climbing El Capitan to witness a slower world.

Stand up,

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And stand down,

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I'll climb El Capitan,

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Just to watch the world slow down,

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Stand up,

Encouraging the capturing of moments amid silence, emphasizing the significance of unspoken emotions.

Stand up,

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And stand down,

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And I hope you take your camera,

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Silence makes the loudest tap,

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It seems far too easy to say the same things,

Choosing a unique path and using one's life purposefully, avoiding clichés and imaginary pursuits.

I'll choose my own way to use my life up,

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Finally found a new way,

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Say the same things,

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In imaginary ways,

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I'll use my life up,

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You were looking at pictures in the distance,

Reflecting on the act of observing pictures in the distance, hoping to find glimpses of the future.

Hoping to see the future in your pictures,

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Of the distance hoping to see,

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The future looking at pictures in the distance,

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Hoping to see the future through your pictures,

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Of the distance,

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Hoping to see,

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The future in your pictures of the distance

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