Bodies in the Winter
Frozen Truths: Paper Lions' Haunting Tale of Winter Bodies
Lyrics
We walk through graveyards with our boots on
We traverse through cemeteries wearing our boots.
Leap the stranger stones
We skip over unfamiliar gravestones.
Pulled on our skies by our retriever
We are pulled on our skis by our dog, a retriever breed.
You lose your breath and hit the snow
You lose your breath and fall into the snow.
And we run by the vault where they keep all the cold bodies
We pass by the mausoleum where deceased bodies are stored, awaiting burial.
To be buried
To be interred or buried.
And I fall 'cause he's up on my back and he's so heavy
I stumble because someone heavy is on my back and it's difficult to carry.
To be carried
To be transported or carried.
Watching our breath, it collects on the window pane
We observe our breath forming condensation on the window, creating backward-readable words.
Words read backwards by you
You interpret these backward-written words.
Pushing through tunnels of snow pressing in on me
We navigate through tunnels of snow that are closing in on me.
Pulling me out by my boots
You rescue me by pulling on my boots.
Running away from the truth
We flee from facing reality.
The bodies in the winter are coming for you
The deceased bodies in the winter represent confronting inevitable consequences.
Running away from the truth
We continue to avoid confronting the truth.
The bodies in the winter are coming for you
The deceased bodies in the winter symbolize unavoidable realities.
There is a tower with a steeple if you wanna climb
There is a tall structure with a spire if you're willing to ascend it.
If you're a coward we may be hurtful, trying your best not to cry
If you're hesitant, we might be unkind, trying to suppress tears.
In the dark and the dust and what else, look around on our knees
In the darkness and dust, we search around on our knees.
The ladder's raised
The ladder is lifted or raised.
And we jump to the top where we hold by the skin of our teeth
We leap to the top where we barely hold on.
Out of the haze
We emerge from confusion or uncertainty.
Then at the top chatter stops and we take it in
Upon reaching the top, conversation stops as we absorb the view of immense figures.
Towering giants from here
Gigantic structures appear prominent from this vantage point.
Climbing back down while the darkness surrounds us
Descending while darkness envelops us, each of us disappearing sequentially.
One by one we disappear
We leave one by one.
Running away from the truth
We persist in avoiding the truth.
The bodies in the winter are coming for you
The bodies in the winter signify inevitable consequences pursuing us.
Running away from the truth
Continuing to evade facing reality.
The bodies in the winter are coming for you
The deceased bodies in the winter represent unavoidable consequences closing in on us.
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