Low Spirit
Journey of a Low Spirit: Echoes of Struggle and Redemption
Lyrics
I hear tolling bells in the valley
I perceive tolling bells in the valley.
I hear longing in the shadow around me
I sense a deep yearning in the shadows around me.
I hear a scared boy, spitting in my face
I hear a frightened boy disrespectfully confronting me.
“Just because we're rooted doesn't mean we're in place.”
Expressing that being grounded doesn't necessarily imply being settled.
But I hear it gets easier
Despite challenges, I am told that it becomes easier.
Watching a good thing die—
Observing the demise of something valuable.
That's time spilling through the cracks in my hand
Time slipping away through my fingers.
I'm a low spirit in a strange land
Feeling spiritually low in an unfamiliar place.
Oh yeah
Reaffirming the emotional state with "Oh yeah."
In the morning I see righteous conviction
In the morning, a strong sense of moral certainty about myself.
That I am someone who someone should listen
A belief that I am worthy of being heard and respected.
But by night I see a fool in the moon's glow
At night, recognizing foolishness in the moonlight.
cnother Day not playing on the radio...
Frustration about one's work not being acknowledged on the radio.
But I've seen what it means to be humbled
Understanding the experience of being humbled.
To be no one, or nothing at all—
Acceptance of being nobody or nothing at all.
That's time spilling through the cracks in my hand
Reiteration of time slipping away through one's hands.
I'm a low spirit in a strange land
Continued feeling of spiritual lowliness in an unfamiliar place.
Oh yeah
Reaffirmation of emotional state with "Oh yeah."
Then I smell blood hanging thick in the air
Perceiving a strong presence of blood in the air.
I smell the shame & the anger we share
Sensing shared feelings of shame and anger.
I smell the sorrow rank & unrelating
Smelling the rank and unrelenting sorrow.
It's been hard to watch the world as it's ending
Expressing difficulty in witnessing the world's decline.
Yeah it's been hard to watch the world as it's ending...
Reiteration of the challenge in observing the world's end.
& though there might be hope come tomorrow
Hope for a better future, acknowledging it may be elusive.
It's always just out of reach in the moment—
Highlighting the perpetual difficulty of grasping hope in the present.
That's time spilling through the cracks in my hand
Reiteration of time slipping away through one's hands.
I'm a low spirit in a strange land
Continued feeling of spiritual lowliness in an unfamiliar place.
Oh yeah
Reaffirmation of emotional state with "Oh yeah."
Birds eye view, so weary, whiling/
Viewing things from a distant perspective, feeling exhausted.
Overwhelmed by darkness but I'm trying/
Overwhelmed by darkness but making an effort to persevere.
Sky above the sun's resigning/
The sky above is giving up, mirroring the sun's resignation.
Overwhelmed by darkness but I'm trying—
Despite overwhelming darkness, there is an attempt to endure.
That's time spilling through the cracks in my hand
Reiteration of time slipping away through one's hands.
I'm a low spirit in a strange land
Continued feeling of spiritual lowliness in an unfamiliar place.
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