Sad, Sad World
Painting Smiles on a Bleak Canvas
Lyrics
So what's your game plan
Asking about the listener's plan or strategy.
Walking among the wasteland
Describing the environment as a wasteland.
I guess you out ran all of the people you can
Suggesting that the listener has surpassed or outrun others.
A line on your hand tells me that you might know the way
Referring to a line on the hand as a possible guide.
You see those faces blinking up out the darkness now
Noticing faces emerging from the darkness, representing people from the past.
It's just the traces of everyone you've loved and how
Those faces are traces of loved ones, implying memories.
So don't erase it maybe then you'll know what to say
Encouraging not to erase those memories to find the right words.
Let it fall
An invitation to let something fall.
When it meets you on the other side baby
Suggesting to let it fall when it reaches the other side.
Let it fall
Reiterating that everyone is confined in a simple mindset.
We're all prisoners in a simple mind baby
Encouraging to hold onto someone's arm to pass the time.
Let it fall
Repeating the invitation to let something fall.
You can grip my arm to pass the time baby
Let it fall,
-Will you help me paint a smile
Requesting assistance in creating a smile.
On this sad, sad world
Expressing the sadness of the world.
Will you help me paint a smile
Repeating the request for help in bringing a smile to the world.
On this sad, sad world
Emphasizing the melancholy nature of the world.
Your lashes dancing making my aching heart sing
Describing the impact of the listener's lashes on the singer's heart.
The lights are flashing stirring up all this feeling
Noting the stirring emotions caused by flashing lights.
My hands are burning every time I'm touching your face
Feeling a burning sensation when touching the listener's face.
Let me surround you with all the love that you deserve
Expressing a desire to surround the listener with deserved love.
The dawn'll tell you of everything that you are worth
Referring to the dawn as a revealer of the listener's worth.
The blood it runs through everything we know of our fate
Highlighting the presence of blood in everything, possibly symbolizing shared fate.
Let it fall
Repeating the invitation to let something fall.
When it meets you on the other side baby
Reiterating the suggestion to let it fall when it reaches the other side.
Let it fall
Restating that everyone is confined in a simple mindset.
We're all prisoners in a simple mind baby
Encouraging to hold onto someone's arm to pass the time.
Let it fall
Repeating the invitation to let something fall.
You can grip my arm to pass the time baby
Let it fall,
-Will you help me paint a smile
Requesting assistance in creating a smile.
On this sad, sad world
Expressing the sadness of the world.
Will you help me paint a smile
Repeating the request for help in bringing a smile to the world.
On this sad, sad world
Emphasizing the melancholy nature of the world.
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