Visiting Hours
Sailing Through Shadows: A Journey of Love, Loss, and Liberation
Lyrics
Just sitting back, it was summertime
Reflecting on a past summer
Pack of cigarettes on my arm and a bottle of Boone's Farm wine
Describing personal items - cigarettes and wine
I couldn't believe that she was just standing there
Noticing someone attractive
I was lost in the darkness of her coal black raven hair
Enchanted by her dark hair
She was something that I tried to hold
Expressing a desire to possess her
That girl had touched me to my soul
Feeling a deep connection with her
She turned and told me she was heading on back to school
Learning she's going back to school
I couldn't blame her, but it still left me feeling like a fool
Feeling foolish despite understanding her decision
I remember it was August she showed up, left, and was gone
Recalling her departure in August
Called herself Flower, but I was thinking more like Daisy or Dawn
Reflecting on her named Flower, suggesting innocence
She was something I would try to hold
Reiterating the impact she had
That girl had touched me to my soul
Emphasizing the profound connection with her
I was just sitting imagining about this Fairy Tale baby didn't think it would end
Daydreaming about a never-ending fairy tale
I climb tall buildings as they melt into the sand
Imagining surreal experiences like climbing buildings
Reach through broken windows, slice like life right through my hand
Conveying experiences of hardship and pain
Perched on storied buildings as they bow into the sea
Describing a surreal journey
Where I went sailing for, another version of me
Searching for an alternative version of oneself
And I was living oh so free
Feeling liberated
I sailed away from my history
Leaving behind personal history
I couldn't say that I didn't know because I've seen, the wind, the rain, the sun and the snow
Acknowledging awareness of life's elements
Like a silver dollar rolling down South Tacoma Way
Using a metaphor for life's journey
Pass every doorway and I still ain't got no place to stay
Feeling homeless and without a place to stay
Then they came and said, man you can't squat here no more
Being forced to leave a place of refuge
A man in a white coat just stood laughing in the center of the door
Encountering mockery and adversity
And I was living oh so free
Reiterating the sense of freedom
I sailed away from my history
Continuing the journey away from personal history
I couldn't say that I didn't know, but I felt, the wind, the rain, the sun, and the snow
Acknowledging the impact of external elements
Then a nurse walked in and said I'd like you to take this little pill
Encountering medical intervention
I said nah baby, that's alright I've already had my fill
Rejecting medication due to personal choice
Moving slowly through both time and space
Moving through time and space slowly
Found another dimension it was hidden right up, right up behind my face
Discovering a hidden dimension within oneself
And I was living oh so free
Emphasizing a sense of freedom
I sailed straight into this mystery
Sailing into the unknown, embracing mystery
I couldn't say that I didn't know, because I am the wind, the rain, the sun, and the snow
Reiterating the influence of natural elements
And so, I stand before you as my story comes to an end
Approaching the end of one's personal story
I spy another traveler he says he is my friend
Encountering another traveler and potential friend
He offers me some of that skunky KGB
Offered a substance (skunky KGB)
But I said no man, I'mma stick with my, with my, with my DMT
Choosing to stick with a different substance (DMT)
I'm living here baby won't you come see me
Expressing a desire for connection
During visiting hours when I can I'll set myself free
Waiting for someone during visiting hours to find freedom
I couldn't say that I didn't know, because I've planted seeds and yes my mind it has grown
Acknowledging personal growth through experiences
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