Got None
Quest for Meaning: Robert Post's Reflections on Life's Emptiness
Lyrics
When I was a little boy I used to wonder
Reflecting on childhood curiosity about the age needed to feel good.
Just how old you'd have to be to feel good
Questioning the elusive concept of feeling good and the age associated with it.
Now I've seen a thousand girls but I still wonder
Expressing confusion despite encountering numerous girls.
Cause they just don't make sense to me
Girls' behavior seems incomprehensible to the singer.
God knows I've tried
Acknowledging efforts to understand but without success.
I've tried to be the unpredictable one
Attempts to be unpredictable and a reliable friend but with no success.
I've tried to be the friend that they could rely on
Striving to be a dependable friend.
I've still got none
Expressing the lack of friends or connections.
Got nothing at all
Emphasizing the absence of possessions or achievements.
And so I fall into the open
Falling into openness, possibly vulnerable or exposed.
Just singing out your name
Singing someone's name, indicating a strong connection.
And when I'm done, crashed and maimed
Anticipating a negative outcome, being damaged.
I hope that's where you'll find me
Expressing hope to be found by someone after experiencing hardship.
You know that if it's up to me I'll still be holding
Preferring self-reliance, even on the day of death.
My own hand the day I die
Emphasizing a desire for independence until the end.
So please release me now
Pleading for release from a situation or emotion.
I've tried to be the mean mysterious one
Attempts to be mysterious and sweet, but still unsuccessful.
I've tried to be the sweetest candy you'd suck on
Striving for sweetness, perhaps in relationships.
I've still got none
Reiterating the lack of success in personal endeavors.
Got nothing at all
Underlining the absence of possessions or achievements.
And so I fall into the open
Repeating the theme of falling into openness, vulnerability.
Just singing out your name
Continuing to express a strong connection through singing a name.
And when I'm done, crashed and maimed
Anticipating a negative outcome, being damaged.
I hope that's where you'll find me
Expressing hope to be found after going through hardship.
And it's a good day for being found
Highlighting a positive perspective on being found, even in difficult situations.
Just crawling in the dirt with my head underground
Metaphorically being in a challenging situation with the head underground.
And it's a good day for you to come
Encouraging someone to come and collect the pieces of damage.
Collecting all the pieces of the damage done
Referring to the aftermath of difficulties.
And after all the bandages are gone
After healing, hoping someone appreciates a specific aspect.
I hope you'll find a favorite part you can work on
Expressing the lack of possessions or achievements despite healing.
Cause I've got none
Reiterating the absence of possessions or achievements.
Got nothing at all
Emphasizing the emptiness or lack in the singer's life.
And so I fall into the open
Repeating the theme of falling into openness, vulnerability.
Just singing out your name
Continuing to express a strong connection through singing a name.
And when I'm done, crashed and maimed
Anticipating a negative outcome, being damaged.
I hope that's where you'll find me
Expressing hope to be found after going through hardship.
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