Harder To Stay
Embracing Change: Hard Choices in a Small City
Lyrics
This city feels a size too small
This city feels too small for the singer.
Just like an old pair of jeans
Comparing the city to an old pair of jeans, suggesting familiarity.
Through the pains of growing up tall
Reflecting on the challenges of growing up tall.
They ripped at the seams
Metaphorically describing difficulties with life, likened to ripped seams.
These cozy storefront windows
Describing the cityscape with cozy storefront windows.
And three tier parking lots
Mentioning three-tier parking lots as part of the city environment.
Remind me if I don't move on,
Suggesting a need for change; if not, the singer might as well give up.
I might as well stop
Emphasizing the importance of moving on.
There's something in the air
Sensing a change in the air, a signal to leave the current situation.
That's telling me it's time to go away
Feeling compelled to go away based on the atmosphere.
It's hard to leave
Expressing the difficulty of leaving.
But it's harder to stay
Highlighting the greater challenge of staying.
I'm not turning my back on the city
Clarifying that leaving doesn't mean abandoning the city or memories.
Or the memories that I keep
Acknowledging cherished memories stored away.
Tucked away in my pocket, sometimes
These memories sometimes help the singer sleep.
They help me get to sleep
Highlighting the sentimental value of the memories.
There's something in the air
Reiterating the feeling of change in the air.
That's telling me it's time to go away
Re-emphasizing the inclination to leave.
It's hard to leave
Stating the difficulty in leaving.
But it's harder to stay
Underlining the greater challenge of staying.
But the sway of the breeze
Describing the sway of the breeze in Topanga trees.
In the warm Topanga trees
Feeling captivated or dreamy due to the natural surroundings.
Has made me a little starry-eyed
Expressing a sense of wonder and enchantment.
And I don't know how to get
Feeling uncertain about the destination.
Where I wanna end up
Expressing the difficulty in reaching the desired endpoint.
The best I can do is just drive
Resorting to driving as the best available option.
There's something in the air
Reiterating the atmospheric indication to leave.
That's telling me it's time to go away
Feeling compelled to go away.
It's hard to leave
Expressing the challenge of leaving.
But it's harder to stay
Emphasizing the greater challenge of staying.
There's something in the air
Reiterating the atmospheric signal to leave.
That's telling me it's time to go away
Stating the difficulty in leaving.
It's hard to leave
Highlighting the greater challenge of staying.
But it's harder to stay
Final emphasis on the difficulty of staying in the current situation.
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