Straight
Journey through Uncertainty: Richard Buckner's 'Straight' Meaning Revealed
Lyrics
Another washout, brake lights showing
Referring to a situation where traffic has halted, brake lights indicating a stoppage or delay.
Probably gonna slow down, no way of knowing
There's a likelihood of slowing down, but uncertainty prevails regarding the extent or duration of this slowdown.
Let's hear the outline, I see where it's going
Expressing a desire to understand the plan or direction of events unfolding.
I know where it came from a bubble in the moment
Recognizing the origin of a situation as a fleeting or transient occurrence.
Someone'll find out
Implying eventual discovery or revelation by someone.
Finishing the time
Completing a period of time, possibly indicating a task or a phase.
Crashing around and one night you'll try it
Describing chaotic or tumultuous behavior, with a suggestion of attempting something at least once.
Is something at stake?
Pondering if there's something important or valuable at risk.
Seen off safely but I could've used
Reflecting on missed opportunities for taking chances in certain situations.
A chance at maybe, a time or two
An expression of regret for not having had opportunities in the past.
One for the distance and speaking of the roar
Alluding to a desire for closeness despite distance or barriers.
Stopping just to listen at her number on the door
Pausing to pay attention or acknowledge someone (possibly metaphorical) through a given identifier.
Isn't something calling
Questioning if there's a beckoning or a calling towards something.
Coming as you go?
Asking if something is acquired or discovered during one's journey.
Never and always and missing the throw?
Contrasting ideas of permanence and absence, possibly hinting at a consistent failure.
With hours on the fade
Referring to time passing and diminishing.
It wasn't where you found it
Suggesting that the place where something was discovered is irrelevant or unimportant.
Returning late again
Returning late from somewhere, possibly indicating a delay or procrastination.
Waking dressed from before in some week long bed
Awakening in clothes worn from a previous week spent in bed, implying a stagnant or unchanging situation.
Leave it all still made
Leaving everything untouched or undisturbed despite a situation's continuity.
Fall to a weak floor and let it lay
Falling onto a fragile or feeble foundation and allowing it to remain as it is.
Think of somebody, too far away
Thinking about someone who is physically distant, perhaps emotionally detached.
Get something easy, lost in the fuel?
Seeking something effortless, possibly indicating a desire for simplicity.
Come back tomorrow with a new excuse
Suggesting a tendency to postpone or delay responsibilities with new excuses each time.
Sparklers are passing to the corners of the night
Describing a transient and beautiful moment that moves past swiftly into the night.
I feel the heat and they move on glowing
Feeling the intensity of the moment, which swiftly moves ahead, leaving a lasting impression.
But I can pull away
Expressing the ability to distance oneself from a situation or experience.
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