Big Wave Goodbye
Navigating Waves of Change: Said the Whale's Emotional Journey
Lyrics
I am aware of a red tide line
Expressing awareness of a significant boundary or warning in the form of a red tide line.
But I won’t stop swimming here
Determined to continue despite potential challenges, likened to swimming in the face of adversity.
Fires blazing, sirens in the night
Describing a chaotic and intense situation with fires and sirens, symbolizing increasing difficulties.
Things just getting hotter
Noting a rise in intensity or challenges, with things metaphorically heating up.
Two days on the land
Highlighting a period of time spent on land in contrast to a longer duration spent at sea.
For ten months on the water
Emphasizing a significant amount of time spent on the water, possibly suggesting a maritime lifestyle.
Awaiting the big wave
Anticipating a major change or event represented by the metaphorical "big wave."
I'm waving a kiss to Vancouver
Sending a symbolic farewell gesture, waving a kiss to Vancouver, indicating a departure or separation.
All of the months of wondering why
Reflecting on a prolonged period of questioning one's worth or capabilities.
I'm just not good enough
Expressing feelings of inadequacy or self-doubt.
Over the years, under the rug
Acknowledging past issues that have been ignored or concealed.
Things just get heavy
Describing a sense of burden or emotional weight in life.
Now only a few days after and already
Noting a quick progression of time, with consequences or changes becoming apparent shortly after a significant event.
You're drawing a fine line
Setting boundaries and making decisions, represented by drawing a fine line.
Now I'm waving goodbye
Indicating a farewell gesture, waving goodbye, possibly to a place or relationships.
To my city
Bidding farewell to the city, suggesting a departure or separation.
My lover
Expressing farewell to a romantic partner, using the term "lover."
And my friend Vancouver
Including the city as a friend, emphasizing a deep connection to the place being left.
They're tearing us apart
Highlighting a sense of forced separation or division, possibly due to external factors.
We make it pretty
Emphasizing efforts to present the city in an attractive or positive way.
The way the world sees this city
Describing how the city is perceived by the world, focusing on its external image.
The way the world
Continuing the theme of external perception, emphasizing how the world sees the city from a distance.
Sees us from afar
Exploring the city's identity and how it is viewed from afar.
The way we are the way we’re meant to be
Reflecting on the city's essence and its authentic nature, aligning with its true purpose.
It's a different city now
Noting a significant transformation in the city, suggesting a change in its character or atmosphere.
It's a different city.
Reiterating the transformed nature of the city, emphasizing its distinctiveness from the past.
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