Backsliders
Journey of Backsliders: Unveiling the Bittersweet Symphony
Lyrics
I think I know the kind of girls round here
The narrator believes they understand the type of girls in this area.
Bite their thumb at me and say distasteful things
These girls mock the narrator and make unpleasant remarks.
I can see them in their backyard limbo
The girls are seen in a relaxed, carefree state in their own space.
Pray for rain on their parade
The narrator wishes for something to disrupt their contentment.
With my taste for poison apples
The narrator has a penchant for things that might be harmful or deceptive.
There I was, I was a jaded seventeen
The narrator reflects on a time when they were disillusioned at a young age.
It’s just the weather giving me a headache
Attributing their discomfort to external conditions, not feeling like they belong.
It’s not my scene
The narrator feels out of place in the current environment.
We were backsliders, we were sliding back, we were backsliders
Reflecting on past mistakes or deviations from the expected path.
Once you have fallen, there’s no changing track, I am no fighter
Once fallen into a certain pattern, it's challenging to change course; the narrator isn’t one to fight against it.
If you ever had an inkling, baby
Questioning if someone foresaw the trouble caused by the narrator’s love.
All the trouble that my love would bring your way
Acknowledging the problems or complications caused by the narrator’s affection.
Would you still have sought my understanding
Wondering if the person would still seek understanding despite knowing the potential difficulties.
Would you have cared to learn my name?
Questioning if the person cared enough to know the narrator beyond surface details.
We are travellers in their cold country
Both the narrator and another person are outsiders in an unfamiliar or unwelcoming place.
Spoke the language but we didn’t know the rules
They tried to fit in but were unaware of the unspoken norms or expectations.
Couldn’t say that we had been mistaken
Admitting their lack of certainty or admission of being wrong in a situation.
They knew it too
Others recognized their misunderstanding as well.
We were backsliders, we were sliding back, we were backsliders
Reiterating past errors or deviations from the expected path.
Once you have fallen, there’s no changing track, I am no fighter
Once committed to a certain path, changing it becomes difficult; the narrator doesn’t tend to resist.
But I know you never had your doubts about this
Assuming the other person had no doubts about their situation or relationship.
I had always thought someday I’d feel it
The narrator always anticipated feeling a certain way, which might not have been accurate.
Maybe I was wrong to say I found it’s
Realizing or admitting a mistake about a feeling or situation.
Not me it’s you...
Shifting blame from oneself to the other person.
We were backsliders, we were sliding back, we were backsliders
Reflection on past mistakes or deviations from the norm.
Once you have fallen, there’s no changing track, I am no fighter
Once trapped in a certain pattern, changing becomes challenging; the narrator doesn’t resist.
We were backsliders, we were sliding back, we were backsliders
Reiteration of past errors or deviations from the expected path.
Once you have fallen, there’s no changing track, I am no fighter
Repeating the difficulty of changing course once committed.
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