Adelaide
Adelaide's Journey: Finding Home Amid Shadows
Lyrics
Life's been good so Adelaide
Life has been good, addressing Adelaide.
Why are you running away?
Questioning why Adelaide is running away or fleeing.
Wish you could lay those shadows down
Expressing a desire for Adelaide to let go of inner turmoil or troubles.
And find your way back home
Encouraging Adelaide to rediscover her path back home.
You cursed this hallowed ground in your own head
Adelaide has negatively perceived or cursed a sacred place within her mind.
I can't slow down
Feeling unable to reduce speed or slow down in life's pace.
I guess thats why we're always running around
Suggesting constant busyness or a perpetual state of movement.
Wish you could lay those shadows down
Reiterating the wish for Adelaide to release inner burdens and return home.
And find your way back home
Encouraging Adelaide to find her way back to where she belongs.
You cursed this hallowed ground in your own head
Reinforcing the notion that Adelaide has created a negative perception of a sacred place in her thoughts.
And all your friends, they're running wild
Adelaide's friends are depicted as being unrestrained or uncontrollable.
I could forgive you while your burn it down
Implies a willingness to forgive Adelaide despite potential destructive actions.
If you forgive me while I cry
Requesting forgiveness in return, likely for personal emotional vulnerability.
When daylight comes we'll be undone
Anticipating vulnerability or a sense of being exposed when daylight arrives.
There's time to rest your tired bones
Emphasizing the opportunity to find rest and relaxation.
And sleep off the drugs
Suggesting the need to recover from the effects of intoxication or figurative 'drugs.'
Now she's dead and gone away
Implies that Adelaide is no longer alive or has departed.
But at night I sometimes dream about you Adelaide
Expressing thoughts of dreaming about Adelaide during the nighttime.
When morning comes, another day
Reflecting on thoughts of Adelaide when a new day begins.
I lay awake and think about you Adelaide
Continued contemplation about Adelaide while lying awake in the morning.
Whoa Adelaide!
An exclamation calling out to Adelaide.
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