Berkeley
Decoding Love's Choices: Plastic Picnic's Berkeley Insights
Lyrics
Who decides that we need love each time it lets you down?
Questioning the authority or mechanism that determines the need for love after experiencing disappointment.
Keeps you crawling back for more.
Highlighting the persistent attraction or compulsion to return for more love despite past letdowns.
In your favourite evening gown, smiling with your head down.
Describing a person, possibly the listener, adorned in a favorite evening gown, smiling but with a lowered head, suggesting a mix of joy and introspection.
And no ones here to leave you out.
Suggesting a feeling of isolation or abandonment with the absence of anyone to exclude or leave out.
Now in the golden hour,
Introducing a moment in time, the "golden hour," possibly symbolizing a period of reflection or realization.
with your head down, blinded by your lack of doubt.
Describing a state of being blinded by confidence, possibly unwarranted, during the golden hour.
They got the best of you, spit you out before they chew.
Reflecting on past experiences where others took advantage and discarded the person before fully understanding them.
Clear the o and no ones here to let you loose.
Playing with the words "clear the o" and expressing a sense of liberation as no one is present to confine or restrain.
Who decides in the early stage of life
Pondering the early stages of life and questioning the authority that determines who should remain in one's life.
who should stay? Don't you ever feel afraid.
Encouraging the listener to face life with courage and not succumb to fear when deciding who to keep close.
In the urgency of the day
Highlighting the urgency of making decisions in the course of daily life.
Who let you in?
Pose a question, possibly directed at someone who gained access or influence, questioning the basis of their entry.
Now in the golden hour,
Reintroducing the golden hour, suggesting a cyclical theme or a continuing reflection on life.
spotted down on Valerie you see it changing colours now.
Observing changes in someone named Valerie during the golden hour, possibly metaphorical for transformations in life.
And the moment never helps so you focus on
Expressing the ineffectiveness of moments in bringing relief, leading to a focus on personal success or prosperity.
your wealth, wear the suit swallow the pill.
Encouraging conformity to societal expectations, symbolized by wearing a suit and accepting challenges represented by swallowing the pill.
Who let you in?
Repeating the question about who granted access, suggesting a continued uncertainty or introspection about one's relationships.
Who decides in the early stage of life
Reiterating the theme of questioning authority in the early stages of life and deciding who should be kept close.
who should stay? Don't you ever feel afraid.
Encouraging resilience in the face of fear when deciding who to keep in one's life.
In the urgency of the day
Stressing the importance of facing life's challenges with courage and decisiveness.
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