Fate
Chasing Shadows: A Tale of Fate and Lost Redemption
Lyrics
There he goes again walking up to Seventeenth
Walking towards Seventeenth Street
An itch he scratches with fingers at his teeth
Addressing a compulsive habit, using fingers to alleviate an itch at his teeth
Putting up his money, but his mouth is getting weak
Investing money while struggling to express himself verbally
From biting off and trying to chew on all eternity
Struggling with the vastness of existence, attempting to comprehend eternity
Ohhh that's what he chose
Emphasizing the consequence of his choices
Ohhh it's what he chose
Reiteration of the consequences of his choices
Hiding from his panic in a corner by a chair
Seeking refuge from anxiety in a corner
He's sweating and wishing he was anywhere but there
Feeling discomfort and longing to be elsewhere
Getting up, getting off, on someone else's dime
Engaging in activities at the expense of others, with loneliness as a result
But company's a scarcity when you're living in the sky
Loneliness prevalent when living in a detached or elevated state
Like ohhh that's how it goes
Highlighting the inevitability of life's challenges
Ohhh chasing your ghost
Pursuing elusive goals, symbolized by "chasing your ghost"
But you see that fate
Introducing the theme of fate as a powerful force
She's got him good
Expressing the grip of fate on the individual
And he wants her
Desire for fate, despite its potentially negative consequences
More than he should
Acknowledging an intense attraction to fate
You can't find him
Emphasizing the elusiveness of the individual
And nobody can
Stressing the difficulty of locating the individual due to inner turmoil
'Cause he's lost, lost, he's lost inside his head
Being mentally lost and isolated
Championing poison like badges made of bones
Embracing destructive habits represented by "badges made of bones"
Sacrifice lucidity at the alter of the stoned
Sacrificing clarity for a state of intoxication or altered consciousness
You've got dead eyes
Noticing a lack of emotional expression or vitality in the eyes
One saving grace: the world keeps you around
Recognizing the value of the individual in the world
They say it's just a phase
Referring to challenging phases as temporary
Like ohhh that's how it goes
Reiteration of life's challenges and their inevitability
Ohhh chasing your ghost
Repeating the pursuit of elusive goals and ghosts
But you see that fate
Reintroducing the theme of fate's influence
She's got him good
Highlighting fate's powerful hold on the individual
And he wants her
Expressing a strong desire for fate despite potential consequences
More than he should
Acknowledging an intense attraction to fate
You can't find him
Emphasizing the elusiveness of the individual
And nobody can
Stressing the difficulty of locating the individual due to inner turmoil
'Cause he's lost, lost, he's lost inside his head
Being mentally lost and isolated
Oh he's lost
Reiterating the state of being lost
Oh yeah he's lost
Emphasizing the ongoing sense of being lost
Ohh he's lost inside his head
Reiterating the theme of being lost within one's thoughts
Ooooo
Expressing a vocalization that may convey emotional turmoil
Ooooo
Repeating the vocalization, possibly indicating unresolved emotions
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