Hopelessly True
Hopeful Reflections: Discovering Life's Beauty in Unlikely Places
Lyrics
I return to the steps underneath the bridge
I revisit the area beneath the bridge
Where the green lights echo my skin, my stomach starts to give in
The green lights reflect on my skin, and I feel a physical reaction in my stomach
I've returned to this safe place to sing her song
I've come back to this familiar place to perform a song for her
'Cause no one listened in the place I've always played, the place I've tried to belong
No one paid attention in the usual place I performed, where I tried to fit in
I dip my feet in at a quarter past two, wondering how an ugly city has the prettiest view
I immerse my feet in the water around 2:15 AM, contemplating the juxtaposition of an unattractive city with a beautiful view
Is there beauty to search for everywhere we go?
Is there beauty to discover in every place we go?
Because the night air wraps around tightly, I can barely play these strings, I can barely see
The night air constricts around me, making it difficult to play music and see clearly
My purpose, I've always wanted to know
I've always wanted to understand my purpose
So Ooh, release me
Expressing a desire to be released or freed
Help me taste the warmth to find my way back home
Seeking warmth to guide me back home
Ooh, relieve me
Requesting relief
Let me take the steps into the water alone
Willing to take steps into the water alone
See if it makes me feel alive, feel alive
Exploring if being in the water makes me feel alive
Makes me feel alive, feel alive
Repeating the desire to feel alive
A mid-morning swan waddles right on by, bends his neck towards me, as if to sigh and say, "hey pal, are you doing alright?"
Observing a swan in the morning, wondering if it's checking on my well-being
Hey little swan, tell me something there, is there somebody waiting, does anyone care?
Asking the swan if anyone is waiting for me or cares about me
Or should I make like you, and begin to take flight?
Contemplating whether to follow the swan's example and take flight
You see, I've always wanted to be just like you
Expressing a desire to be like the swan
To be bound for the skies, to be hopelessly true to whatever
Wishing to be true to one's nature, even if it leads to hopelessness
nature intended of me
Referring to being true to what nature intended
Instead, I'm shackled to the earth, feet in water clear
Feeling grounded to the earth with a heavy heart and fearful mind
With a heart full of weight and a head full of fear
Describing the emotional burden of being tied to the earth
My reflection shows the man that I shouldn't be
Seeing a reflection of a person not living as they should
So Ooh, release me
Repeating the desire to be released or freed
Help me taste the warmth to find my way back home
Seeking warmth to find the way back home
Ooh, relieve me
Reiterating the plea for relief
Let me take the steps into the water alone
Willingness to take steps into the water alone for self-discovery
See if it makes me feel alive, feel alive
Exploring if being in the water makes one feel alive
Makes me feel alive, feel alive
Repeating the desire to feel alive
Ohhhhhh
Extended vocal expression, possibly representing intense emotions
Ohhhhhh
Continuation of intense vocal expression
Everyone's aching for something to pursue
Observation that everyone is seeking something to pursue
Hoping every day will bring something new
Hoping each day will bring something new
Well some things you're chasing, they'll never come true
Some pursuits may never materialize, but those that do will make one feel alive
But the things that do
Highlighting the significance of things that come true
They will make you feel alive, feel alive
Repeating the idea that fulfilling pursuits make one feel alive
They'll make you feel alive, feel alive
Emphasizing the impact of achieving one's goals
They'll make you feel alive, feel alive
Repeating the idea that achieving goals makes one feel alive
They'll make you alive
Stating that achieving certain things will make one truly alive
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