Dotted Line

Navigating Boundaries: Pinegrove's Reflection on Fantasy and Memory
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Lyrics

Ignore the wreckage on the shoulder

Contemplating the wreckage on the roadside, possibly a metaphor for life's challenges or difficulties.

I cross the border into New Jersey

Crossing into New Jersey, a physical movement or transition in the narrator's journey.

Where a dotted line from my antenna says

A dotted line from the antenna symbolizes a path or direction to follow.

May no fantasy hold my head up

Expressing a desire to be free from unrealistic fantasies or illusions.


Just another day in the polar vortex

Referencing a day in the polar vortex, possibly a challenging or harsh period.

Do I do my thing and just keep my head down?

Dilemma about whether to stay focused and low-key or return to Atlanta, facing a decision.

Or do I eclipse back to Atlanta, no

Considering going back to Atlanta.

May no fantasy hold my head up

Reiterating the desire to avoid unrealistic fantasies.

Nor may no memory fold my head in

Emphasizing the need to avoid dwelling too much on memories.


'Cause I don't know how

Expressing uncertainty or lack of knowledge about a situation.

But I'm thinkin' it'll all work out

Despite not knowing how, expressing optimism that things will work out.

'Cause I don't know how

Repeating the acknowledgment of uncertainty but maintaining a positive outlook.

But I'm thinkin' it'll all work out

Reinforcing the hope that everything will eventually fall into place.


In the night when I feel your absence

Feeling the absence of someone during the night.

Like a dotted line across my shoulder

Comparing the feeling of absence to a dotted line across the shoulder.

Like a silver vision across the desert

Describing a silver vision across the desert, possibly a metaphor for longing or distance.

May no memory hold my head up

Repeating the desire to avoid being consumed by memories.


Now the endless night and I lift my head up

Reflecting on the endless night and raising one's head, possibly a moment of introspection.

Where beyond my window a thread of light lives

Noticing a thread of light beyond the window, suggesting hope or a positive perspective.

With Manhattan Island on the horizon

Observing Manhattan Island on the horizon, a concrete image in the narrator's view.

Now may no memory hold my head up

Reiterating the wish to avoid being overly influenced by memories.

Nor may no fantasy fold my head in

Re-emphasizing the importance of avoiding unrealistic fantasies.


'Cause I don't know how

Reiterating the acknowledgment of not knowing how things will work out.

But I'm thinkin' it'll all work out

Expressing optimism and faith that things will ultimately work out.

'Cause I don't know how

Repeating the acknowledgment of uncertainty but maintaining a hopeful perspective.

But I'm thinkin' it'll all work out

Reinforcing the belief that, despite uncertainty, everything will work out positively.

'Cause I don't know how

Continuing the theme of uncertainty but expressing a positive outlook.

But I'm thinkin' it'll all work out

Reiterating the uncertainty while maintaining a hopeful attitude.

'Cause I don't know how

Emphasizing the persistent optimism despite not knowing the resolution.

But I'm thinkin' it'll all work out

Closing with the repeated conviction that things will work out positively.

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