When I Write My Master's Thesis
Academic Dreams and Ghostly Haunts: When I Write My Master's Thesis
Lyrics
Oh the streets of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas fill with smoke
Reference to the chaotic streets in the video game Grand Theft Auto San Andreas.
Doorbell rings
Interrupted by a doorbell, signaling a break from the virtual world.
I put my controller down and pick it up
Responding to the doorbell by pausing the game and picking up the controller again.
Shoot some things
Returning to the game to engage in virtual shooting.
Later, the darkness hits reboot and the loneliness increases
Transition to a later time, experiencing a sense of loneliness and restarting the virtual world.
She said she'd come back home when I write my master's thesis
A promise or expectation from someone that they will return when the singer completes their master's thesis.
Oh the hours I spent in the archives wearing cotton gloves
Reflecting on the time spent in archives with archival practices like wearing cotton gloves.
Shuffling photos from the night at Sanatorium
Sorting through photos from a night at Sanatorium, possibly a significant event or memory.
Halloween parties
Reference to Halloween parties, suggesting a break from academic pursuits.
Emaciated ghosts hiding in those curtains' creases
Imagery of emaciated ghosts hiding in curtains, possibly symbolizing the haunting nature of unresolved issues.
I'll let you haunt the world when I write my master's thesis
The singer allowing the person mentioned earlier to haunt the world once their master's thesis is complete.
No more marking first year papers
Expressing relief from the tasks of marking first-year papers.
No more citing sources
Relief from the obligation to cite sources, possibly indicating the end of academic responsibilities.
So I left home
Leaving home, possibly to pursue the completion of the master's thesis.
Cried the bumpy ride to highway twenty-three
Emotional response, crying during a bumpy ride, possibly indicating the challenges of the journey.
Started west
Beginning the journey westward, a symbolic direction suggesting progress or change.
They'll be there to say that I don't to take their stupid test
Expectation that others will criticize the decision not to take a test, possibly a reference to academic expectations.
Greet me with banners and balloons
Anticipation of a grand welcome, marked by banners and balloons.
And my hard drive smashed to pieces
Imagery of a smashed hard drive, possibly symbolizing the challenges and sacrifices faced during the journey.
Nothing left for me to say when I write my master's thesis
Expressing a feeling of having nothing more to say once the master's thesis is completed.
It's all gonna change when I write my master's thesis
An assertion that everything will change upon completion of the master's thesis.
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