Oxygen
Journey Beyond Infinity: Love, Loneliness, and the Cosmic OdysseyLyrics
The universe is expanding
The speaker reflects on the expansion of the universe.
The universe keeps growing
Emphasizes the continuous growth of the universe.
I reached the end of the
The speaker reaches the end of the universe but decides to keep going.
Universe, said "fuck it", kept going
Expresses a rebellious attitude, choosing to continue beyond the supposed end.
For trillions upon trillions upon
Describes an immense distance covered, emphasizing vastness.
Trillions of miles
-There was nothing, there was no one
At this point, there is nothing and no one in the vast expanse.
And then I saw a house
The speaker discovers a house with a happy couple inside, realizing it's a future vision of the speaker and the listener.
And I looked inside the house
-And sitting there was a man
-And sitting next to the man
-Was a woman, they were smiling
-They were holding each other's hands
The couple (speaker and listener) grows closer, leading to a pivotal question about the timing of the moment.
And the closer that they grеw
-I realized the couplе was me and you
-And I had one question I could ask:
The speaker questions whether the observed moment is in the future or the past.
Did this moment happen in the
-Future or the past?
-All I wanna do is travel to another universe
Expresses a desire to travel to another universe.
I'm probably the weirdest fuckin' person
Describes the speaker's sense of being socially awkward and emotionally complex, using metaphors like stargates and portals.
On this stupid Earth
-I've never been accepted by the
-People that are normal
-So I'm slippin' through a stargate, man
-I'm leavin' through a portal
-'cause I'm socially so awkward
Expresses hope not to be overlooked in an apocalyptic scenario, emphasizing independence from oxygen.
I'm emotionally bonkers
-And I'm hopin' that I'm not
-Another ghost in the apocalypse
-I don't need any oxygen
Rejects the need for oxygen, metaphorically breathing in the essence of a colorful omnipresent demon.
I'm breathin' in the essence
-Of a technicolored omnipresent demon
-In his presence
Describes the presence of a powerful entity.
And I got a lot of memories that
Reflects on painful memories, wounds, and the cost of affection.
Hurt me when I think about 'em
-Hands are full of blisters
-I was climbin' up the steepest mountain
-Every time I tripped and to the
-Bottom I just fell again
-An iridescent flower in a
-Garden full of skeletons
-And every time a wound appears
-I keep it like a souvenir
-I dip my pen into it like there's
-Gotta be some truth in here
-The cause and the effect is
Addresses the effects of affection, including condescension and messages.
That I'm constantly affected
-By the cost of your affection
-And your condescending messages
-The comedy, the misery
Touches on various themes, including comedy, misery, memories, and symbolic references like pyramids.
The convoluted memories
-The constellation symmetry
-The coffin that you built for me
-The Odyssey, the Iliad, the oddities
-The pyramids
-The harmony of spirit's when the
Highlights the harmony of spirits in fearless bonds.
Bond is truly fearless
-And I'm probably the weirdest fuckin'
Reiterates the speaker's perception of being the weirdest person in the galaxy.
Person in this galaxy
-My head is gettin' heavy full of misery
Expresses loneliness, pain, and a desire for connection, using vivid imagery like the aurora borealis and meteors.
You'd have to use a
-Guillotine to even out the chemical imbalance
-So decapitate my crown and then
-You send me into silence
-And my feet are just so horribly callused
-As I'm bleeding
-The aurora borealis and I'm
-Hopin' for some meteors
-To pour on me in showers 'cause
-I feel so fuckin' lonely
-I'm performing in a theater alone
Describes a solitary performance in a theater, emphasizing uniqueness in history.
Where no one's gathered
-And I'm probably the weirdest fuckin'
-Person in the history of His story
-I'd sell the key to heaven just
Expresses a willingness to trade for a moment of not feeling scared and a fear of being unnoticed in death.
To get to be alive
-For a moment where I don't feel scared
-That if I died right now you wouldn't care
-I am too fuckin' in love with you to ever be
Addresses intense love, a plea to be treated seriously, and the speaker feeling drained while being in love.
Only your friend
-You better treat me like an enemy
-I have used up every single drop of energy
-As long as I'm alive
-You're what's killin' me
-I am too fuckin' in love with you to ever be
-Only your friend
-You better treat me like an enemy
-I have used up every single drop of energy
-As long as I'm alive
-You're what's killin' me
Concludes with the idea that the listener's existence is simultaneously what the speaker loves and what is causing their distress.
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