Uncertainty
Navigating Life's Crossroads: Khaki Cuffs' Uncertainty
Lyrics
I didn't know what steps to take for when I graduated high school
I was uncertain about the steps to take after high school graduation.
The future just seems uncertain, the last 17 years behind the curtain
The future is unclear, and the past 17 years are hidden from view.
When will I get over this uncomfortability?
I wonder when I will overcome this feeling of discomfort.
No amount of college towns or Twee Pop songs will be enough to help me
College towns and music may not provide enough support for my uncertainty.
Will I choose a new city when I choose my new life
Contemplating whether to choose a new city for my new life.
Or will I slip into the college town that makes me feel alright?
Considering if a college town that feels right is a suitable choice.
Will I feel alright?
Questioning whether the chosen path will bring a sense of well-being.
Greener pastures they say wait up ahead
Hearing about better opportunities ahead but unsure if I will reach them or face failure.
But will I ever reach them, or will I just end up dead?
Doubting if I will achieve the promised "greener pastures" or face a bleak outcome.
When I come home for dinner will you be happy to see me?
Concerned about the reception I'll receive when I return home for dinner.
For Thanksgiving next year will I stay in the city?
Uncertain if I'll spend Thanksgiving in the city or elsewhere.
These steps I'm taking all seem so unplanned
Feeling that the steps I'm taking lack a clear plan.
Will I fall and lose it all or will I walk out unscathed?
Contemplating whether I'll face challenges and setbacks or emerge unharmed.
The next four years are on the line
The next four years hold significant consequences for my life.
And I always said that I wanted to leave here but now I'm afraid again.
Despite the desire to leave, fear is resurfacing as I face the unknown.
The friends I left behind
Regretting not saying a proper goodbye to friends left behind.
I never said goodbye the way I should have before our relationship died.
Reflecting on an inadequately ended relationship in the town I'm leaving.
The town I'm leaving for good, brown leaves pave the streets
Describing the town I'm leaving with symbolic imagery of brown leaves covering the streets.
Grey skies, white breath, will I miss it, will it miss me?
Contemplating whether I'll miss or be missed by the familiar surroundings.
Move away from bigotry, face the backlash
Deciding to move away from intolerance and facing potential negative consequences.
Now I'm trading in my sunburnt knees and cargo shorts for skinny jeans
Choosing a new style and identity, represented by a shift from cargo shorts to skinny jeans.
Tonight I'll sleep in my khakis
Symbolizing a change in attire with the decision to sleep in khakis.
Now I'm alone in my room
Expressing a sense of loneliness in the new phase of life.
Or will I just end up dead?
Raising the existential question of whether the chosen path may lead to an unfortunate end.
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