Five Minutes
Transient Moments: Seeking the Surface Amidst Lost Identity
Lyrics
I'm right here
Expressing presence and availability.
Five minutes at a time, I'm gone
Describing a pattern of being present for short periods and then disappearing.
I can't breathe, I'm in too deep
Feeling overwhelmed and suffocated.
So take me up to the surface
Desire to be brought back to the surface, possibly metaphorical for seeking relief or clarity.
Take me up to the surface
-I won't dream for fear of sleep
Avoiding dreaming due to fear associated with sleep.
Take me up to the surface
Reiteration of the desire to be brought back to the surface, emphasizing the plea for help or escape.
Take me up to the surface
-Could you see beyond the leaves
Asking if someone could understand beyond surface appearances.
When it was me who was searching
Reflecting on a past time when the speaker was seeking to bring someone else to the surface.
To take you up to the surface?
Possibly referencing a shared experience of seeking relief or understanding.
cnd I was lost, but I was free
Expressing a sense of being lost but finding freedom in that state.
It took the pain to remind me
Acknowledging that pain served as a reminder, possibly of the value of freedom or self-discovery.
We loved you every time
Affirmation of love, possibly directed towards someone who may have struggled with being present.
We loved you every time
-I'm right here
Reiteration of presence and availability.
Five minutes at a time, I'm gone
Repetition of the pattern of being present briefly and then disappearing.
I can't relate to what I say
Expressing difficulty relating to one's own words or actions.
Cause I'm not myself
Feeling disconnected from oneself.
I can't relate to what I say
Reiteration of the difficulty in relating to one's own words or actions.
Cause I'm not myself, I'm not
Emphasizing the sense of not being oneself.
I'm right here
Reaffirming presence and availability.
Five minutes at a time, I'm gone
Continuation of the pattern of being present for short intervals and then disappearing.
I'm right here
Repetition of the affirmation of presence and availability.
Five minutes at a time, I'm gone
Reiteration of the pattern of being present briefly and then disappearing.
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