A Midlife's Tale
Rediscovering Life's Magic: A Midlife's Tale Unveiled
Lyrics
My neighbour does some funny things
Observing the unconventional behavior of the speaker's neighbor
He's got three kids and he's got six drinks to go
Describing the neighbor's family and his drinking habits
Before he sleeps tonight
Highlighting the neighbor's routine before bedtime
Singing liberation songs out on the front veranda
Depicting the neighbor singing songs of freedom on the porch
My neighbour falls asleep out there
Describing the neighbor falling asleep outdoors
He wakes up the next morning with the sun
Depicting the neighbor waking up with the morning sun
And it reminds him that it's time, it's off to work we go
Connecting waking up with the realization of going to work
It's always one day starting way behind another
Expressing a sense of consistently being behind in life
Get it back now, get it back now, get it back now
Repeating the urgency to reclaim lost aspects of life
Dreaming is a casual thing you do if you belief
Viewing dreaming as a casual activity for those who believe
And just by chance one day the loverly things will come
Suggesting that lovely things may come by chance
True
Acknowledging the truth in the randomness of life's blessings
But he's way past thinking that, it's now a day by day
Shift in perspective to a day-by-day approach to life
Proposal
Referring to life as a continuous proposal
He's lost his magic, christ, he'd like to get it back now
Expressing a desire to regain lost magic or enthusiasm
Get it back now, get it back now, get it back now
Reiterating the urgency to reclaim lost aspects of life
Once upon a time there were so many plans
Recalling a time of many plans, holidays, and romance
Holidays and blossoms and some find romance
Reflecting on past experiences of joy and love
But it's all behind him now, there's no game plan to be
Emphasizing that those times are now in the past
Followed
Stating that there is no longer a clear plan to follow
He's lost his magic, christ, he'd like to get it back now
Expressing a desire to regain lost magic or enthusiasm
Get it back now, get it back now, get it back now
Reiterating the urgency to reclaim lost aspects of life
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