Structure
Evolving Tides: Innerpartysystem's Reflection on Change and Loss
Lyrics
Why did you change?
Questioning a change in someone's behavior or personality.
Why did you bend and break?
Asking about the reasons for a transformation and emotional breakdown.
When the water turned to wine, did it feel the same?
Reflecting on an event where something precious transformed, questioning if the experience remained the same.
Why did you change?
Reiterating the curiosity about the reasons behind the observed change.
Why did you bend and break?
Continuing to inquire about the causes of bending and breaking.
When the water turned to wine, it never feels the same
Comparing the transformation to a significant event but emphasizing a lack of similarity in the feeling.
You suck the bottle dry
Describing the consumption of a bottle, suggesting potential excess or escape.
Touch fingers to the night
Symbolizing connection with the unknown or darkness.
Feels like I've been here before
Expressing a sense of déjà vu or repetition.
Now there's an empty hole where you were long ago
Acknowledging an emptiness or void left by someone in the past.
But things are different when you're young
Recognizing differences in perspective and experience between youth and the present.
Why did you change?
Repeating the inquiry into the reasons for the observed change.
Why did you bend and break?
Continuing to question the bending and breaking.
When the water turned to wine, did it feel the same?
Reflecting on a transformative event and questioning the constancy of the emotional response.
Why did you change?
Reiterating the curiosity about the reasons for change.
Why did you bend and break?
Persisting in the inquiry into bending and breaking.
When the water turned to wine, it never feels the same
Highlighting the persistent difference in the emotional impact of the transformative event.
The nights are getting cold
Observing a shift in the atmosphere, possibly indicating emotional distance.
Those faces growing old
Noting the aging of individuals and the inevitability of change.
And there is nothing you can do
Accepting the powerlessness in the face of certain changes.
So sing your sad excuses
Encouraging expression of sorrow or regret through excuses.
You've got the scars to prove it
Acknowledging visible wounds or evidence of past struggles.
And I'm sure they'll sing along
Suggesting a collective experience and shared pain that others can relate to.
Why did you change?
Repeating the questioning of the reasons for the observed change.
Why did you bend and break?
Continuing to inquire about bending and breaking.
When the water turned to wine, did it feel the same?
Returning to the theme of transformative events and the consistency of emotional responses.
Why did you change? (Why did you change)
Reiterating the curiosity about the reasons for change (repeated for emphasis).
Why did you bend and break?
Persisting in the inquiry into bending and breaking (repeated for emphasis).
When the water turned to wine, it never feels the same
Emphasizing the enduring difference in emotional impact despite transformation.
It never feels the same
Stressing the perpetual lack of similarity in the emotional response.
It never feels the same
Repeating the assertion that the emotional experience remains distinct.
Why did you change?
Restating the inquiry into the reasons for the observed change.
Why did you bend and break?
Continuing to question the bending and breaking.
When the water turned to wine, did it feel the same?
Returning to the theme of transformative events and the constancy of emotional responses.
Why did you change? (Why did you change)
Reiterating the curiosity about the reasons for change (repeated for emphasis).
Why did you bend and break?
Persisting in the inquiry into bending and breaking (repeated for emphasis).
When the water turned to wine, it never
Continuing to emphasize the enduring difference in emotional impact despite transformation.
When the water turned to wine, it never feels the same
Concluding with a repeated assertion that the emotional experience remains distinct.
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