Cross Your Fingers
Resurrecting Life Amidst Crumbling Shadows
Lyrics
Look down on the body that you have grown
Reflecting on one's physical self.
Mountains stand around you they're not your own.
Feeling surrounded by challenges or obstacles that don't belong to the individual.
When white squares and bodies are all you see
Being immersed in a situation where only stark, impersonal elements are visible.
Since you broke down
Referencing a breakdown, potentially emotional or mental.
Since I broke down
Highlighting personal involvement in the breakdown.
Since we broke down
Acknowledging a shared experience of breaking down.
Now I jump into your grave and die
Symbolic act of entering a difficult situation and facing challenges.
Now my word you'll give up your whole life for me
Suggesting a commitment to sacrifice for the speaker.
And you'll be reborn big and stronger and less alive
Expecting a transformation after facing difficulties.
Cross your fingers hold your toes
Encouraging hope or optimism, expressed through a common superstitious gesture.
We're all gonna die when the building blows
Facing mortality, possibly in a catastrophic event like a building collapse.
Cross your fingers hold your toes
Reiterating the need for hope and preparation for a possible disaster.
We're all gonna die when the building blows
Emphasizing the inevitability of mortality in the face of a crisis.
And the house you were born in
Describing the deterioration of one's origins or foundational aspects.
Is crumbling at the corners
Visualizing the decay of the place of birth.
Sagging skin and feet of crows
Symbolizing aging and the effects of time on the body.
Feet of crows
Highlighting a possibly ominous or negative symbol (feet of crows).
Now I jump into your grave and die
Repetition of the symbolic act, suggesting a recurring theme or commitment.
Now my word you'll give up your whole life for me
Reiteration of the commitment to sacrifice for the speaker.
And you'll be reborn big and stronger and less alive
Anticipating personal growth but acknowledging a diminished sense of vitality.
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