Merlot
Raining Merlot: Finding Peace Amidst Change
Lyrics
There's a place that rains merlot
Describes a location where wine (merlot) metaphorically falls or is abundant.
Where the straw turns into gold
Refers to a transformation, turning something ordinary (straw) into something precious (gold).
And the ones that paint the roads
Suggests that those who create paths or guidelines might not be the same as those who follow them.
Aren't the same that take them back
Implies a disconnect between those who create paths and those who walk them.
There's a place that rains merlot onto newspaper ads
Reiterates the presence of this place where wine metaphorically falls onto advertisements.
Where the strangers know your name
Indicates familiarity in an unfamiliar place; strangers knowing your identity.
From the songs that you once sang
Recognition based on past actions or creations, like songs sung in the past.
But they don't let you change
Implies resistance or limitation in changing one's identity or narrative.
No, you won't get the chance
Confirms the lack of opportunity to change despite the desire to do so.
There's a place that rains merlot onto newspaper ads
Repeated reference to the place where wine metaphorically falls onto advertisements.
And deep within the darkness it calls me
Expresses an inner call toward darkness or the unknown.
But if I find that place, can I find peace?
Questions whether finding this place will bring peace or resolution.
There's a place that rains merlot onto newspaper ads
Reiteration of the place where wine metaphorically falls onto advertisements.
I don't wanna be all talk
Desire not to just speak but to act or be genuine.
So I don't talk much
Choosing silence over empty words or superficial conversation.
Thoughts in a box construct
Thoughts are confined, possibly due to limitations or constraints.
A hot scimitar draws flush to the butter
Imagery of conflict or tension, likening it to a sharp sword and butter.
Like a lugged foot rushes to crush an anthill
Describes a forceful action, comparing it to crushing an anthill.
Drop like an anvil, lunge like a hand to the throat
Simile suggesting a sudden and forceful action, like a heavy object falling.
Like, I'm here to get some answers and go
Expresses an intention to seek answers but unexpectedly staying.
But I stick around
Contradiction between the intention to leave and the decision to stay.
Sand spills different now, faster
Time or circumstances have changed, causing a different outcome or perception.
Manifest to master, instant bows
Transformation into a skilled or adept person.
Snap then disavow
Quickly accepting and then rejecting something.
Absent in a crowd, often aloof
Being physically present but emotionally distant or detached.
But stay on top of my story like I stay on the roof
Being vigilant and in control of one's own narrative.
And in the city of music
Reference to a location where music thrives.
I'm racing with a quake to make waves then remain relatively elusive
Striving to make an impact while staying hidden or low-profile.
Cause in a sense, our innocence is in a state of senescence
Reflection on losing innocence, possibly due to aging or experience.
They'll find what wasn't dipped in The River Styx
Things that haven't been affected by negative experiences.
And poke it with a stick
Provoking or disturbing something untouched by negativity.
Which then begins the bitter drip home
Initiating a negative cycle or consequence from the disturbance.
And the names that we know, stained in merlot
Repetition of the location where wine metaphorically falls.
There's a place that rains merlot
Reiteration of the location where wine metaphorically falls.
Where the straw turns into gold
Similar to line 2, transformation from something ordinary to precious.
And the ones that paint the roads
Similar to line 3, the creators of paths might differ from those who use them.
Aren't the same that take them back
Reiteration of the disconnect between path creators and followers.
There's a place that rains merlot onto newspaper ads
Repeated reference to the place where wine metaphorically falls onto advertisements.
Where the strangers know your name
Repeated indication of recognition in an unfamiliar place.
From the songs that you once sang
Recognition based on past actions or creations, similar to line 7.
But they don't let you change
Reiteration of resistance or limitation in changing identity.
No, you won't get the chance
Reiterates the lack of opportunity to change despite the desire.
There's a place that rains merlot onto newspaper ads
Repeated reference to the place where wine metaphorically falls onto advertisements.
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