Two Violins, Which Are Meant to Represent the Forest
Embracing the Unspoken: Love, Life, and Ties in 'Two Violins'
Lyrics
Nowhere you'd rather be than fifteen blocks away
Feeling more comfortable being a significant distance away
Tonight you're embracing it, tomorrow, who's to say
Embracing the current situation tonight, uncertain about tomorrow
Deem love unconditional but the real world don't work that way
Considering love as unconditional, but acknowledging the challenges of the real world
When we examine it, we don't know what to say
Uncertainty and difficulty in expressing thoughts when examining love
She tells her roommates not, not to take your calls
Advising friends not to answer your calls
The severed heads line the bed, their names all burnt in the wall
Imagery of severed heads on a bed with names burned on the wall
It's just not cool to act like it's a big deal
Downplaying the significance of a situation, avoiding drama
She tells her roommates not to take your call
Repeating the advice not to answer your call
You hear her telling them from the hall
Overhearing her telling others not to answer your call
Sloppy kids get drunk and drive their cars
Describing reckless behavior of some individuals
Like Big Wheels, it's no big deal, it's no big deal
Comparing reckless actions to children's playthings, emphasizing insignificance
We create images to make our lives seem pretty
Creating positive images to make life appear more attractive
We stumble through our rooms in search of a life worth living
Struggling through life, searching for meaning
But what good does image do when we're tired and unforgiving?
Questioning the value of image when exhausted and unforgiving
The books you've read next to your bed, the words all roll in your mouth
Describing books by the bedside and the difficulty of expressing thoughts
Even if you could say just what you meant do you think you could work it out?
Questioning the ability to articulate and resolve feelings
She tells her roommates not to take your call
Reiterating the advice not to answer your call
You hear her telling them from the hall
Reinforcing the message heard from the hallway
You hang up slow scared as hell
Ending a call slowly, feeling scared
She's not kidding, this is real
Asserting the seriousness and reality of the situation
Nowhere you'd rather be than tied to a line to her
Expressing comfort in being connected to someone
Tonight you'll try again, as for tomorrow, you're not sure
Planning to attempt again tonight, unsure about the future
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