Trucks
Winter Struggles: Life's Cold Challenges and Unseen Battles
Lyrics
Every morning fighting through a coma
Struggling to wake up every morning, feeling like in a daze.
Each affliction carries its misnomer
Each problem comes with its own misleading name or label.
Trucks roll loud into the port
Loud trucks symbolize a disruptive presence, possibly in the speaker's life.
They go where I could never know
The trucks go to places unknown to the speaker.
My toes are freezing
The speaker feels extremely cold, emphasizing discomfort.
The cold cuts through the Persian rug I’ve stolen, dad thinks that I’ve borrowed
Using a stolen Persian rug as protection from the cold, hiding the truth from the father.
He gives more than I can pay back
The father is generous, providing more than the speaker can repay.
22, I’ll never pay it back
At 22, the speaker doubts they'll ever be able to repay what they owe.
Ashtray sitting on the table filled with dead moths
An ashtray with dead moths, suggesting neglect or stagnation.
Floating in the rainwater with pill bags
Unused pill bags in rainwater, hinting at a lack of purpose or direction.
It’s winter south of the river without a job
Describing a difficult winter without employment south of the river.
And I don’t see it getting any better
Expressing pessimism about the future; no improvement in sight.
Empty bottles, if not for the burnt butts
Empty bottles, possibly indicating struggles with substance abuse.
Falling over, the wind in from the coast cuts
Strong winds from the coast causing chaos and disorder.
Hard and sharp, messes up my hair
The wind messes up the speaker's hair, symbolizing further disruption.
Leaves fall peppering the air
Autumn leaves falling, portraying a sense of decay or loss.
Ashtray sitting on the table filled with dead moths
Repetition of the ashtray with dead moths, reinforcing a sense of neglect.
Floating in the rainwater with pill bags
Repetition of pill bags in rainwater, emphasizing a lack of purpose.
It’s winter south of the river without a job
Reiteration of a challenging winter without employment.
And I don’t see it getting any better
Reaffirmation of the speaker's pessimistic outlook on the future.
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