Breakdown
Journey of Liberation: Jack Johnson's Breakdown Melody
Lyrics
I hope this old train breaks down
I wish for this train to malfunction or stop
Then I could take a walk around
Desire to explore and experience surroundings
See what there is to see
Curiosity about what exists in the surroundings
Time is just a melody
Viewing time as a musical element, not a constraint
With all the people in the street
Observing busy people in the street
Walking as fast as their feet can take 'em
People walking hastily
I just roll through town
Moving through town without engagement
And though my window's got a view
Noticing a disconnect between the view and personal concerns
Well, the frame I'm looking through
The perspective lacks relevance to the narrator
Seems to have no concern for me now
No emotional connection to the current situation
So for now I
Temporary acceptance of the situation
I need this old train to break down
Expressing a need for a breakdown or pause
Oh, please just let me please breakdown
An earnest request for a moment of breakdown
Well, this engine screams out loud
The train's engine is loud
Centipede gonna crawl westbound
Imagery of a centipede moving westward
So I don't even make a sound
Remaining silent to avoid consequences
'Cause it's gonna sting me when I leave this town
Awareness of potential pain upon leaving the town
And all the people in the street
Unfulfilled desire to meet people in the street
That I'll never get to meet
Regret about missed opportunities
These tracks don't bend somehow
Barriers preventing connections
And I got no time that I got to get to
Feeling pressured by time constraints
Where I don't need to be, so I
Desire to be where there's no obligation
I need this old train to break down
Reiteration of the need for a breakdown
Oh, please just let me please breakdown
Repeating the plea for a moment of breakdown
I need this old train to break down
Restating the need for the train to break down
Oh, please just let me please breakdown
Emphasizing the plea for a breakdown
I wanna break on down
Expressing a desire to break down emotionally
But I can't stop now
Feeling compelled to keep going despite the desire to stop
Let me break on down
Yearning for a moment of emotional release
But you can't stop nothing if you got no control
One can't control outcomes without control over thoughts
Of the thoughts in your mind that you kept and you know
The struggle with thoughts kept in mind
You don't know nothing, but you don't need to know
Emphasizing the unnecessary need for knowledge
The wisdom's in the trees, not the glass windows
Wisdom is found in nature, not artificial constructs
You can't stop wishing if you don't let go
The inability to move forward without letting go
The things that you find and you lose and you know
The cyclical nature of gaining and losing experiences
You keep on rolling, put the moment on hold
Continuing to move forward while cherishing the present
The frame's too bright, so put the blinds down low and
Dimming the intensity of the current situation
I need this old train to break down
Reiterating the need for a breakdown
Oh, please just let me please breakdown
Repeating the plea for a moment of breakdown
I need this old train to break down
Stressing the need for the train to break down
Oh, please just let me please breakdown
Emphasizing the plea for a breakdown
I wanna break on down
Expressing a desire to break down emotionally
But I can't stop now
Despite the desire to stop, the journey must continue
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