Sleeping Beauty
Awakening from Life's Slumber
Lyrics
As I drove away over the dead leaves of your southern town
Leaving a town symbolized by dead leaves, implying a sense of decay or the end of something.
I watched you wave and wave, in the mirror I saw you wave
Observing a farewell, possibly suggesting a reluctant departure.
As the autumn fell, until I made my turn and I said oh well
Acknowledging the changing season of autumn and accepting the inevitability of leaving.
This could well bee the last time I see your beautiful hands
Contemplating the possibility that this might be the final encounter with someone's beautiful hands.
Your frozen hands your trembling hands that could not hold on
Describing hands that are frozen and trembling, unable to hold on, possibly to warmth or truth.
To any heart that's warm to any lie that's cold your hands
Highlighting the paradox of hands that burn in the sun but can't hold onto warmth or sincerity.
Were made to burn in the sun
Suggesting a contradiction in the purpose or fate of the hands, possibly a metaphor for unfulfilled potential.
I like to get there safe I like to get my sleep
Expressing a desire for safety during the journey and the importance of getting enough rest.
Selfish with my time like it was something I could keep
Admitting a selfish attitude toward time, treating it as a possession to be kept.
Oh but you know the truth it never helped you much
Recognizing that acknowledging the truth doesn't necessarily provide much help.
It only beat it drum it woke sleeping beauty up too much
The truth is disruptive, awakening "sleeping beauty" too much, possibly indicating a harsh reality or realization.
It woke her up too much [Repeat x2]
Repetition of the idea that the truth disrupts and awakens, possibly reinforcing its impact.
The bankers the liars and the thieves
Mentioning negative figures (bankers, liars, thieves) attempting to manipulate and induce fear.
They want to sell you into a life of fear
Describing an attempt to sell a life of fear under the guise of a plan for freedom.
They call it a plan that will make you free
Highlighting the illusion of freedom and the hidden costs associated with it.
But nothings free, you taught me that my dear
Emphasizing the lesson that nothing is truly free, learned from a significant other.
No one can love the way you love
Acknowledging a unique and pure form of love that is now perceived as a mistake to grieve.
With the blind purity of a honey bee
Comparing the purity of love to that of a honey bee, emphasizing its blindness and innocence.
But now that sweetness feels like a mistake I grieve
Expressing regret as the sweetness of love becomes a mistake and starts to poison life.
It poisons my life, becomes a prison I don't want to leave
Describing the love as a prison, though not wanting to leave it despite its negative effects.
As I drove away over the dead leaves
Repetition of leaving over dead leaves, possibly indicating a cyclical or recurring theme.
And merged into the stream of those who know their lines
Merging into a stream of those who know their lines, possibly suggesting conformity or following predetermined paths.
Stagnant reason why we travel so far away from our hearts
Questioning the reasons for traveling far from the heart, comparing it to being like flies caught in jars.
Like flies caught in jars
Metaphorically depicting individuals as flies caught in jars, emphasizing entrapment and lack of freedom.
Little flies buzzing in cars
Highlighting the small, insignificant nature of individuals (flies) in the context of their journey (buzzing in cars).
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