Motions
Navigating Life's Needle: Embracing Change Through the Motions
Lyrics
Push the needle watch it spin
Pushing forward and observing the movement like a spinning needle
On a compass how can westward always win
Questioning why the direction of westward movement always seems dominant on a compass
It's feeble and it's certain
Contradictory emotions or thoughts that are both weak and definite
When you're staring at a record skipping
Feeling stuck or caught in a repetitive cycle, analogous to a skipping record
And there's a pain inside my chest
Sensation of pain or discomfort within the chest
Sharpest when I'm falling into bed
The pain intensifies when settling into bed or during vulnerable moments
It's feeble and it's certain
Similar to line 3, a recurring theme of conflicting yet definite feelings
Everything in life is moving, moving
Life is constantly in motion and evolving
It's a conversation killer
A subject or statement that abruptly ends conversations
Standing at the edge of two divides
Being at a critical point between two opposing situations
It's simple and it's certain
Similar to lines 3 and 7, emphasizing the duality of simplicity and certainty
If it's moving you can bet that it's alive
Anything in motion indicates life or vitality
Can you lean into the tension
Encouraging embracing tension or discomfort for growth
Cause change is not at fault
Change isn't to blame for discomfort; it's part of a natural rhythm
It's just moving to the rhythm
Life moves according to a rhythm, despite feeling mechanical or automatic
But we go straight through the motions
Continuously going through routines despite external opinions
No matter what they say
Persistence despite what others might say or think
You know we'll make it back there either way
Confidence in finding the way back despite challenges
Well time'll only tell
Time is the only way to determine outcomes; future is uncertain
The future never waits
The future doesn't pause for anyone; it continues irrespective of readiness
Maybe we can waste today
Suggesting the possibility of wasting the present day
Take the moment after dark
Taking advantage of moments of obscurity or nighttime
We were hidden in a house beneath the stars
Recalling a past memory of being hidden under the stars
But something else was shining
Something else, apart from the stars, caught attention
Was it beautiful and blinding
Wondering if that something was both attractive and overwhelming
Oh mirror mirror tell the truth
Questioning the honesty of reflections or past experiences
Cause living in the past was never you
Rejecting the idea of dwelling solely in the past
But take the invitation
Encouraging embracing change or new experiences
There's magic in the changing
Belief in the enchantment or wonder associated with change
But we go straight through the motions
Continuously going through routines despite external opinions (repeated line)
No matter what they say
Persistence despite what others might say or think (repeated line)
You know we'll make it back there either way
Confidence in finding the way back despite challenges (repeated line)
Well time'll only tell
Time is the only way to determine outcomes; future is uncertain (repeated line)
The future never waits
The future doesn't pause for anyone; it continues irrespective of readiness (repeated line)
Maybe we can waste today
Suggesting the possibility of wasting the present day (repeated line)
Was it beautiful and blind, was it beautiful and blinding, was it beautiful
Reiteration of the question about something being attractive and overwhelming
But we go straight through the motions
Continuously going through routines despite external opinions (repeated line)
No matter what they say
Persistence despite what others might say or think (repeated line)
You know we'll make it back there either way
Confidence in finding the way back despite challenges (repeated line)
Well time'll only tell
Time is the only way to determine outcomes; future is uncertain (repeated line)
The future never waits
The future doesn't pause for anyone; it continues irrespective of readiness (repeated line)
Maybe we can waste today
Suggesting the possibility of wasting the present day (repeated line)
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