The Streets
Navigating Life's Disappearances and Connections
Lyrics
It’s never quite complete,
Things are never entirely finished.
It’s never ever discrete
Nothing is entirely hidden or secret.
But people just disappear
People vanish unexpectedly.
And the people you meet
New acquaintances come from diverse places.
They come from anywhere
They have origins beyond just anywhere.
But not just anywhere
They have specific origins and backgrounds.
They all got stories to tell
Everyone has stories they share.
They all got secrets to keep
Everyone has hidden aspects of themselves.
And meet by someone you like
Meeting someone you like might lead to conflict.
It may go get a fight
This liking might lead to a confrontation.
Start feeling insecure, you think it’s something you like
Feeling insecure becomes appealing.
But as you’re passing by
Passing by triggers a desire to cry.
You kinda wanna cry
Realizing dreams are a part of life.
You thinking ain’t a dream
Someone keeps the narrator away from trouble.
It’s in your life
The same person repeatedly keeps the narrator away from trouble.
She keeps meoff the streets,
Describing a conversation where the narrator felt capable.
But she keeps me off the streets
The narrator believed they could handle a situation.
She keeps me off the streets,
Confidence in managing life’s challenges.
She keeps me off the streets,
A repeated reminder of being kept away from trouble.
So I was shooting this shit
Confidently engaging in conversation.
Like I could handle it
Believing one can handle a situation.
Like I could live on the door
Confidence in surviving difficulties.
Running
Actively avoiding confrontation or trouble.
And throw up crowd in a whole
Being in a chaotic environment.
Where it gets too cold
Feeling uncomfortable and isolated.
With nowhere to be and nowhere to go
Being directionless and homeless.
And once to call my own,
Desire for stability and ownership.
Letting me someone, she’s in love with
Having someone who loves you without deceit.
Never cheat again,
Belief in honesty despite deceptive actions.
And yet the lie’s a joke
A lie is seen as a humorous matter.
But she keeps me off the streets,
Repeated assurance of being kept away from trouble.
She keeps me off the streets,
Continued protection from troubles.
She keeps me off the streets,
Reinforcing the role of someone in keeping trouble at bay.
But she keeps me off the streets,
Emphasizing the continuity of being kept away from trouble.
Hot lava, when it finally breaks
A metaphorical reference to a sudden overwhelming event.
Breaks over your head and leaves you on your way
Experiencing an overpowering situation that changes the path.
Then she calls her dad and lies about the cash
Lies and deceit to someone important.
And then she bails you out
Being rescued from a problematic situation.
And then you feel like an ass
Feeling regret and foolishness.
Where have you gone,
Wondering where someone has disappeared to.
Got the self, you got nothing to eat
Having personal difficulties, even struggling to find food.
I’ll see you on the streets
An encounter expected to happen in a familiar place.
But she keeps me off the streets,
Reiterating the role of someone in keeping the narrator away from trouble.
She keeps me off the streets,
Continued assurance of being kept away from trouble.
She keeps me off the streets,
Emphasizing the consistent protection from troubles.
But she keeps me off the streets.
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