Powerful Lights
Unveiling the Luminescent Tapestry: Joel Plaskett's Powerful Lights
Lyrics
We drove on the bus past the dockyards tonight
We traveled on a bus past the dockyards tonight.
I was looking for darkness byt it was so unbelievably bright
I was seeking darkness, but the surroundings were unexpectedly bright.
Powerful lights they shine down on this place
Powerful lights illuminate this place.
You keep your money in a safe but you keep your safe in a glass case
You secure your money in a safe, which is itself displayed in a glass case.
Like a soul
Comparing a soul to something strong and stable.
So straight and sturdy
Referring to the soul's strength in contrast to a malfunctioning body.
In a severely malfunctioning body
Describing the body as severely malfunctioning.
I returned to the doctor when he was through examining
Returned to the doctor after an examination.
He said,
The doctor remarked on an exceptionally contaminating love.
"Never have I witnessed a love so contaminating
Quoting the doctor's observation of an intense and overwhelming love.
Let me prescribe plenty of rest
The doctor suggests plenty of rest to address the situation.
And some heavy sedation to relieve the pain in your chest"
Prescription of heavy sedation to alleviate chest pain.
Now I've been asleep for thousands of years
Expressing a long period of unconsciousness or detachment from reality.
Reliving history and adjusting the ears of the rabbit
Recalling historical events and adjusting the ears of the rabbit may symbolize selective perception.
Filtering out the noise
Filtering out unnecessary noise, possibly as a coping mechanism.
Strictly out of habit
Filtering out noise becomes a habit.
Or to hear somebody's voice other than my own
Listening to someone else's voice, breaking the routine of hearing only one's own voice.
Other than my own
Hearing a voice other than the narrator's own.
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