New Familiar
Discovering Echoes: Steve Gunn's New Familiar Journey
Lyrics
First there's walking
First, the journey begins with walking
There's a skeptical protector
There's a cautious guardian or protector
And laughter in the station
Laughter resonates in the station
From a real forgery
A genuine imitation or reproduction
With two minutes of the last song
Two minutes left of the preceding song
You know there's nothin' like the past
Highlighting the uniqueness of the past
Gonna set you up for nothin'
Setting up for something seemingly insignificant
Just to see how long you last
Testing endurance just to observe how long it lasts
I'm reveling with you, I'm suspended in the air
Experiencing joy or delight while being suspended in the moment
It's not fair, give it back
An appeal for fairness, requesting something to be returned
Never would've thought there's no air involved
Surprise that there is no need for breathing or air in a certain situation
New familiar
Introducing a concept or experience called "New Familiar"
Walk closer, you can see it
Inviting closer inspection to perceive something
Give up the open space
Suggesting a willingness to surrender open space or freedom
Sacrifice your days
Offering one's days as a sacrifice
With the news in the sun
Reference to news or information delivered by the sun
Reduced to a pile
Reduced to a heap or pile
And you're leaving again
Departing again from a familiar place
Always a different world
Always encountering a different world from the starting point
From where it all began
Reflecting on the journey's origin
I'm reveling with you, I'm suspended in the air
Reveling in a suspended state with someone
It's not fair, give it back
Expressing a sentiment of unfairness and the desire for restitution
Never would've thought there's no air involved
Reiteration of the surprising absence of air in a certain context
New familiar
Reintroducing the concept of "New Familiar"
I'm reveling with you, I'm suspended in the air
Reveling again in a suspended state with someone
It's not fair, give it back
Repetition of the plea for fairness and restitution
Never would've thought there's no air involved
Reiteration of the surprising absence of air in a certain context
New familiar
Reintroducing the concept of "New Familiar"
New familiar
Emphasizing the familiarity of the new experience
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