Quick as Rainbows
Ephemeral Love's Journey: Quick as Rainbows
Lyrics
As she walks home tonight
She's walking home tonight.
To her house and ignores the stars
She's heading home and disregarding the beauty of the stars.
She knows there's no-one waiting
She understands no one is waiting for her.
Tomorrow isn't clear enough
The future isn't clear enough for her to find motivation or desire.
To give her strength or make her want
There's uncertainty in the future; it doesn't inspire her.
To wake and walk in the morning.
She lacks the motivation to wake up and start the day.
And there's hope that I've taken
There's a sense of hopelessness she's experienced.
And there's drugs to make it painless
There are substances to numb her pain.
And men, we're quick as rainbows,
Men are fleeting and transient, like rainbows, elusive and temporary.
Always rare to keep her thirsty
Men are rare and elusive to maintain her interest.
And I've gone, like she'd always known.
The singer has left abruptly, as if she always expected it.
As I walk home tonight,
The singer, in a similar situation, walks home tonight.
To my house and ignore the stars,
Heading home, ignoring the beauty of the stars.
I know there's someone waiting,
The singer knows someone is waiting for him.
Tomorrow is very clear,
Tomorrow holds clarity and motivation for the singer.
It gives me strength and makes me want
The future inspires strength and motivation to start the day.
To wake and walk in the morning
The singer wants to wake up and embrace the morning.
But there's hope that I've taken
There's a sense of lost hope similar to the other person's experience.
And there's drugs to make it painless
There are substances to ease the singer's pain.
And men, we're quick as rainbows,
Men are transient, like rainbows, elusive and temporary.
Always rare to keep her thirsty
Men are rare and elusive to maintain interest, echoing the earlier sentiment.
And I've gone, like she'd always known.
The singer has left abruptly, mirroring the other person's experience.
There were times of troubled dreams of hate
The singer recalls troubled times with hate and dreams.
I'd take her down to the lake with our love
They would go to the lake, symbolizing their relationship.
Watch it swim, we'd watch it drown
Witnessing their love struggle and possibly fail.
Watch our love bob up and down.
The turmoil of their relationship, seeing it fluctuate.
And there's hope that I've taken
Reiterating the sense of lost hope and despair.
And there's drugs to make it painless
There are substances to numb the pain, repeating the theme.
And men, we're quick as rainbows,
Men are fleeting and elusive, a recurring motif.
Always rare to keep her thirsty
Men are rare and elusive, echoing previous lines.
And I've gone, like she'd always known.
The singer has left abruptly, as if it was anticipated.
Always corpses at breakfast time.
A stark image of despair, suggesting a dark, depressing atmosphere.
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