Roadkill
Eternal Decay: Reflecting on Life's Losses Through Roadkill
Lyrics
I drive by the same roadkill
I observe the same dead animals on the road
Twice a day
Twice daily, the sight repeats
Three months and it's still there
For three months, the remains persist
Rotting away
Deteriorating over time
How many years of living are wasted by man
Reflection on the years wasted by humanity
How many paths of desire will ruin the land
Contemplation on the destructive impact of desires on the environment
I'll mourn for the mother who grieves
Expression of empathy for a grieving mother
I was born once too
Acknowledgment of personal birth
Soon for the blood on your sleeves
Anticipation of remorse for the bloodstains on someone's sleeves
Stained and still you knew
The stains persist despite awareness
It wasn't s'pposed to happen like this
Discontent with the unexpected course of events
I drive by the same houses
Observation of deteriorating houses during drives
Falling apart
Structures falling apart
Unused and decaying
Abandoned and decaying, yet considered works of art
Works of art
Reflection on plans for closure and their timeliness
How many plans for closure could make it in time
Contemplation on the acts of violence required to complete a crime
How many acts of violence to finish your crime
Expressing empathy for a grieving mother (repeated theme)
I'll mourn for the mother who grieves
Acknowledgment of personal birth (repeated theme)
I was born once too
Anticipation of remorse for the bloodstains on someone's sleeves (repeated theme)
Soon for the blood on your sleeves
The stains persist despite awareness (repeated theme)
Stained and still you knew
Discontent with the unexpected course of events (repeated theme)
It wasn't s'pposed to happen like this
Observation of the same roadkill (repeated theme)
I drive by the same roadkill
Twice daily, with diminishing remains
Twice a day
Each time, there's less to see
There's less of you each time
Aversion to facing the reality
I look away
Choosing to look away from the diminishing roadkill
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