Nothing
Finding Meaning in Silence: Mason Jennings' Reflective Journey
Lyrics
Make yourself at home, 'cause i'm going out
Expressing a willingness for the listener to feel at home while the singer goes out.
Across the street to get us some water
Heading across the street to fetch water.
'cause this water's brown, and i'm so embarrassed
Acknowledging the discolored water and feeling embarrassed about the current state but desiring the listener's presence.
To have you here but i want you around
Expressing conflicting emotions of embarrassment yet wanting the listener to stay.
Usually i'd sing, or play you my guitar
Mentioning a usual behavior of singing or playing guitar but recognizing its limitations with the listener.
But i know it won't get very far with you
Anticipating that the music won't connect deeply with the listener due to differences in taste.
'Cause you like music that makes you move
Highlighting the listener's preference for music that induces movement.
And mine has a groove, but it's nothing i can prove
Acknowledging the presence of a musical groove but expressing inability to prove its worth to the listener.
Please know what I mean
Requesting understanding for the unspoken sentiments.
When i say, nothing
Stating a profound concept - that sometimes, words or actions might mean 'nothing' in the grand scheme of things.
Things that i buy and things that i think
Reflecting on material possessions and thoughts, admitting they haven't improved life.
Haven't made this a better place to be
Expressing the ineffectiveness of acquisitions in making life better.
Drugs that i try and drinks that i drink
Acknowledging that experimentation with drugs and drinks hasn’t contributed to a better life.
Haven't made this a better place to be
Reiterating that substance use hasn’t improved the quality of life.
It's still just a room with the drums in the middle
Describing the physical space as a room with drums in the middle and a makeshift bed along the wall.
A couch along the wall that works as my bed
Depicting the simplicity and perhaps isolation of the singer's living situation.
I still have a phone that rings all day
Noting the constant ringing of the phone throughout the day.
I still have things i wish i would of said
Regretting unsaid things and unfulfilled expressions.
Please know what i mean
Reiterating the importance of understanding the unspoken.
When i say, nothing
Repeating the assertion that sometimes, words or situations mean 'nothing.'
When i say
Repeating the assertion with emphasis.
This whole thing's been hard on me
Expressing the difficulty the singer has experienced throughout the situation.
It breaks my heart, do you know what that means
Conveying emotional pain and seeking understanding from the listener.
My new place seems strange to me
Describing the singer's new living situation as unfamiliar and unsettling.
It breaks my heart, do you know what that means
Reiterating the emotional distress caused by the new situation.
It means nothing
Summarizing the overall sentiment that everything, in the end, amounts to 'nothing.'
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