The Water, Pt. 2
Submerged Reflections: Shit Narnia's Lyrical Depths Unveiled
Lyrics
Drain the state
Expressing a desire to deplete or exhaust the resources or power of the government or ruling body.
parch this city
Desiring to make the city extremely dry, possibly metaphorically parching its vitality or life.
You're in the water and it's the only relief
Suggesting that being immersed in water provides the only relief, implying a contrasting element to the preceding lines.
Scorch these coastal swamplands
Advocating for the destruction or burning of the coastal swamplands.
Drain this state
Reiterating the call to deplete or exhaust the resources or power of the government or ruling body.
Parch this city
Reiterating the desire to make the city extremely dry, possibly metaphorically parching its vitality or life.
You're in the water
Repeating the idea that being in the water is the only relief, emphasizing its significance.
Looking out upon a mottled harbour
Observing a diverse or spotted harbor, setting the scene for the following lines.
You fester there on Festing Street
Describing a person's presence on Festing Street, possibly in a state of decay or stagnation.
You lodged anew in familiar geography
Being stuck or entrenched in familiar surroundings, depicted as a wound or injury.
And open wound, a bloodied sheet
Referring to a metaphorical wound, suggesting a painful and unresolved situation.
From that unlikely centre you spread thru my hometown
Describing the spreading influence or impact from an unexpected center in the hometown.
Each landmark caught in 3 days on repeat
Highlighting the repetitive nature of landmarks over a short period, possibly indicating stagnation or monotony.
Tendrils of pale flesh infest every building
Depicting the pervasive and invasive nature of a negative influence on buildings.
And your scent covers all the perfume of defeat
Connecting the negative influence to a pervasive scent, symbolizing the lasting impact of defeat.
In crater park I stammered out the spectre of commitment
Recounting a moment of hesitation or difficulty in committing to something at Crater Park.
I'd have visited with you had it ever taken form
Expressing a willingness to visit but acknowledging the absence of a tangible form or substance.
I'll never lodge within your history as you have pierced mine
Declaring an inability to be a significant part of the other's history despite a deep impact.
We conceived of something but its fruit was never to be borne
Reflecting on the unrealized potential of a shared idea or creation.
You've stained everything light blue
Describing a pervasive influence that has affected everything, using the color light blue as a metaphor.
The water's always seeping through
Highlighting the persistent and penetrating nature of water, symbolizing the continuous impact of the past.
My whole life reeks of you
Expressing the overwhelming presence of the other person in the narrator's entire life, suggesting an inescapable influence.
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