Lyrics
There's a fork on the sign up the road
There's a decision point in life represented by a fork in the road.
I don't care and don't know which way it goes
The speaker is indifferent and uncertain about the direction to take.
I am down, oh I am down
The speaker expresses feeling low or depressed.
I don't want to wake you this late
The speaker hesitates to disturb someone late at night with news of departure.
To tell you I'm leaving, so just keep my things
Deciding to leave without waking the other person, leaving belongings behind.
I am down, oh I am down
The speaker continues to express a sense of being down or depressed.
I'm finally changing the locks
The speaker is taking steps to protect their mental well-being by changing locks.
That keep my brain safe and away from my thoughts
Mention of locks symbolizes a desire to keep intrusive thoughts at bay.
I am down, oh I am down
Continued expression of feeling down or depressed.
I can't remember the day that we met
The speaker can't recall the initial day of meeting the other person.
I'm happy and so glad that I can forget
The speaker is glad to forget and be happy, possibly indicating relief from a difficult memory.
The mental exhaustion that I had endured
Reference to mental exhaustion endured in the past.
I checked my head and went out the front door
The speaker checked their mental state, then left through the front door, possibly indicating a decision to move forward.
I am down, oh I am down
Continued expression of feeling down or depressed.
48 hours two nights on the road
48 hours and two nights spent on the road, possibly symbolizing a period of reflection or escape.
I stopped and pulled over to scream at my home
Stopping to express frustration or anger towards their home.
I miss you to death but that's just how these things go
Despite missing the other person, the speaker acknowledges the inevitability of separation.
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