No Generation

Navigating a World Without Generations: Idlewild's Poetic Reflection
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Lyrics

never has the future seemed so dated

Expressing a sense of the future feeling outdated.

never have i been so lost for words

Feeling unable to articulate thoughts or feelings.

you'll take a chance if you're given it

Encouraging taking risks when presented with opportunities.

and you'd fall in love with anything

Suggesting a tendency to fall in love easily or with anything.


never has the future seemed so tainted

Reiterating the theme of the future being negatively influenced or polluted.

its always been at loss for what it's known as

Describing a perpetual state of confusion or lack of identity.

at lost for what it's known as

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but i'm fine about it

Acceptance and contentment despite the confusion or loss.


i knew more about you before you were born

Claiming to have knowledge about a person and a place before their existence or visit.

i knew more about you before you were born

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i knew more about this place before i'd ever been here

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you've got no generation

Highlighting a lack of belonging to any specific generation.

you've got no generation

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you've got no generation

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let's celebrate alone

Suggesting a solitary celebration due to the absence of a generation.


how does it feel? yes how does it feel

Pondering on the emotions of not being able to participate in something.

to know that you will never take part

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i promise i won't be apart

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and how does it feel? yes tell me

Asking about the emotional experience of never being able to participate.

how does it feel

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to know that you will never take part?

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planning for the future seems so dated

Reflecting on the futility of planning for the future.

listen plans you make them and ignore them

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only to find that and believe them to be true

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and planning for the future seems so tainted

Reiterating the negative perception of future planning.

it's always been at loss for what it's known as

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at lost for what it's known as

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but i'm fine about it

Expressing acceptance and contentment despite the confusion or loss in planning.


i knew more about you before you were born

Claiming to have pre-existing knowledge about a person and a place.

i knew more about you before you were born

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i knew more about this place before i'd ever been here

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you've got no generation

Reiterating the theme of lacking a specific generational identity.

you've got no generation

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you've got no generation

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let's celebrate alone

Proposing a celebration in solitude due to the absence of a generation.


how does it feel? yes how does it feel

Continuing to explore the emotional experience of not participating.

to know that you will never take part

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i promise i won't be apart

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and how does it feel? yes tell me

Asking about the emotional impact of never being able to take part.

how does it feel

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to know that you will never take part

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i promise i won't be wont be apart

Repeating the promise of not being apart or isolated.

i promise i won't be wont be apart

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i promise i won't be wont be apart

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i promise i won't

Reiterating the commitment to not be apart from something.

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