With the Taste of Metal on Its Tongue
Eternal Echoes: Nostalgia and Metal Tongues
Lyrics
I can't believe how reluctant the warmth has been
I am surprised by how hesitant warmth has been.
As we wait
We are in a state of anticipation.
And the shitty cars that jumped the gun
Referring to cars that started too early or acted prematurely.
They blast their stereos till the windows shake
These cars play loud music until the windows vibrate.
With the sound
Referring to the loud sound produced by the cars.
Yesterday you and me drove out to the place
Recalling a past experience of driving together.
Where the sun
Describing a location where the sun is prominent.
Shoots down from outer space
Imagery of the sun's rays reaching the Earth.
And shines off everyone standing there
The sun's reflection on people, perhaps signifying shared experiences.
Dumbfounded in drive-thru lanes
People standing in confusion at drive-thru lanes.
Or the hospital parking lot
Or in a hospital parking lot, a place of uncertainty.
On the brink of Pontiac
Referring to a critical point in time, on the edge of change.
Well, I still remember how it used to be
Reflecting on how things used to be.
When the world was still young
Nostalgia for a time when the world was young.
It broke in the morning
Describing a past event breaking in the morning.
It settled in the dusk
Settling or calming down in the evening.
With the taste of metal on its tongue
A metaphorical reference to a time marked by harshness or difficulty.
I buried an old lifetime in the off-ramp's fresh overgrowth mess
Burying memories in the mess of overgrown vegetation near an off-ramp.
Where blue jays and cardinals and starlings and darlings of the scene obsolesce
Obsolete scenes with birds like blue jays and cardinals.
As the night shuts down all the big-box stores open up for the day
Nightfall leading to the opening of big-box stores.
As the day wears on all the traffic lights dangle and blink their lives away
As the day progresses, traffic lights losing vitality.
We're dumbfounded in a set of clothes
Feeling bewildered in old clothes purchased years ago.
That were bought years ago
These clothes are from a bargain bin, indicating their low value.
From some bargain bin
Items known by grandmothers, implying a connection to the past.
That our grandmother's knew before they'd go home
Recalling a time when grandmothers would go home.
I still remember how it used to be
Reflecting on past experiences when the world was young.
When the world was still young
A repetition emphasizing nostalgia for youth.
It woke in the morning
The world waking up in the morning of the past.
It settled in the dusk
Settling or calming down in the evening of the past.
With the taste of metal on its tongue
Repeating the metaphor of a challenging time with a metallic taste.
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