Between the Daylight and the Dark
Journey through Twilight Emotions
Lyrics
Well, the grasses are swaying, sun's going down
Describing the setting with grass swaying and the sun setting.
Music is playing, you're weaving through town
Reference to music playing while navigating through town.
Pull into the drive way, toss it in park
Arriving home, parking the vehicle in the driveway.
You stare out of the windshield, out into the world
Reflecting on the world through the windshield.
It was all for the love of a wayward girl
Actions taken out of love for a wayward girl.
Who left you with a second place smile and a broken heart
Describing the impact of the girl's departure on the speaker.
And the streetlights are starting to flicker to life
Streetlights coming on, symbolizing the transition to night.
They glow for a minute then they get bright
Streetlights fluctuating in brightness.
Fireflies light up, circle and spark
Fireflies illuminating and creating patterns.
there's nothing really that you can do
Feeling powerless or helpless in the given situation.
Put your hands in your pockets, try to get through
Trying to cope with emotions by putting hands in pockets.
The distance between the daylight and the dark
Expressing the emotional distance between daylight and darkness.
And the front porch flags lie themselves down
Front porch flags symbolizing forgotten or neglected aspects.
Like forgotten soldiers and old wedding gowns
References to forgotten soldiers and old wedding gowns.
In closets unopened and graves without any marks
Imagery of neglected places and unmarked graves.
As the night curtains lower behind the rooftops
Describing the descent of night behind rooftops.
Shadows dance across the sidewalks
Shadows dancing on sidewalks, creating visual effects.
And ricochet off of the houses like pieces of art
Shadows bouncing off houses, resembling art pieces.
And your mind is reeling as the sky is changing
Reflecting on thoughts and emotions as the sky changes.
All you're feeling and you're re-arranging
Emotional turmoil and the process of rearranging one's feelings.
The rest of your life like lines on an old sailors chart
Comparing life's journey to lines on an old sailor's chart.
You climb back in, fire the ignition
Returning to the vehicle, starting the engine.
Put your hands on the wheel, head into the distance
Taking control and heading into an uncertain future.
The distance between the daylight and the dark
Reiterating the theme of the distance between daylight and darkness.
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