West
Chasing Dreams Through Crooked Roads
Lyrics
Familiar ground's a distant thing
Familiar ground is elusive when navigating unfamiliar and winding paths.
When you travel vague and crooked roads
Traveling on uncertain roads makes the sun appear like a wound on empty skies.
And the sun's a scab on vacant skies
There's a persistent hope for solitude despite the journey.
Now we always hope we're still alone
There's too much time for idle minds
Too much time leads to wandering thoughts; imagination can be unsettling.
Imagination's armed with hooks and knives
Fears are quantified as a way to pass the time.
We count our fears to pass the time
Even when tired, staying vigilant is crucial.
Tired or not, don't close your eyes
A picket fence
Desire for a conventional life symbolized by a picket fence and painted house.
A painted house
A quiet life
-One where our days are calm
Aspiration for peaceful days and nights characterized by tranquility.
And night's are spent in kind
One where our hopes and dreams
Dreams and hopes that seem achievable in this ideal life.
Are attainable things
One where time can't reach
A life where time cannot impose its influence.
Gain half the plains now
Attempting to possess a significant portion of the plains.
Cut mountain chains down
Breaking down metaphorical mountain chains.
Sleep when you can
Encouragement to rest whenever possible, unaware of impending darkness.
You can't know how the night's fall
Uncertain about the fall of the night.
Things will be better there
Optimistic anticipation of a better future.
Things will be good there
Belief that things will be positive in that future.
Don't stop to think
Urging to pursue dreams without overthinking.
Just chase the dream we're chasing
Chasing a collective dream with determination.
I smell the fireplace
Sensory imagery of a comforting fireplace.
Warm light, a warm face
Depiction of warmth and familiarity.
A quiet life
Returning to the desire for a tranquil life.
A life, a life, a life, a life
Repetition emphasizing the essence of life.
A life along the breeze
Life moving smoothly, akin to a breeze.
The dogs came at midnight
Unexpected disturbance symbolized by dogs arriving at midnight.
Guns drawn and eye's bright
Dogs are aggressive, armed, and alert.
I heard them laughin'
Laughter possibly indicating a malevolent presence.
Black voices scratchin'
Dark forces causing discomfort or distress.
Black wind they move like
Comparing the disturbing force to a relentless black wind.
Our lives ain't worth the millions
Questioning the worth of lives in the face of overwhelming odds.
As dog's tear the canvas
Destruction represented by dogs tearing through a canvas.
Flies on the carcass
Flies on a carcass symbolize decay and disruption.
But it buys the time we need
Sacrifices made to buy essential time.
The dogs came at midnight
Reiteration of the disturbance caused by dogs at midnight.
The dogs came at midnight
The dogs came at midnight
-And I always hear them laughing
Perpetual awareness of the unsettling laughter of these midnight visitors.
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