Reminders, Defeats
Embracing Life's Trials: Jesse Marchant's Poignant Reflection
Lyrics
See it now it is passing you
Feeling a moment passing by, visible in the firelight.
Plain in the firelight
An obvious occurrence, but not a new experience; happening again.
Nothing new, just happening again
Being rigid and unable to move, perhaps emotionally paralyzed.
Stiffened and paralyzed
Experiencing this state in bed or within sheets.
In the sheets
Rejecting insincere statements or excuses.
Don't give me a line
Aware of change when it arrives.
I know the change when it comes
Blank line indicating a pause or a moment of reflection.
Pick all your prizes, get it right
Claiming a winning streak as one's own.
Own the streak
Emphasizing that achievements are not trivial.
It ain't nothing
Asserting independence and self-sufficiency.
And I don't need anyone
Declaring self-sufficiency, not requiring validation from others.
To have to explain to that
Resisting the need for explanation to others.
Everyone's got to carry their own
Everyone has their own burdens and responsibilities.
You got fucked on your way
Having faced challenges and injustices.
Well I ain't to blame
Asserting innocence or lack of responsibility for others' misfortunes.
For whatever ain't done to you right
Not accountable for what wasn't done right to you.
And whatever's done to you wrong
Not responsible for the wrongs done to you.
You pull your life on a chain
Having control over one's life, but it feels constrained or restricted.
Well it all will have passed
Acknowledging the passing of time and experiences.
And it all will have done
Reflecting on what has transpired, accepting it.
With you what it may
Accepting the consequences, whatever they may be.
You can tell both of your parents
Conveying to parents that their understanding was incorrect.
That they got it wrong
Being pushed away by parental anger.
Pushing you aside
Parents leaving behind unresolved anger.
All that anger they left you
The anger from parents affecting one negatively.
Now with their pain
Now carrying the burden of parental pain.
Did you end up with all the rise
Did one achieve success from the desired city?
From the city that you wanted
Acknowledging quick realization or understanding.
You were onto it fast
Being perceptive or ahead when facing challenges.
When I had to face
Confronting the inevitability of not knowing certain things.
That somehow I'd never know
Unable to experience any situation correctly.
Any form of it right
Things slipping away without being understood.
Just it running away
Running away from understanding or facing reality.
That I couldn't take
Expressing difficulty in accepting or enduring something.
Well they're onto you now
Awareness that others are now aware of one's situation.
And you've idled in swamp
Being stagnant or inactive in a difficult situation.
I'm done drowning
Declaring an end to suffering or struggling.
In the ways that I can't escape
Feeling trapped in situations that seem inescapable.
Somehow I feel it like a sting
Experiencing emotional pain, possibly from regret or mistakes.
Somehow I feel it wrong
Feeling a sense of wrongdoing or error.
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