Boobytrapped
Unveiling the Liberation: Matthew Good's Journey from Booby-Trapped to Freedom
Lyrics
Sometimes I drive at night
Sometimes, I drive during the night.
Sit in the empty parking lots of strip malls
I sit in the empty parking lots of strip malls.
Sometimes I feel quiet
At times, I feel quiet and reflective.
Like a lake must after the summer's gone
Comparing the quiet feeling to a lake after summer has passed.
Close my eyes
I close my eyes.
The wind comes up
The wind comes up, suggesting a change or realization.
Stood in a field
Recalling a moment standing in a field.
You silhouetted against the sun
You are silhouetted against the sun, creating a vivid image.
Like you've been waiting
It seems like you've been waiting for something.
And it's been years
The wait feels long, as if years have passed.
And I ain't booby-trapped no more
Declaring that the speaker is no longer emotionally trapped or constrained.
I ain't booby-trapped no more
Reiteration of the speaker's liberation from being emotionally trapped.
Sometimes I drive at night
Repetition of driving at night and seeking solitude.
Sit in the empty parking lots of stadiums
Now in the empty parking lots of stadiums, indicating a change in location.
Sometimes I feel tired
Expressing a feeling of tiredness, possibly emotional fatigue.
Like an H-bomb must feel its uranium
Comparing the tired feeling to the state of an H-bomb and its uranium core.
Close my eyes
Similar to line 5, the speaker closes their eyes.
The wind comes up
The wind comes up again, suggesting a recurring theme of change.
Down in a valley
Describing a valley and an old stone house, perhaps a metaphor for memories.
An old stone house
Suggesting a location where someone has been waiting for a long time.
Where you've been waiting
Reiterating the idea of waiting for years.
All these years
Declaring the speaker is no longer emotionally trapped, echoing lines 11 and 12.
And I ain't booby-trapped no more
Reiteration of the speaker's emotional liberation.
I ain't booby-trapped no more
Final confirmation of the speaker's freedom from emotional entrapment.
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