Lyrics
Like a thread
Expressing fragility or delicacy, like a thread.
Around your neck
Symbolizing a burden or restraint around someone's neck.
Writing cheques
Metaphor for promises or commitments made in writing.
You'll never spend
Suggesting unfulfilled promises or unused potential.
Featherweight
Describing lightness or lack of substance.
The way you bend
Referring to flexibility or adaptability.
To sedate
Implies using sedation as a coping mechanism.
To make amends
Attempting to reconcile or make up for past mistakes.
For years and years you light the way
Highlighting a long duration of providing guidance or illumination.
Four years to burn away that pain
Expressing a prolonged effort to overcome pain or suffering.
And there is nothing left to take
Suggesting emptiness or a lack of remaining options.
This weight
Referring to a burdensome emotional load.
Cast your bets
Encouraging taking risks or making bets in life.
Let it shift
Allowing for change or transformation.
Shed your skin
Metaphor for shedding old identities or habits.
Chrysalis
Symbolizing a transformative or developmental phase.
You try to mend
Attempting to repair or heal wounds.
You try again
Emphasizing persistence or repeated efforts in healing.
Time for time
Indicating the passage of time without resolution.
And never end
Suggesting an ongoing, possibly endless, process.
For years and years you light the way
Reiterating the theme of providing guidance over time.
Four years to burn away that pain
Continuing the narrative of overcoming prolonged pain.
And there is nothing left to take
Reinforcing a sense of emptiness or exhaustion of options.
This weight
Recalling the weight of emotional burdens.
Heavy rain close to home
Describing a significant and impactful rain close to home.
Skin is gaunt, lilac, chrome
Depicting physical appearance as thin, pale, and metallic.
There's something in the water
Suggesting an intangible presence or influence in the surroundings.
On my way home
On the way home, possibly hinting at a journey or return.
Something in the water
Repeating the idea of something impactful in the water.
Oh, I was wrong
Admitting a previous misconception or mistake.
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