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Craving Solitude: Kim Mitchell's Ode to Independence
Lyrics
Live alone shave in my car
Living a solitary life, possibly feeling isolated
Driving it back to the zeroes
Returning to a past state or starting point
I don't know about me in your eyes
Uncertainty about how one is perceived by someone else
Don't wanna be your hero
Not desiring to be a hero or savior
So if you talk in your sleep tonight
Request not to be spoken of in the context of dreaming
Don't mention my name 'cause
Mentioning discomfort caused by being talked about in dreams
It makes me uptight
Feeling tense or anxious
But you never give me any space
Feeling suffocated or not given personal freedom
I've got to get back into my own face
Desire to regain one's identity or sense of self
Lonely doesn't care when I stay out late
Loneliness persists even when staying out late
You never gave me any space
Continued lack of personal space
Tell myself I'm doing fine
Self-assurance despite circumstances
You showed me yours and I've showed you mine
Exchange of personal information or experiences
Now I'm saving it up for a rainy day
Saving something for the future
I've got a hole in my pocket
Having a deficiency or losing something valuable
I was the sidewalk and you were the gum
Metaphorically depicting a relationship imbalance
You stuck to me baby you melted the sun
Intense attachment and its effects
But you never gave me any space
Repeated sentiment about lack of personal space
I've got to get back into my own face
Reiteration of the desire to reclaim personal identity
Lonely doesn't care when I stay out late
Loneliness persists despite external actions
You never gave me any space
Continued theme of lacking personal space
When I'm free when I'm gone
Freedom and absence
Cut my lawn i won't send you no postcard
Metaphorical refusal to communicate after leaving
D-o-a m-i-a
Abbreviations indicating disappearance
A-k-a you won't find me in no phonebook
Indication of being unsearchable or unavailable
I'm a bird i'm a plane
Metaphorical identity and feeling constrained
I'm a drone chewing off this ball and chain
Feeling trapped and seeking freedom
But you never gave me any
Repetition of the lack of personal space
Live alone shave in my car
Repeated phrase about solitude and grooming
Driving it back to the zeroes
Returning to a past state or starting point
I don't know about me in your eyes
Uncertainty about how one is perceived by someone else
I don't wanna be your hero
Reiteration of not wanting to be a hero
So if you talk in your sleep tonight
Request not to be mentioned in dreams
Don't mention my name 'cause
Expressing discomfort caused by dream mentions
It makes me uptight
Feeling tense or anxious
But you never gave me any space
Continued sentiment about lack of personal space
I've got to get back into my own face
Desire to regain personal identity
Lonely doesn't care if I stay out late
Loneliness persists regardless of actions
You never gave me any space
Continued theme of lacking personal space
You never gave me any space
Repeated sentiment about the absence of personal space
You never gave me any space
Reiteration of the absence of personal space
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