Lyrics
Not a kid but I'm alive
Acknowledging maturity and vitality despite not being a child anymore.
Crow's feet and power lines
Noticing physical signs of aging like crow's feet, and the presence of power lines as a metaphor for life's challenges.
Closed circuit in my head
Describing a closed mental loop or pattern of thoughts.
Watch my life behind my eyes
Reflecting on one's life experiences from a detached perspective.
Death in progress no disguise
Acknowledging the inevitability of death and the inability to hide from it.
Rising up from the dead
Expressing a sense of resilience and rebirth after facing challenges.
I know it's all the rage
Commenting on the popularity or trendiness of certain behaviors or attitudes.
Seen it on the news just yesterday
Referencing recent news as an example of the prevailing cultural climate.
But I've been trying to fade away
Expressing a desire to retreat or withdraw from the current state of affairs.
Keep me out keep me at bay
Repeatedly emphasizing the desire to be kept at a distance or excluded.
Keep me out keep me at bay
-Keep me out keep me at bay
-Keep me out keep me at bay
-I'll make it my next task
Committing to a new task or goal.
To stand at the back of the class
Choosing to take a less prominent role, possibly to make way for others.
Making room for the next wave
Making space for the upcoming generation or a new trend (the next wave).
Cuz now I'm getting older
Reflecting on the aging process and a decreasing warmth or passion.
And my blood is growing colder
Describing a sense of emotional detachment or numbness.
I'm moving out for the next wave
Preparing to move on and make way for the next phase of life.
Empty streets, crowded basements
Contrasting the emptiness of streets with the crowdedness of basements, symbolizing a complex and layered past.
A fractured past afraid to face this
Expressing reluctance or fear in confronting past experiences.
My days are near an end
Acknowledging the approaching end of one's days.
Weary bones, tired necks
Describing physical exhaustion and weariness.
Bodies riddled, anxious wrecks
Highlighting the toll on bodies and minds, leading to anxiety.
Things break that used to bend
Noting the loss of flexibility or adaptability in certain aspects of life.
This frame it shakes
Describing the physical frame shaking under the pressure of destiny or life's challenges.
With the strain of your fate
Expressing a sense of numbness or disconnection in the lower part of the body.
Can't feel my legs
Describing a surreal experience of observing one's own extremities.
Staring at my fingertips
Feeling disconnected and distant from the path ahead.
The path fades in my eyes
Losing sight of one's life's direction and purpose.
Threads lost in cracked lines
Metaphorically describing the unraveling or loss of life's threads.
I'll take you halfway
Committing to guide or assist others only partway, implying limitations.
Now it's the next wave
Embracing the idea of the next wave, possibly a metaphor for the future or a new generation.
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