Patiently
Patiently Breathing: Navigating Life's Distance and Desires
Lyrics
A thousand miles from Indiana,
A distant location, geographically far from Indiana.
But I'm not moving; I'm not leaving.
Despite the distance, there's no physical movement or departure.
A thousand miles from who I want to be,
Being far from one's desired identity or goals.
But I'm not dead yet. I'm still breathing,
Despite challenges, the speaker is alive and resilient.
And patiently, I exist.
Existence is endured with patience.
You stand out in a crowd
Someone stands out in a crowd but is not the speaker yet.
But I want you dead; I'm not you yet.
Expressing a desire for change or transformation.
You've got friends, you create with them.
The person has friends with whom they create, but the speaker has not fully become them.
But I'm not dead yet, I'm still breathing.
Despite challenges, the speaker is alive and still breathing.
Patiently and with certainty, I wish.
Expressing a wish with patience and certainty.
It just isn't right,
Something feels wrong or unjust.
The time of your life spent
Reflecting on the time spent in life.
Right where you wanna be,
The time spent exactly where one desires to be.
Impatiently
Impatience or dissatisfaction with the current state.
And you just talk,
Communication without action.
But you don't stop.
Continuous talk without cessation.
But I'm not dead yet, I'm still breathing
Despite challenges, the speaker is alive and still breathing.
Patiently and with certainty.
Expressing wishes with patience and certainty.
It just isn't right,
Reiteration of something feeling wrong or unjust.
The time of your life spent
Reflecting again on the time spent in life.
Right where you wanna be.
The time spent exactly where one desires to be.
Providing for mouths, pursuing a family
Life responsibilities, potentially related to family.
Right where she wants you to be.
Being where someone else desires the speaker to be.
Resigned to these histories, we exist.
Acceptance of existing in predetermined narratives or histories.
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