To the Shore
Navigating Change: Embracing Life's Tides in John Smith's 'To the Shore'
Lyrics
Home or not
Feeling uncertain about where home is.
I know the tide is changing
Aware that circumstances are shifting.
Everywhere I go
Experiencing a sense of displacement everywhere.
Feeling something like a stranger
Feeling like a stranger, disconnected.
I woke today
Awakening to find a world that seems deserted or changed.
And the world had up and left me
Sense of abandonment, as if the world has deserted the individual.
When I was busy
Reflecting on a past when things were simpler.
Sleeping off the days when things were easy
Nostalgia for easier times while dealing with current challenges.
Now the rain gets in
Adapting to challenges represented by rain entering.
I embrace the din
Accepting and embracing the noise or chaos (din).
I can see the flood is coming
Recognizing an approaching emotional flood or crisis.
And I'm soaking to the skin
Being deeply affected and immersed in emotional turmoil.
Swimming out the door
Metaphorical action of swimming away from difficulties.
What you waiting for?
Encouragement or challenge to take action.
Gonna look out on the waves
Anticipating challenges and preparing for them.
Bringing everything I need to the shore
Commitment to facing difficulties head-on.
When I was young
Reflecting on a time of strong personal beliefs.
The shield of my convictions
Feeling protected by convictions in youth.
Protected me from knowing
Unaware of personal drift or change.
That in some way I was drifting
Realization of drifting away from one's path.
But time has worn at my defences
Acknowledging the erosion of personal defenses over time.
Like a storm against my walls
Metaphor of life's challenges acting against personal boundaries.
If I don't hold myself together
Recognizing the need to hold oneself together.
Pretty soon I'm gonna fall
Awareness of the imminent risk of falling apart.
Change with each new day
Embracing the inevitability of change.
Nothing ever stays the same
Accepting the transient nature of life.
I am lost and found
Expressing a state of being both lost and found.
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