Tidekeeper
Navigating Tides of Existence: Shapes in the Water's Reflection
Lyrics
A fountain I trade for a dampened cloth
A trade-off: exchanging a fountain for a dampened cloth.
For a cold touch, some quick relief
Seeking quick relief through a cold touch, veiled as a choice.
Veiled as a choice that I have somehow
Reflecting on a perceived choice between living and mere existence.
To live or to just exist
Questioning the purpose of life.
How am I still alive?
Expressing surprise or disbelief at still being alive.
I slept on the riverbank soaking up tide after tide
Recalling sleeping on a riverbank, absorbing tide after tide.
I hoped I could spit it out
Hoping to release absorbed emotions or experiences.
Put everything back where it was when I first laid down
Desiring to return things to their initial state.
A cloth that I trade for an ocean
Trading a cloth for an ocean, possibly symbolizing a larger exchange.
Calm down and drink up, you don't have enough
Encouraging calmness and consumption, implying scarcity.
Failed to be anything, whispering
Acknowledging failure to be something, with a whisper that's too loud.
Just too loud, shut it out
Suggesting shutting out overwhelming thoughts or noise.
How am I still alive?
Reiterating surprise or disbelief at continued existence.
I slept on the riverbank soaking up tide after tide
Revisiting the experience of absorbing tides while sleeping on a riverbank.
I hoped I could spit it out
Expressing the desire to release or express absorbed emotions.
Put everything back where it was when I first laid down
Longing to return things to their original state.
Fold two earths into one room
Symbolizing unity by folding two earths into one room.
Decorate all the walls with paper that you drew on
Decorating walls with personal creations, possibly emphasizing individuality.
Seems too crowded to be free
Feeling confined in a crowded space, questioning true freedom.
Now you just wander through rivers that used to be
Reflecting on wandering through transformed landscapes.
Tell me that I lost my mind
Challenging perceptions of sanity, possibly self-doubt.
That I just fell down
Exploring the idea of falling down or losing control.
That I should get back in line
Suggesting conformity by getting back in line.
There are some days
Referencing specific periods of time, possibly challenging belief in them.
Some weeks, some years
Expressing skepticism towards information during certain time spans.
Where I don't believe anything that I hear
Expressing a lack of belief in information during certain periods.
I'll just walk on the ocean floor
Metaphorically walking on the ocean floor, searching for something.
Maybe I'll find what's letting in air
Searching for the source of vulnerability or issues.
Hope it's some shattered broken door
Hoping to find a broken door as a symbol of repairable issues.
To know I have something to repair
Stating the intention to repair something found on the ocean floor.
I'll just walk on the ocean floor
Repeating the metaphor of walking on the ocean floor.
Kicking up dirt, forget why I'm there
Engaging in a purposeless action, forgetting the reason for being there.
Finding my ship from years ago
Searching for and rediscovering a lost aspect of oneself (the ship).
Go in and sit back in my chair
Returning to a familiar and comfortable state (sitting back in the chair).
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