Lyrics
Oh it's just like you avoiding every word
Expressing a sense of avoidance, possibly in communication, as someone deliberately avoids words.
Oh you cross the street you saw someone you know
Describing an instance of crossing the street to avoid someone familiar.
And know just what that's like
Acknowledging understanding of the experience of avoiding people in public.
Oh you could not know it happens every day
Highlighting that the described situation is a common, everyday occurrence.
Oh you'd stop yourself and pray inside your home
Suggesting a contemplative moment where one might pray when realizing the frequency of avoidance.
If I mentioned you were not alone
Noting that the listener is not alone in experiencing this avoidance.
Your dollar's divided
Introducing the theme of division, possibly referring to the separation caused by financial disparities.
I'm on glorious islands
Describing the singer being in a positive or privileged position, contrasting with the division mentioned earlier.
Presumptuous wanting makes sumptuous wants
Suggesting that presumptive desires lead to luxurious wants.
You're right on time for the dwindling goose
Referring to someone being punctual for a negative event, symbolized by the "dwindling goose."
Whose good time's bad and who's justly obtuse
Commenting on the confusion between good and bad times and the obtuseness of certain individuals.
Avoiding these languages that I may love you
Expressing a willingness to avoid certain languages or behaviors to show love.
You'll figure out where nothing can choose
Suggesting that there are situations where nothing can be chosen or controlled.
To you, so long to use
Addressing someone, indicating a farewell or a realization of the end of utility.
To you, so long to use
Repeating the notion of bidding farewell or acknowledging the end of use.
Inverness?
Possibly referencing a location or situation with "Inverness?"
Leaving me tasked without exit
Describing a feeling of being assigned a task without an apparent way out.
And dangers
Highlighting the presence of dangers in the situation.
The process, by day, now I stay
Describing a process or journey endured throughout the day.
(Oh oh oh)
Introducing an exclamation, possibly expressing realization or emphasis.
Oh oh it's like you avoiding every word
Repeating the theme of avoidance from earlier lines.
Oh you'd stop yourself and pray inside your home
Reiterating the idea of stopping oneself and praying, emphasizing a reflective moment.
If I mentioned you were not alone
Repeating the assurance that the listener is not alone in a specific situation.
If I mentioned you were not alone
Reiterating the previous line, emphasizing the idea of companionship or shared experiences.
If I mentioned you were not alone
Emphasizing once again that the listener is not alone, possibly providing reassurance.
If I mentioned you were not alone
Repeating the idea of the listener not being alone, concluding the song with a sense of solidarity.
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