Lyrics
I find I'm humming the songs of Paul Simon
Finding oneself humming Paul Simon's songs, indicating a personal connection or resonance with the artist's music.
In my cap and raincoat
Wearing a cap and raincoat, possibly suggesting a contemplative or reflective state in adverse weather conditions.
Are we just a pile of hearts with staggered
Raising the question of human existence, wondering if individuals are merely a collection of hearts with uneven starts and bones.
Starts and bones
Reflecting on life's journey, with hearts having staggered beginnings, and bones symbolizing the enduring structure of individuals.
That wander over roads have been used
Describing a landscape where roads have been used, and the wandering nature of hearts and bones over these roads.
Now the highways are bruised and cars get tired.
Metaphorically portraying worn-out highways and tired cars, possibly alluding to the challenges and weariness of life's journey.
So I could be jobless and nameless, thank goodness
Expressing contentment with the prospect of being jobless and nameless, finding solace in singing in the city.
For singing in the city
Highlighting the therapeutic and fulfilling nature of singing in an urban environment.
We could be twins
Suggesting a sense of shared identity or similarity with someone else, possibly a romantic or close connection.
Everybody looks like my friends
Observing that everyone resembles the speaker's friends, emphasizing a sense of familiarity and connection with others.
I find I'm naming the trees as were passing like
Assigning names to trees while passing them, personifying nature and engaging in a whimsical act of imagination.
Richard, king of captains. All the things that we make
Referring to trees as if they have individual personalities, with "Richard, king of captains" suggesting a playful and creative mindset.
With the functions that fake us out with fiction
Commenting on human creations that deceive or mislead, using functions that generate fictional aspects until individuals become similar or "twins."
Until we are twins
Reiterating the idea of becoming twins, implying a shared experience or identity with others through the influence of constructed fictions.
And everyone looks like my friends
Continuing the theme of everyone resembling the speaker's friends, with a hint at the facade of appearances or "pretense."
Looks all pretense.
Stressing the idea that looks can be deceiving, possibly questioning the authenticity of social interactions and relationships.
We could be twins
Reiterating the potential for shared identity or experiences, emphasizing the concept of being twins with others.
I am you in me, our panoramic eyes they don't focus
Conveying a sense of unity or interconnectedness, with panoramic eyes that don't focus suggesting a broad and inclusive perspective.
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