Lyrics
Today there was a stream where a walker walked alone. Whistling a tune that drifted up through a tree and stirred up a bird before it was heard by a girl. Today there was a vision of a house burning on a television, in a room inside an eye- in a head topped by a brown curl. a telephone ring, in the middle of the night was said to cause fright in a dark house lived in by a family of four.
Depicts a solitary walker by a stream, whistling a tune, and triggering a bird's flight, noticed by a girl.
Today is almost tomorrow, and if I think- not quite yesterday. but all this ahead, that sees not, would at the foot of its bed, and tomorrow is not quite yesterday. Tomorrow's not quite yesterday..
Reflects on the passage of time, with a blurred distinction between today, tomorrow, and yesterday.
Last time I saw you, you didn't have brown hair. Now my foot falls don't echo in your halls no more and creeping up the stairs to your room, stick close id stay to the walls stick so close to the wall that the stairs don't creak at all.
Describes a change in someone's appearance (brown hair), with the narrator avoiding making noise as they approach.
And I think I would know! l
Expresses uncertainty or doubt about someone or something.
ast time I heard you at the table, I could feel that, I was a a fear and I'm a ghost and, now all my words have fears of mine alone.
Recalls a past encounter where the narrator felt fear, emphasizing their ghostly nature and isolation.
terradina!?
Introduces the term "terradina" without clear context or meaning.
and today after the whistling; you sang to the same old tune. Would you talk to me as if I'm real to you?
Describes a moment when the person, after whistling, sings the same old tune, questioning if they see the narrator as real.
Know what about me? What did you do, no one that's in need, nobody looks quite like you. No today is not quite like yesterday. No today is not yesterday- but today was not a good one.
Raises questions about the narrator's identity and actions, suggesting a sense of alienation and a challenging day.
Last time I saw you, you didn't have brown hair and now my foot falls don't echo in your halls no more, I went up to your room, all my fears are mine alone.
Reiterates the change in appearance and the narrator's fear, emphasizing their solitude.
today a call could not go through.
Indicates a failed attempt to make a call on a particular day.
today a window will feel not you, today a bird stirred not in its nest..
Portrays a window that remains unresponsive, and a bird that does not stir in its nest on a given day.
today, shall we say was not the very best
Suggests that the day in question was not the best.
terradina!?
Repeats the term "terradina" without clarifying its meaning.
last time I heard you at the table, I could feel that, I was a a fear and I'm a ghost and now all my words have fears of mine alone.
Recalls a previous encounter at a table where the narrator felt fear and emphasizes their ghostly existence.
terradina!?
Reiterates the mysterious term "terradina" without additional context.
Would you talk to me as if I could be real to you?
Poses a direct question about whether the person would treat the narrator as if they were real.
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