Tin Can
Journey in the Sky: Kevin Morby's Tin Can Reflections
Lyrics
I live high oh my tin can up in the sky
I reside high in my tin can, elevated in the sky
All those people down below
Observing people below from my vantage point
Oh that city that I long to know
Expressing a desire to understand and be part of the city
Moving fast, what's their name?
Reflecting on the fast-paced movement of people and questioning their identity
Where they going and from
Wondering about their destinations and origins
Which hole they came?
Contemplating the mystery of their existence
I'm no one but a face just
Acknowledging personal insignificance, just a face in an unfamiliar place
A stranger in a stranger place
Emphasizing the feeling of being a stranger in an unfamiliar environment
Breathing out, breathing in
Engaging in the routine of breathing in and out
Sun came up then it went down again
Noting the cyclical nature of the day with the rising and setting of the sun
As I say I am a visitor here
Declaring oneself as a visitor in this place
I don't mind oh my tin can up in the sky
Repeating the idea of living high in the tin can and expressing contentment
All those people down below
Again observing people below with a desire to showcase something
Oh they're just people that I long to show
Expressing personal capabilities and stature compared to where one originated
That I'm fast, that I'm game
Highlighting one's speed and prowess
So much bigger than the hole I came
Feeling larger or more significant than one's origin
I'm not no one not empty space
Rejecting the notion of being nobody or an empty space
Just a stranger in a strange strange place
Reiterating the sense of being a stranger in a peculiar place
Breathing in, breathing out
Engaging in the regular act of breathing
Sun came up and then the sun came down
Acknowledging the cycle of day and night
And I sing I am a prisoner here
Declaring a sense of imprisonment despite the contentment
But I don't mind
Reaffirming the lack of concern or objection
I live high oh my tin can up in the sky
Repeating the theme of residing in the tin can with a sense of elevation
All those people down below
Observing people below, expressing the desire to understand the city
Oh that city that I long to know
Reiterating the fascination with the city and the longing to know it
Moving fast, what's their names?
Questioning the identity and destination of fast-moving individuals
Where they going and from
Curiosity about where people are going and where they came from
Which hole they came?
Contemplating the mystery of human existence
I'm no one but a face just
Reiterating personal insignificance as a face in an unfamiliar place
A stranger in a stranger place
Emphasizing the feeling of being a stranger in a strange place
Breathing out, breathing in
Engaging in the routine of breathing in and out
Sun came up then went down again
Noting the cyclical nature of the day with the rising and setting of the sun
As I say I am a visitor here
Reiterating the declaration of being a visitor in this place
But I don't mind
Reaffirming the lack of concern or objection despite the sense of imprisonment
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