Changes
Eternal Echoes: Navigating Life's Transformations in Kilpatrick's Changes
Lyrics
They're tearing up the carpet in my bedroom
Refers to the disruption or renovation happening in the speaker's personal space.
The same one that I laid on when I called you
Recalling a specific moment of intimacy or vulnerability associated with the carpet in the bedroom.
Get to scraping off the stars up above you
Symbolically removing the aspirations or dreams represented by the stars above.
They glowed in the dark
Describes the glow-in-the-dark objects, possibly representing beliefs or hopes.
The plastic charms that I prayed to
Highlighting reliance on certain symbolic objects for prayers or wishes.
And every room that I have ever stood in
Reflects on the impermanence of places the speaker has been in.
Will settle back into the ground someday
Expresses the eventual return or dissolution of spaces to their original state.
A wrecking ball or a tree that falls
Various destructive forces that can erase or change places drastically.
Or a fire will eradicate that place
Describes potential scenarios leading to the destruction of a place.
In the town where I grew up they built a mountain
Mentions a significant change in the speaker's hometown, possibly negative.
It's poisoning the houses that surround it
Describes the adverse effects of the change on surrounding homes due to the mountain.
Though you pulled me far from home I never minded
Despite being taken away from home, the speaker never felt troubled by it.
We exited right as the buzzer sounded
Leaving or departing at a specific moment (buzzer sounding) from a place.
And every home that I have ever lived in
Reflection on the eventual fate of every home the speaker has lived in.
Will break away into the sound someday
Anticipating the dissolution or transformation of these homes.
But I'll still try to find a home
Expresses the intent to search for a place where safety and solitude can be found.
Wherever we can be alone and safe
Desires a space for intimacy and security despite inevitable changes.
Through the changes
Reflects on enduring through various changes in life.
All the changes
Reiterates the impact and prevalence of changes.
Oh the axle will break and the wheel will shake
Metaphorically describes challenges and disruptions encountered due to changes.
Through the changes
Reaffirms the impact and unpredictability of changes.
And down the hallway through the open door I see you
Observing someone from a distance, possibly in a state of distress.
You're yelling to me unintelligibly and I miss you
Struggling to comprehend or understand the person's communication.
I know it's only a memory
Recognizing that the interaction is merely a memory.
And you're watching me as I close the door and I leave you
Leaving behind the memory and the person associated with it.
To the changes
Reflects on the impact and acceptance of changes.
All the changes
Highlights the permanence of memories contrasted with fading clarity.
All the memories stay but the clarity fades
Memories endure while the vividness or understanding of them diminishes.
Through the changes
Emphasizes the impact of changes on various establishments.
All the headquarters break and the warehouses cave
Describes the collapse or breakdown of central places due to changes.
And the parking lots bloom into forests one day
Portrays a transformative, natural reclamation of spaces over time.
And while I am awake I will keep my heart safe
Commitment to safeguarding emotions despite being aware of changes.
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