Rottin' Apple
Unveiling Life's Tapestry: Rottin' Apple's Emotional Journey
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Hey tired man I see you walk alone.
Observation of a tired individual walking alone.
The wrinkles on you face, a map
Facial wrinkles symbolize a map of life's hardships.
Of all your pain
Expression reveals accumulated pain.
Your expression becomes an open book
Facial expression reflects a life story.
Of time, filled with pages of forgotten hopes.
Time has filled the pages of the person's life with forgotten hopes.
Good intentions, regret, disillusion with
List of emotions experienced: good intentions, regret, disillusionment, animosity, unbridled purity.
Life, animosity, unbridled purity.
Recognition of the emotions portrayed.
All these things I swear I see
Acknowledgment of seeing these emotions.
And your eyes tell me all you could never be.
Eyes reveal unfulfilled potential and missed opportunities.
So many times I've stared
Reflecting on various individuals' eyes.
Into the eyes of the young, the old.
Observation includes people of different ages and wisdom levels.
The lonely and the wise.
Seeking glimpses of experiences not personally encountered.
Just to find a glimpse of all I
Searching for inner peace for oneself.
Have not seen
Seeking tranquility for a wearied soul.
Just to find some peace for my
Personal fatigue and disillusionment.
Jaded made.
Rejecting a life dictated by passing time.
Don't want to live my life by
Refusing to conform to a predetermined path.
the second hand of a clock that's
Rejecting a life constrained by time.
Long since past me by
Commentary on the passage of time.
You say I've got to stay in line
Dismissing advice or societal expectations.
We'll your line is going nowhere and
Discrediting the suggested life path.
So are you.
Asserting that the suggested path leads to nowhere.
Choices decisions made smokin' away
References choices and decisions made to cope with internal pain.
The pain inside
Using substances to numb emotional pain.
Sit back and watch it all go by
Observing life pass by without finding peace of mind.
We could never find the peace
Expressing the difficulty of finding mental peace.
Of mind we need
Hiding emotions for another day.
We hid it all away for another day
Storing away emotions for future consideration.
Sit back everything's gonna be alright.
Assurance that everything will be okay in the end.
Rivers of pain map your agin'
Metaphorical reference to the visible effects of aging.
Skin your expression a journal
Comparing facial expressions to a journal of life experiences.
Of where you've been
Recognition of dreams and opportunities lost over time.
All your dreams and your chances lost
Reflecting on the journey and choices made.
You walk along that dotted line
Metaphorically walking along a path with uncertain outcomes.
Do you remember a time
Recalling a time when dreaming was prevalent.
When you used to dream?
Nostalgia for a time when life was lived more vividly.
Do you remember a time when
Reflecting on a time when one truly lived.
You used to Live?
Highlighting the loss of dreams and opportunities.
All your dreams and chances they're
Emphasizing the irreversible nature of these losses.
All gone.
Acceptance that dreams and chances are no longer present.
So you gave it all away unable
Acknowledging the act of giving up without expressing desires.
to say all you want to say
Unable to articulate thoughts and feelings before surrendering.
Look at you now - turned our to be
Observing the person's current state, now miserable.
Face of misery
Comparing the individual to a decaying apple, symbolic of decline.
Look at you now a rottin Apple's all I see.
Reiteration of the person's current state, now perceived negatively.
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