Lyrics
Settled
Expressing a state of being settled, possibly in a relationship or life situation.
Tell me is this settled?
Questioning if the current state is truly settled, seeking confirmation or clarity.
Or have I downgraded
Wondering if there has been a decline or shift to an uncomfortable situation.
To uncomfortable?
Expressing discomfort and uncertainty about the current state.
I don’t like my chances
Expressing a lack of confidence or optimism about the chances of success.
On the outside
Feeling uncertain or insecure when looking at the external situation.
Familiar
Recognizing something familiar on the outside.
The sick familiarity
Describing the discomfort of recognizing something unpleasant or negative.
Of never recognising
Feeling a sense of unfamiliarity and not recognizing most things.
Almost anything
Expressing a lack of recognition and familiarity with almost everything.
Tapping at a turnstile
Symbolizing efforts to gain entry or access, possibly to an emotional or personal space.
For the inside
Expressing a desire to be on the inside, possibly of a relationship or a situation.
Baby that’s the name of it
Referring to the unnamed difficulty or challenge in life.
A name I’ve never known
Highlighting the ongoing and increasing nature of the difficulty or challenge.
And it’s only getting further
Expressing distance or separation that continues to grow over time.
The longer I go on
Indicating that the situation becomes more challenging the longer it persists.
Thinking
Engaging in deep contemplation or reflection.
I’m doing so much thinking
Emphasizing the intensity of thinking but yielding no meaningful results or solutions.
And coming up with nothing
Expressing frustration about the lack of positive outcomes from extensive thinking.
Except escape plans
Considering plans for escape, potentially from the current challenging situation.
With no money in the piggy bank
Highlighting financial difficulties with no savings in reserve.
No key to let me out the back
Expressing a lack of options or means to escape from the current situation.
Maybe I should move in
Contemplating the idea of moving in with parents as a potential solution.
With my parents if they’re free
Considering the possibility of living with parents if they are available.
I would be so quiet
Assuming a quiet and unobtrusive presence if living with parents.
And I would be so lucky
Expressing a sense of luck or fortune that might come with living with parents.
And I’d set some cash aside this time
Planning to save money for future needs or uncertainties.
And pay someone to talk
Considering paying someone for communication or counseling.
And I’d lie about the state of it
Expressing an intention to hide the true state of affairs when seeking help.
Like I’ve done ten times before
Acknowledging a history of concealing the true state of affairs multiple times before.
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