Waste of Time
Embracing Futility: Matt F Basler's Reflection on Love and Loss
Lyrics
It's a waste of time
Expressing that something is not worthwhile.
It's a waste of feeling fine
Emphasizing that feeling good is also futile.
A machine that's failing by design
Describing a malfunctioning machine designed to fail.
Keep my grip on sand
Struggling to maintain stability, akin to holding onto sand.
Keep my head above demand
Coping with pressure and responsibilities to stay afloat.
Watch the birds fly from the bush and hand
Observing freedom and escape, possibly futile.
A denial of the last command
Rejecting a final order or decree.
In the way that I could fall for you
Exploring vulnerability and the risk of falling in love.
In the way that I have fallen through
Reflecting on a past experience of falling.
Invented what was true
Suggesting the invention or fabrication of truth.
What else can I do
Expressing a sense of helplessness or limited options.
It's a wasted crime
Labeling a certain action or emotion as a wasted crime.
To be cut down past your prime
Regretting being reduced or defeated before one's prime.
Shoot an arrow where we draw our lines
Symbolic use of arrows and lines, possibly referencing conflict.
It's the hate of you I can't deny
Acknowledging an undeniable feeling of hate.
In the way that I could fall for you
Reiterating the risk of falling in love.
In the way that I have fallen through
Recalling a previous experience of falling.
Invented what was true
Highlighting the creation of a fabricated truth.
What else can I do
Questioning available options or courses of action.
And we built our shrines
Building symbolic monuments on the wreckage of personal integrity.
On the ruins of our spines
Suggesting that nothing else is worth attempting.
There is nothing else I need to try
Implying a sense of completion or resignation.
In the way that I could fall for you
Revisiting the theme of vulnerability and the risk of falling in love.
In the way that I have fallen through
Reflecting on a previous experience of falling.
Entertain the ways that I have been obtuse
Considering and acknowledging past mistakes or insensitivity.
It's an exercise without a use
Labeling an action as pointless or without purpose.
It's a waste of time
Reiterating the idea that something is not worthwhile.
It's a waste of time
Emphasizing again that it is a waste of time.
It's a waste of time
Continuing to express the futility of the situation.
It's a waste of time
Repeating the assertion that it is a waste of time.
It's a waste of time, waste of time
Stressing the theme of wasted time.
It's a waste of time, waste of time
Reaffirming the idea of time being squandered.
It's a waste of time
Concluding with a final assertion that it is a waste of time.
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