When I Get Outside
Time's Grip: A Reflection on Change and Nostalgia
Lyrics
What keeps my eye on every predicate is the way he changes clause
Reflecting on every statement made, focusing on how he transforms his situation.
Blink to cry and turn around to back into your first chapters
Blinking back tears and revisiting past experiences, retracing the journey documented in initial chapters.
Made in youth to define your ways
Created in youth to establish one's path and identity.
'Round this lot we see no change
Around this group of people, there is no observable development or evolution.
You are the same as you were
Despite the passage of time, you remain unchanged.
Another example of modern age
Describing another instance of the contemporary era.
Where we find our watch stuck in time
In this period, our perspective is fixed in a temporal standstill.
Don't tell anyone anything
Advocating for discretion and keeping personal matters private.
If you do, you start missing everyone
Sharing too much leads to a sense of loss in connection with others.
I can't figure out
Expressing difficulty in understanding or comprehending something.
Another example of modern age
Reiterating a scenario emblematic of the contemporary era.
Where we find our watch stuck in time
Again emphasizing the stagnation of time in our perception.
Here I recite a tried recluse
Reciting the experience of a tested recluse, possibly someone who withdrew from society.
He's an example
Referring to the recluse as an example or illustration.
Which presentates
Introducing a term "presentates," possibly a play on "presents," suggesting a demonstration of being lost in time.
Someone lost with time
Describing someone who is adrift and disconnected in the passage of time.
How did I get anchored to the past
Pondering how the speaker became anchored or attached to past experiences.
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