Pull The Cord
Embracing Gravity: Joshua Bond's Soaring Reflections on Life's Edge
Lyrics
I'll jump from a plane
I'm willing to take a significant risk or face a challenging situation.
How brave, how insane
Commenting on the perception of the action, acknowledging the potential for both bravery and insanity.
Well only if the chute doesn't open
The decision to jump from a plane is conditional on the parachute opening successfully.
And I'll fall, like the rain
Imagery of falling like rain, suggesting a descent towards a negative outcome.
To my grave, to my pain
Anticipating a fall leading to personal suffering or hardship.
Here's to hoping
Expressing a wish or desire for a positive outcome.
Or I'll glide, through the air
Considering an alternative outcome where the person glides through the air instead of falling.
Feel the wind in my hair
Enjoying the experience of freedom and sensation while airborne.
And pray the parachute isn't broken
Hoping that the parachute functions properly to ensure a safe landing.
Smiling wide, laughing free
Describing a positive emotional state while in the air.
A mile high, above the trees
Being at a high altitude, emphasizing a sense of detachment from the normal world.
Feel alive by any means
Finding a sense of vitality and purpose through any available means.
Here's to coping
Coping with challenges and uncertainties by embracing life.
And I am still deciding
Undecided or in a state of contemplation about a significant decision or action.
If I'm gonna pull the chord
Contemplating whether to deploy the parachute, a metaphor for making a critical choice.
I believe simply gliding
Believing that simply gliding through challenges would be unfulfilling or monotonous.
Would leave me far too bored
Expressing a desire for excitement and engagement rather than passive existence.
So I'll fall straight on down
Committing to facing the consequences directly rather than avoiding them.
To my end, to the ground
Accepting the likelihood of a difficult or final outcome.
And maybe then I'll feel something good
Speculating that feeling something positive might only come with facing the ultimate challenge.
As I spin, I'll close my eyes
Imagery of spinning while falling, possibly indicating a loss of control or disorientation.
Feel the wind brushing by
Experiencing the sensory aspects of the fall, closing off external stimuli.
And maybe then I'll finally cry
Suggesting that facing the ultimate challenge might evoke deep, emotional responses.
And take solace in the colour of my blood
Finding solace or comfort in the visceral and tangible aspects of one's own mortality.
Comment