Swimming
Rising Above Yesterday: Unveiling the Depths of 'Swimming' by Summer Eyes
Lyrics
All the things you could have been
All the opportunities and possibilities you could have pursued
Put them all away again
Choosing to disregard or abandon those opportunities
A stronger man could get ahead
A person with greater resilience and determination could progress
But that was yesterday my friend
Reflecting on the past, implying that the chance for progress has passed
Everything you wanted
Desires and aspirations
Dangling from a thread
Those desires hanging delicately, seemingly within reach
You keep waiting for it
Anticipating or expecting something
She just keeps you waiting
Someone else, possibly a woman, causing delays or uncertainties
Don’t you wait
Repetition of urging someone not to wait
Don’t you wait
-Don’t you wait
-Don’t you wait for that moment
Advising against waiting for a specific moment or opportunity
It’s oxygen breath
Describing the moment metaphorically as a breath of oxygen, eyes opening, and coming up for air
The eyes open
-The coming up for air
-Don’t you wait
-Don’t you wait
-Don’t you wait
-Don’t you wait for that moment
-It’s oxygen breath
-The eyes open
-The coming up for air
-All the things you could have seen
Possibilities or experiences that could have been encountered
That the thing you could have been
The potential person one could have become
Boy couldn’t be a man
A boy not maturing into a man
It jumped right out of your hands
Opportunity slipping away or being lost
Nose out of the water
Symbolic struggle, trying to rise above challenges
Pull me up for air
-Swimming was never my strength
Metaphorical reference to swimming as a challenge or hardship
My strength couldn’t take me there
Personal strength not being sufficient for success
Don’t you wait
Repetition of advising against waiting, using the metaphor of oxygen, open eyes, and coming up for air
Don’t you wait
-Don’t you wait
-Don’t you wait for that moment
-It’s oxygen breath
-The eyes open
-The coming up for air
-Don’t you wait
-Don’t you wait
-Don’t you wait
-Don’t you wait for that moment
-It’s oxygen breath
-The eyes open
-The coming up for air
-Don’t you wait
-Don’t you wait
-Don’t you wait
-Don’t you wait for that moment
-It’s oxygen breath
-The eyes open
-The coming up for air
-Don’t you wait
-Don’t you wait
-Don’t you wait
-Don’t you wait for that moment
-It’s oxygen breath
-The eyes open
-The coming up for air
Emphasizing the importance of not waiting for a specific moment
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