First Step
Embracing Life's Unpredictable Journey
Lyrics
Did you ever have one of those days
Experiencing a challenging or difficult day
This is a day like any other day
Emphasizing the normalcy of the day
You are free to wake up and shave
Freedom to start the day with routine activities like shaving
Soapy hands fumbling on porcelain
Describing the tactile experience of washing hands with soap
Hot, good coffee and a good, good book
Enjoying hot coffee and a compelling book
Bicycle, bicycle, breathing easier now
Feeling relieved and relaxed while riding a bicycle
Tear the roof off your day
Encouragement to break free from limitations or routine
No one's coming over
Assurance of solitude, no visitors expected
It ain't written
Life's path is not predetermined or fated
So don't try to read it
Discouraging overanalyzing or trying to predict life
Smell the hot rain on the street
Experiencing rain as a sensory and atmospheric phenomenon
Could be love, could be alcohol
Ambiguity between love and the effects of alcohol
Cup my hands around your face
Expressing intimacy by cupping hands around someone's face
A little frame, alot of pain
Reflecting on a relationship with some joy and considerable pain
I can tell the tears from the rain
Distinguishing between tears and rain, suggesting emotional turmoil
One tastes sweet, the other plain
Comparing the tastes of tears and rain, sweetness and plainness
And who am I to think I could hang Such a precious life on a clever line
Acknowledging the challenge of encapsulating a meaningful life in words
You're in all the books I read
Referencing the presence of a significant person in literary influences
A hundred pages out of reach
Feeling emotionally distant from the person or concept mentioned
And so I throw myself, hit the street
Taking a risk or making a bold move, possibly in pursuit of the mentioned person or concept
It'll take some time
Acknowledging that recovering from a setback will require time
To learn the lesson of the fall
Reflecting on the lessons learned from a fall or failure
And begin another climb
Preparedness to start anew and face new challenges
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