Ah Yom
Unveiling Life's Choices: Ah Yom by John Frusciante
Lyrics
I've got a million to choose from
I have numerous options to choose from.
A million ways things could be
There are countless ways that things could unfold.
In dull moments I feel like
In moments of boredom, I sense the abundance of choices.
There's a million options I see
I perceive a multitude of options in various situations.
The trouble is choosing one
The difficulty lies in making a single choice.
The trouble is doing one
The challenge is in taking decisive action.
A slave in the fields one night
Describing a person enslaved in the fields for a night.
He's running along
He is running, trying to escape.
Gets far enough to be a free man
He manages to run far enough to attain freedom.
And he's feeling so strong
Feeling empowered and strong.
That's how actions should be
This is how actions should ideally be—liberating.
Freeing
Freedom.
Step after step is our only choice in a walk
Emphasizing that taking steps is the only option in a journey.
When we run at the mouth we jump back and forth
When speaking excessively, there is indecision and vacillation.
There's only one place I'm going
There's a singular destination I am heading towards.
There's only one destiny
There's only one predetermined fate.
And if my mind tells me otherwise
If my mind suggests otherwise, it's an unreliable guide.
Then it's a poor guide for me
A critique of the mind's guidance if it contradicts the predetermined path.
All of the energy in life
All the vitality in life is comparable to a spark in a larger fire.
Is nothing more than a spark in a fire
The entire duration of existence is fleeting, like the blink of an eye.
The whole course of time is the blink of an eye
Metaphorically referencing rain in impoverished areas.
Rain in the slums
Expression or exclamation, "Ah Yom."
Ah Yom
Transitioning into another set of circumstances or possibilities.
Into the cards
Expression or exclamation, "Ahm Yum."
Ahm Yum
Metaphorical reference to rain in impoverished areas again.
Rain in the slums
Expression or exclamation, "Ah Yom."
Ah Yom
Transitioning into a different realm or state.
Into another world
Expression or exclamation, "Ahm Yum."
Ahm Yum
Final expression suggesting a shift into another world or dimension.
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