What Do You Take
Navigating Shadows: Sideways Paving Co.'s Reflection on Choices
Lyrics
Wasting time I feel confused as I'm losing track of sleep
Expressing a sense of aimlessness and confusion, possibly due to wasting time.
Wasted time that I've abused
Acknowledging the misuse or squandering of time.
All these promises that I can't keep
Highlighting unfulfilled promises and commitments.
I get up
Describing a cyclical pattern of getting up and down, perhaps indicating instability.
I get up
-I get down
-See the look in your eyes, as I'm losing track of days
Observing a change in perception reflected in someone's eyes and losing track of time.
Start to believe my own lies
Admitting to believing in one's own falsehoods or deceptive behavior.
Well you'd think I know your ways
Recognizing a familiarity with someone's behavior but still making mistakes.
I get up
Reiterating the cycle of getting up and down, suggesting a struggle or inner conflict.
I get up
-Well I get down
-I hang my clothes out to dry
Describing a mundane activity (hanging clothes) with a metaphorical twist, possibly indicating a distorted view of reality.
By the entrance to the highline
-I got the sun in my eyes
-I can barely see the skyline
-Oh what do you take
Posing a rhetorical question about how the person is perceived or judged by others.
Oh what do you take me for
-Said what do you take
-Oh what do you take me for
-I hang my clothes out to dry
Repeating the earlier imagery with the addition of struggling to see the skyline, hinting at a lack of clarity.
By the entrance to the highline
-I got the sun in my eyes
-I can barely see the skyline
-I said what do you take
Repeating the rhetorical question, emphasizing the uncertainty about how the person is perceived.
Oh what do you take me for
-Yeah what do you take
-What do you take me for
-I said what do you take
-Oh what do you take me for
-I said what do you take
-Oh what do you take me for
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