Pet Store
Chronicles of Solitude: Karlo Rueby's Haunting Tale
Lyrics
The light is changing and my time is turning strange
The environment or circumstances around me are changing, and I feel that time is becoming unfamiliar or peculiar.
Hasn't been a single customer in days
No customers have visited for several days.
I close up early and I smoke my cigarettes
I decide to close the store early and spend time smoking cigarettes and watching TV.
And turn the TV on
I turn on the television.
No one tells you this will happen but it does
No one warns you about certain life events, but they occur unexpectedly.
One day you'll wake and break your mirror just because
There may come a day when you feel so distraught that you unintentionally break a mirror, an action often associated with bad luck or superstition.
And the darkness holds you
Feelings of darkness or emotional distress overwhelm you.
Bed fills with cold water
A sense of isolation or loneliness is felt, depicted by the bed filling with cold water, possibly metaphorical for feeling emotionally cold or distant.
And your the only stranger
You feel like the only unfamiliar or estranged person in your surroundings.
Your bird has flown away
Your pet bird has flown away or escaped.
I awake to find the storefront burning
Upon waking, there is a realization of destruction, specifically the storefront burning.
And all the animals in corners crying
All the animals in the store are distressed, visibly upset, and seeking refuge in corners.
I crawl to let them all out of their cages
Attempting to help, I crawl to release the animals from their cages.
I could be dreaming but my eyes are hurting
There's uncertainty if the situation is real or if it might be a dream, but the eyes are pained.
They're crawling over me
Animals are climbing or moving on top of me.
I think they're getting free
There's a belief that the animals are gradually freeing themselves.
They're crawling over me
The animals are still moving or climbing on me.
I hope they're getting free
Hopeful that the animals will eventually liberate themselves.
They're crawling over me
The animals continue to move or climb on me.
I know they'll all get free
Confidence that all the animals will eventually achieve freedom.
They're watching over me
I feel observed or guarded by the animals while this unfolds.
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