Excerpt from a Book I Found in the Woods
Lyrics
Skies above me cry out grey
Expressing a melancholic atmosphere with the crying skies.
I went ahead and burnt it all today
Conveying a decisive act of burning something significant.
It was never meant to go this way
Reflecting on an unexpected and undesired turn of events.
I was supposed to keep you safe
Acknowledging a failed responsibility to ensure safety.
It's a big world so much you could dream up
Highlighting the vast possibilities in the world and potential dreams.
yeah
A repetition of the idea of a vast world with limitless potential.
She max out the shower and get the steam up
Depicting a person taking a steamy shower.
Yeah i got a small brain, not
Admitting to having a limited intellect.
Too much to think of, yeah
Expressing a sense of overwhelm and asking for guidance.
Could you teach me what it’s made of? yeah
Seeking knowledge and understanding from someone else.
Carry me away, fucking airlift me away
Desiring to be carried away from current circumstances.
My mind has reached it's limit
Reaching a mental limit and contemplating departure.
Though I'd really love to stay
Expressing a desire to stay despite reaching a limit.
Indulging in my pleasures for I
Acknowledging indulgence in personal pleasures.
Meet my timely fate
Accepting an inevitable fate at the right time.
She had approached me at the party but
Recalling an encounter at a party with limited conversation.
I ain't have that much to say (I)
Emphasizing a lack of words during the party encounter.
She said it was cute and it’s okay (Can't)
Describing a positive response from the other person.
No, no, you mistook my go away (Breathe)
Clarifying a misunderstanding and a desire for solitude.
And that's just 'bout as forward I can take
Expressing a limitation in forwardness without the other person.
(Without you)
Hinting at a need for the other person's presence.
I guess you just gotta stay like
Suggesting a persistence in the absence of the other person.
Old cogs power this machine, they jammed up
Describing a malfunction in the machinery caused by old components.
If you love me
Raising a question about the sincerity of love.
Why you always got defense up?
Questioning a defensive attitude in a relationship.
She said "It's 'bout time you man up"
Quoting advice to mature and take responsibility.
I think it's 'bout time we wake up
Suggesting a collective need for awakening.
Dreams won’t bring themselves into fruition
Stating the necessity of actively pursuing dreams.
On your day off
Highlighting the importance of utilizing free time effectively.
Crystals scatter my coal nugs, I smoke this
Describing the act of smoking substances and its impact.
Wood furnace and I go numb, yeah
Indicating a numbing effect caused by a wood furnace.
All day, on the road
Repetition of the theme of being on the road and missing home.
All night, I’m missin' home
-Late night, she’s on her own
-She's still an angel on the phone
-Paint peels, from the walls
-Forgive me, my face is falling off
-I'on wanna hear no screaming as my human rots
-Soon enough, i'll touch your head and
-I’ll consume your thoughts
-It's funny just how long it
-Took to start wearing off
-I drill my feet to rockets and I
-Swap my hands for table saws (Let's go)
-All day, every day I'm on the road
-All night, every night I'm missin' home
-Late night, she's on her own
-She's still an angel, on the phone
-Fill me up (Every day I'm on the phone)
-Fill me up (Every night I'm missin' home)
-Fill me up (She's on her own) fill me up
-All day on the road
-All night, I'm missin' home
-Late night, she's on her own
-She's an angel, on the phone
-All day on the road
-All night, I'm missin' home
-Late night, she's on her own
Reiterating the portrayal of the other person as an angel on the phone.
She's an angel, on the phone
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