Summit City
Summit City Ascent: Conquering Heights and Confronting Shadows
Lyrics
Behold the golden glow at the treacherous peak
Expressing admiration for the radiant glow at the dangerous summit.
Anything you want if you can cope with the climb
Suggesting that achieving desires is possible with perseverance in the face of challenges.
Everyone below sweats, blistering heat
Describing the struggle of those below, facing intense heat.
Kingdom in the sky, could be your life if you try
Portraying the summit as a metaphorical kingdom attainable through effort.
Don't shoot from the hip
Advising against impulsive actions or decisions.
Don't lose your grip
Cautioning against losing control or stability.
Better watch your step
Emphasizing the importance of being careful and mindful in the journey.
You'd better come correct
Stressing the need to approach the challenge with the right attitude.
If you're gonna go higher
Encouraging aiming higher but with a warning to shed unnecessary burdens.
Gotta drop that dead weight
Advising to let go of hindrances or things holding one back.
Better make damn sure to watch it fall
Warning to be cautious about potential consequences of actions.
Cause that could well be your fate
Highlighting the significance of being careful as one's fate may be at stake.
Highlighting our violent tendencies
Pointing out and acknowledging aggressive tendencies within individuals.
It's me and mine, not us
Emphasizing a sense of individuality rather than collective identity.
I will feel their breeze
Expressing the personal experience of feeling the breeze created by others.
But my ten dollar boots
Noting the degradation of personal possessions, possibly reflecting personal challenges.
Are falling apart again
Describing the physical wear and tear of personal belongings.
I could, I could spend a little more this time
Contemplating spending more for personal improvement but considering practical necessities.
But how would I eat then
Raising the dilemma of choosing between personal improvement and basic needs like food.
Where the smog clears, life grows green from the sheer
Describing a place where clarity emerges, and life thrives due to the absence of pollution.
Feels like I've climbing for days
Expressing the exhaustion of a prolonged effort or journey.
Think I'm being watched by the ones at the top
Suspecting surveillance or scrutiny from those in power.
And one misstep is all that it takes
Highlighting the precarious nature of the journey, where a single mistake can have serious consequences.
Highlighting our violent tendencies
Reiterating the acknowledgment of aggressive tendencies, possibly in a broader societal context.
It's me and mine that slip and descend through the breeze
Highlighting the individual or personal experience of slipping and descending amidst the breeze.
Falling
Symbolizing a fall or decline from the summit.
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