Lyrics
Mercury is rising still
Mercury rising signifies increasing temperature or intensity.
Turn the fan on high
Turning the fan on high suggests trying to cool down or cope with the rising heat.
I won't step on my own shadow
Refusing to confront one's own flaws or weaknesses symbolized by "shadow."
No-one wants to cry
Expressing a desire to avoid sadness or emotional distress.
Someone put a pox on me
Feeling cursed or hexed by someone.
I spit in their eyes
Defiantly reacting to the curse, resisting negativity.
Summer turns to high
Highlighting the transition from spring to summer.
Lift my bed sheet keep in sandles
Ensuring comfort and relaxation by adjusting the surroundings.
Circle search and there are candles
Searching for something (possibly metaphorical) with the aid of candles.
Summer's here but night is raising hopes and dragonflies
Contrasting the brightness of summer days with the raising of hopes and dragonflies, possibly alluding to fleeting nature.
If those hopes are overshadowed by cotton-candy, caramel-wafer
Suggesting that optimistic expectations may be overshadowed by fleeting pleasures like cotton-candy and caramel-wafer, hinting at superficial distractions.
Summer turns to high
Reiteration of the theme, emphasizing the turning point of summer reaching its peak.
Summer turns to high
-Summer turns to high
-Summer turns to high
-After wine and nectarines the fireflies in turn
After indulging in wine and nectarines, fireflies become prominent.
Move like syrup through the evening with the sweet reign
Describing the movement of fireflies through the evening like syrup, possibly symbolizing a slow and sweet progression of time.
I won't fight for can't happen
Resignation or acceptance that some things are beyond control.
I'm preoccupied
Being mentally occupied or absorbed in thoughts.
Summer turns to high
Repeating the idea that summer is reaching its peak intensity.
Summer turns to high
-Summer turns to high
-Summer turns to high
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