Clear My Throat
Navigating Life's Crossroads: A Musical Journey by Stephan Eicher
Lyrics
I'm counting on my left hand
I am assessing or considering something important using my left hand.
How many moons to come
Contemplating the number of future moons.
Before these days start getting longer
Anticipation of days becoming longer in the future.
I'm counting on my right hand
Assessing with my right hand, the remaining number of summers.
How many summers left
Reflecting on the limited summers left before sunset.
Before the sun goes down without me
Concern about the sun setting without personal involvement.
And I clear my throat
Expressing a physical action of clearing one's throat.
I shake my head
Physical gesture of shaking the head as a prelude to an action.
Before I'll go down
Preparing for an unspecified action before going down for coffee.
For coffee
Mention of a routine activity, going down for coffee.
And I clear my throat
Repetition of actions (clearing throat and shaking head) before going back to sleep.
I shake my head
Continuation of the physical gestures as a prelude to sleep.
Before I'll go back
Preparing for a return to sleep after shaking the head.
To sleep
Reference to the act of going back to sleep.
I'm checking my phone bills
Checking phone bills, possibly seeking insight into the future through numbers.
For a way to see the future
Searching for luck or meaning in the numbers on phone bills.
Maybe there's some luck in all these numbers
Speculation about finding luck or significance in numerical data.
I'm looking for a direction
Seeking direction or purpose in the lines and contours of one's face.
In the roadmap of my face
Reference to a roadmap on the face, suggesting a metaphor for life's journey.
For signs at each crossing of those lines
Searching for signs or guidance at each turning point or decision in life.
And I clear my throat
Repetition of physical actions before going down for coffee.
I shake my head
Continuation of physical gestures, possibly indicating a routine or habit.
Before I'll go down
Preparation for an unspecified action before having coffee.
For coffee
Reference to the routine of going down for coffee.
And I clear my throat
Repetition of physical actions before going back to sleep.
I shake my head
Continuation of physical gestures before returning to sleep.
Before I'll go back
Preparing for sleep after shaking the head.
To sleep
Reference to the act of going back to sleep.
The clock is ticking
Noting the passage of time with a ticking clock.
The blood is boiling
Emphasizing emotional intensity with boiling blood.
The head is spinning
Describing a disorienting sensation with a spinning head.
And my hands are wet
Physical reaction of hands becoming wet, possibly indicating nervousness or tension.
The clock is ticking
Repetition of clock ticking, boiling mind, and spinning room, with hands sweating.
My mind is boiling
Continuation of intense mental and physical experiences.
The room is spinning
Reiteration of a room spinning and hands sweating.
My hands are sweat
Emphasizing the physical manifestation of sweating hands.
Come on, scare me
Inviting or challenging someone to scare the speaker.
I seem to like it
Expressing a liking or enjoyment for being scared.
And I clear my throat
Repetition of physical actions before going back to sleep.
I shake my head
Continuation of physical gestures, possibly indicating a habitual pattern.
Before I'll go back
Preparation for an unspecified action before returning to sleep.
To sleep
Reference to the act of going back to sleep.
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