Lyrics
I'll keep a straight face
I will maintain a serious and composed expression
Keep it Silent
Keep it quiet and without sound
Keep it Still
Maintain a state of stillness and calm
Minds are displaced
Thoughts and emotions are disordered or disturbed
Thoughts awry, and
Thoughts are not in order or are confused, and
Visions filled
Experiencing vivid mental images
Lines they trip me up and
Lines, possibly representing challenges or obstacles, cause difficulty
Slowly they pull me back
These challenges gradually draw me back
From all I used to know
Distanced from everything I used to be familiar with
Guess that's just reflexes and traumas from my past
Suggesting automatic reactions and lingering effects of past traumas
Yet, how can I leave this city behind
Expressing reluctance to leave the city
Ephemeral pain, I lead with strife
Temporary or fleeting pain, leading with struggle
These streets are the veins that bring me life
The streets symbolize essential life paths
Corrupts my lungs and obscures my lights
Symbolizing pollution affecting both physical and metaphorical aspects
And how can I leave this city behind
Reiterating the difficulty of leaving the city
When it's just the place to which my life binds
The city is deeply intertwined with the speaker's life
Oh, how can I leave this city behind
The challenge of parting with the city is emphasized
When the heart still sheds for you, my lifeline
Expressing emotional attachment, referring to the city as a lifeline
I'll keep a straight face
Reiteration of maintaining a serious expression
Keep it Silent
Repeating the need to keep things quiet
Keep it Still
Emphasizing the importance of maintaining stillness
Minds are displaced
Repetition of the idea of thoughts being disturbed or disordered
Thoughts awry, and
Reiteration of thoughts being in disarray
Visions filled
Repeating the experience of vivid mental images
Lines they trip me up and
Lines, possibly challenges, causing stumbling or difficulty
Slowly they pull me back
Gradual pulling back due to these challenges
From all I used to know
Similar to line 11, feeling distanced from the familiar
Guess that's just reflexes and traumas from my past
Reiterating automatic reactions and effects of past traumas
Yet, how can I leave this city behind
Repeating the reluctance to leave the city
Ephemeral pain, I lead with strife
Reiteration of temporary or fleeting pain leading with struggle
These streets are the veins that bring me life
Reiterating the significance of the streets as vital life paths
Corrupts my lungs and obscures my lights
Repeating the impact of pollution on physical and metaphorical aspects
And how can I leave this city behind
Reiteration of the challenge of leaving the city
When it's just the place to which my life binds
Reiterating the deep connection between the city and the speaker's life
Oh, how can I leave this city behind
Emphasizing the emotional struggle in parting with the city
When the heart still sheds for you, my lifeline
The city is described as a lifeline, reinforcing emotional attachment
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