Passageway
Navigating Life's Overgrown Paths
Lyrics
What's the point in keeping a passageway
Questioning the purpose of maintaining a passageway.
if everyone fails to use it.
Expressing frustration that others are not utilizing the passageway.
If you insist on keeping that overgrown place,
If the space is left neglected and overgrown, the speaker wants no part in it.
Then I don't want to see it.
The speaker prefers not to witness the neglected area.
Don't take me in.
Strongly rejecting the invitation to enter.
Not as old as you might think,
Challenging the perception of age, implying a youthful aspect.
with limbs turning pink
Describing physical changes, like limbs turning pink, possibly associated with youth.
Don't let it in.
Warning against allowing something undesirable into one's life.
Like a coned volcanic tip,
Comparing a situation to a coned volcanic tip, suggesting intense and potentially dangerous circumstances.
Red hot and fit to flip,
Describing the intensity of the situation, ready to erupt.
The pain is real and urgent.
Acknowledging real and urgent pain in the given situation.
Tired and weak, there's swelling in your legs,
Describing physical ailments, fatigue, and swelling in the legs.
You've got yellowing skin,
Highlighting the presence of yellowing skin, a potential sign of illness.
Spider shaped vessels on your face.
Noting spider-shaped vessels on the face, possibly indicating a health issue.
They're not going to find you
Emphasizing the difficulty of being found unless actively sought after.
unless you're looking.
Encouraging active engagement in seeking or being found.
Cirrhosis of the soul,
Metaphorically referring to a soul condition as cirrhosis, suggesting damage or deterioration.
Better to toughen up with a scar
Advocating resilience through acquiring scars rather than maintaining fragile tissue.
than with the tissue.
Emphasizing the toughness gained through experience, even if marked by scars.
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