Lead Role
Embracing Life's Raw Moments with Southern Wild's 'Lead Role'
Lyrics
We’ll never make sense of our lives
We are unable to comprehend the meaning of our lives.
Say goodbye to those drunken nights we know
We are bidding farewell to the familiar drunken nights we are accustomed to.
It’s not healthy, but it helps us cope
Although it's not a healthy coping mechanism, it helps us deal with life's challenges.
We fallen off the wheel
We have deviated from the right path or a stable course a long time ago.
Long ago
This deviation occurred in the distant past.
We’ve got answers from the rules we’ve banned
We derive answers from rules that society has prohibited or rejected.
And each passing moment is time well spent for us
Every passing moment is valuable and well-spent according to our perspective.
Call it well, but it’s a temperament
Labeling it as "well" is subjective; it's more of a temperament or personal disposition.
When’s the last time you felt real for a minute?
Asking when was the last time one genuinely felt alive or authentic.
I don’t wanna look back on my life
Expressing a desire to avoid looking back on life with regret for not taking the time to try new things.
And feel regret from the making time to try
Comparing the feeling to a keeled-off, crippled horse after years of unrewarded hard work.
But keeled off like a crippled horse
After years of working, cold and unrewarded
Highlighting the unfulfilling nature of years of toil, which left the individual cold and without recognition.
There’s no answers
Emphasizing the absence of clear answers in life.
There’s no crack of doom
Rejecting the idea of an impending disastrous event.
The only final judgement’s when they’ve left the room
The only final judgment comes when others have departed, leaving one alone.
And you’re
Left with nothing but a twisted view
Being left with a distorted perspective after others have left.
Of the way you thought you’d feel when you were younger, yeah
Reflecting on how one thought they would feel in their youth.
When’s the last time you felt real for a minute?
Repeating the question about the last authentic or real experience.
When’s the last time you felt real?
Reiterating the question, emphasizing the desire for genuine experiences.
‘Cause I just wanna play
Expressing a longing to spend time playing favorite music and connecting with loved ones.
My favourite music all day
Desiring to indulge in a day filled with favorite music.
Get down with the people I love
Expressing a desire to connect deeply with loved ones.
Enough of this time wasting
Expressing frustration with wasting time.
Do you wanna feel alive?
Posing a question about experiencing a genuine sense of aliveness.
Before the day arrives
Encouraging action before the arrival of a day when one feels old.
When you’re feeling old and you know
Anticipating the moment when one realizes their age.
Let’s get out now, enough of all this talking
Expressing a desire to leave behind empty talk and take action.
Let’s get out now, enough of all this talking
Repeating the call to leave behind fruitless conversations.
Let’s walk out now, enough, yeah
Stating the imperative to walk away from unproductive situations.
When’s the last time you felt real for a minute?
Reiterating the question about the last authentic or real experience.
When’s the last time you felt real for a minute?
Repeating the inquiry, emphasizing the longing for genuine moments.
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