Daylights Burning
Embrace Today's Flame: Daylights Burning by Sam Morrison Band
Lyrics
I spent all my life
The speaker has spent their entire life
Making another man money
Engaged in work that profits someone else
Strange up till now
Reflecting on the oddity that this reality didn't strike them as humorous earlier
How it never struck me funny
Surprised at how they never found it funny before
Always done the right thing
Consistently adhered to doing what's considered correct
Always done what I've been told
Obediently followed instructions and guidelines given to them
Show up everyday and
Showed up for work every day
Leave a piece of my soul
Felt emotionally drained or exhausted by the job
Working for the weekend
Lived for the weekends as that's been the routine
That's the way it's always been
That's been the established pattern of life
Two days out of seven and
Only two days in a week for personal time
I'm too tired by then
By the weekend, they are too exhausted to enjoy it
It's dark out when I get up and
Starts and ends the day in darkness due to work hours
When I get home at night
Gets home late, after dark, due to work commitments
Another day, another dollar
Each day is essentially trading time for money
One less day of your life
Every workday reduces the time one has in life
Daylights Burning
There's a sense of urgency or a realization that time is passing
And the World Keeps on turning
Despite time passing, the world continues to function as usual
When will we start learning
Questioning when people will begin to learn from this cycle
When time goes by it don't come back
Time, once gone, cannot be reclaimed
Gonna treat each day like it's your last
Emphasizing the importance of cherishing each day
Daylights Burning
Reiterating the urgency of the passing time
That five o clock alarm
The morning alarm feels incredibly harsh or jarring
Feels like a bullet to my brain
The routine has become monotonous and mentally taxing
Same old routine
Another reminder of the repetitiveness of daily life
Is driving me insane
The routine is causing mental distress or dissatisfaction
Thirty-five more years
Anticipating a lengthy period until retirement
Till they say I retire
Years remaining until being allowed to stop working
Thirty-five more years
Reiterating the long wait until retirement
Standing in the fire
Continuing to endure hardships or difficulties
Daylights Burning
Repeats the urgency of time passing and the situation continuing
And the World Keeps on turning
Despite time passing, the world remains in motion
When will we start learning
Raising the question of when people will understand the value of time
When time goes by it don't come back
Emphasizing the irretrievability of time
Gonna treat each day like it's your last
Underlining the importance of living each day fully
Daylights Burning
Reiterating the urgency of time passing
Daylights Burning
-And the World Keeps on turning
The world continues to function despite the urgency felt
When will we start learning
Questioning when people will grasp the significance of time
When time goes by it don't come back
Highlighting the irreversible nature of time
Gonna treat each day like it's your last
Emphasizing the importance of living each day to the fullest
Daylights Burning
Reiterating the urgency of time passing
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