Lyrics
Young man looking for answers no one wants to give
Young man searching for answers that others are unwilling to provide.
Waiting on a hand to hold on to emerging from the dark
Anticipating support, seeking someone to hold onto, emerging from a challenging period.
Young man with hopes and dreams and years eager to be lived
Young man filled with aspirations, dreams, and years eager to be experienced.
A bright light covered by curtains peeking through tirelessly
A promising light obscured by obstacles, persistently peering through curtains.
Look what you'll be
Reflecting on the potential future.
Look what you'll get
Considering the outcomes and consequences.
Grown man busy man struggling to be on time
Grown man, occupied and struggling to meet deadlines.
Heavy heart and heavy chest, many burdens on your back
Weighed down by a heavy heart and burdens, feeling the pressure on one's back.
Grown man there's no escape, you built it all yourself
Grown man acknowledging responsibility, recognizing that the situation is self-created.
You only get the signs now once you've past them by
Realizing the significance of signs only after they have been missed.
Look what you are
Reflecting on one's current state.
Look where you're going
Considering the future direction and destination.
Old man, welcome your end
An old man acknowledging the inevitability of his end.
You've been wishing it but you're not ready yet
Expressing a desire for the end but not feeling fully prepared for it.
Old man you thought you could stand the time
Old man overestimating the ability to endure the passage of time.
A life of dreams wiped out in a sigh
A life filled with dreams vanishing in an instant.
Old man these regrets won't fill your hands
Regrets in old age, insufficient to fulfill or grasp.
Dust and dead leaves will do instead
Dust and dead leaves as symbols of emptiness and decay.
Old man, look back and see
Old man, retrospecting and evaluating the positive impact of past actions.
The good you've done
Acknowledging the goodness accomplished in one's life.
Your shadow knows
A metaphorical reference to the enduring influence and knowledge within one's shadow.
You've just begun
Suggesting that despite the perceived end, there is still much to unfold and experience.
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