Modern World
Unveiling the Immature Modern World
Lyrics
There is a lie
There is a falsehood or deception
That traces the spine
The deception runs along the spine, a metaphor for a hidden aspect
Of some suburban
Referring to a suburban area
Telephone line
A telephone line in the suburban setting
What I'm meant
What I should rely upon or trust
To rely upon
Revealed to be sand, not stone - implying instability or unreliability
Revealed to be
Revelation that challenges trust
Sand, not stone
Metaphorically, uncertainty instead of stability
Don't ask! Don't ask!
An emphatic request not to inquire further
Don't ask me how it feels
An unwillingness to explain the emotional experience
The same as any other fear
Fear being compared to other fears, suggesting a commonality
It's an immature modern world
Commentary on the contemporary world being immature or underdeveloped
A promise that was made to her
Reference to a promise made to a female figure
An immature modern world
Reiteration of the immature state of the modern world
A promise that was made
Repetition of the promise made
It's an immature modern world
Continuation of the commentary on the immature modern world
The same thing that she's always heard
Similar experiences being repeatedly heard by the female figure
An immature modern world
Reiteration of the immature state of the modern world
A promise that was made (hey hey hey!)
Repetition of the promise made with an emphatic vocal expression
So this is what
Reflection on what one leaves behind
You leave behind
Everyday experiences being compared to a consolation prize
Every day
Reference to routine or daily life
Some new consolation prize
New and perhaps inadequate rewards or compensations
What I've heard
Personal experience of hearing something repeatedly
My whole life long
A lifetime of hearing the same old song or story
From the grave
Metaphorically, advice or wisdom from the past
The same old song
Continuation of the repetition of the same old story
Don't ask! Don't ask!
Emphatic request not to inquire further
Don't ask me how it feels
Repetition of the unwillingness to explain a certain emotional experience
The same as any other fear
Reiteration of the fear being similar to other fears
(Don't ask! Don't ask!
Emphatic repetition of the request not to inquire further
Don't ask me how it feels!
Repetition of the unwillingness to explain the emotional experience
Don't ask! Don't ask!
Emphatic repetition of the request not to inquire further
Don't ask me how it feels!
Repetition of the unwillingness to explain the emotional experience
Hey hey!)
Emphatic vocal expression
It's an immature modern world
Commentary on the contemporary world being immature or underdeveloped
A promise that was made to her
Reference to a promise made to a female figure
Another cheap old lie conceived
Characterizing the promise as another deceptive and old lie
To keep her under lock and key
Suggesting the deceptive promise is a means of control
It's an immature modern world
Continuation of the commentary on the immature modern world
Waiting like Faith said we would
Waiting, possibly for change or improvement as indicated by Faith
An immature modern world
Reiteration of the immature state of the modern world
A promise that was made
Reference to a promise made
A promise that was made!
Repetition of the promise made
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