Twelve
Twelve Dollar Smoke: Navigating Life's Letdowns and Redemption
Lyrics
Twelve dollar smoke in your lungs
Refers to spending a small amount on smoking
your feeling like your 21
Feeling youthful despite being older, a sense of being carefree
A paper back coming of age
A book representing the transition into adulthood
Baltering around the room
Moving unsteadily around the room
Boketto was your gaze
Staring blankly or daydreaming
Such a let down to all
Disappointment to everyone
And it only takes a second
How quickly one can discern your origins or intentions
To find where you’re coming from
Understanding where someone is coming from
please don’t hold your tongue
Expressing thoughts openly
And if I can’t find you here
Difficulty in finding someone in a certain place or situation
Then what shall it come to
Questioning the consequences if someone is not found
Please don't hold your tongue
Reiterating the request to speak openly
Hold tight my love
Asking for emotional support or reassurance
Playful words stabbed in the back
Playful or seemingly light-hearted remarks causing hurt or betrayal
A poster child of modern love
Representing a typical example of modern romantic relationships
Try your best to get back
Attempting to recover or return to a previous state
Before you’re buried alive
Before being overwhelmed or consumed by circumstances
It takes a sinners heart to know
Understanding comes from experiencing wrongdoing
And it only takes a second
Reiteration of how quickly one can perceive origins or intentions
To find where you’re coming from
Understanding where someone is coming from
please don’t hold your tongue
Encouragement to express thoughts openly
And if I can’t find you here
Difficulty in finding someone in a certain place or situation
Then what shall it come to
Questioning the consequences if someone is not found
Please don't hold your tongue
Reiterating the request to speak openly
And I know
Recognizing someone's attempt to find peace within themselves
Your trying to Find a peace of mind
The struggle to achieve peace of mind
But it never seems to go that way
Struggles not aligning with desired outcomes
And I see
Understanding someone's gradual acceptance of a situation
Your coming around to it again
Embracing emotions or thoughts as valuable
A feeling worth letting in
And it only takes a second
Reiteration of how quickly one can perceive origins or intentions
To find where you’re coming from
Understanding where someone is coming from
please don’t hold your tongue
Encouragement to express thoughts openly
And if I can’t find you here
Difficulty in finding someone in a certain place or situation
Then what shall it come to
Questioning the consequences if someone is not found
Don’t pull the trigger before it’s done
Advising against making a rash decision before completion
And it only takes a second
Reiteration of how quickly one can perceive origins or intentions
To find where you’re coming from
Understanding where someone is coming from
please don’t hold your tongue
Encouragement to express thoughts openly
And if I can’t find you here
Difficulty in finding someone in a certain place or situation
Then what shall it come to
Questioning the consequences if someone is not found
Don’t pull the trigger before it’s done
Advising against making a rash decision before completion
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