shots in the dark
Shots in the Dark: Unveiling Dreams and Lost Love
Lyrics
I knew a boy who never was a man
The speaker knew a boy who never matured into adulthood.
Had a lot of dreams, had a lot of plans
This boy had aspirations and plans for the future.
And they were taken away by a shaky hand
His dreams were disrupted or destroyed by a shaky or uncertain force.
I knew a boy who never was a man
Reiteration of the boy's failure to become a man.
I knew a girl back in my hometown
The speaker also knew a girl in their hometown.
Settled right in to settling down
She settled into a routine or a stable life.
On a Friday night she can't be found
On Friday nights, she is missing or unavailable.
I knew a girl back in my hometown
Repetition of the speaker's knowledge of a girl from their hometown.
It's the sun in the morning
Reference to the beauty of the morning sun.
It's the stars in the night
Reference to the stars in the night sky.
It's it all could mean nothing
Suggests that everything might be meaningless.
It's we can't get it right
Expresses a difficulty in getting things right.
Doubled in our dying
Refers to a sense of duplication or repetition in the process of dying.
Hollowed in our hearts
Suggests emptiness or hollowness in the hearts of individuals.
We're all lost in the light and
People are collectively lost in the light, possibly struggling with understanding or clarity.
We're shots in the dark
Describes everyone as shots in the dark, implying uncertainty or randomness in their actions or lives.
I had a lover out on the run
The speaker had a lover who was constantly on the run.
Time can change but time comes undone
Time can alter things, but it can also unravel or undo them.
Where have you been my only one?
Asking the whereabouts of the speaker's only significant other.
I had a lover out on the run
Reiteration of the speaker's experience with a lover on the run.
It's the sun in the morning
Recall of the beauty of the morning sun.
It's the stars in the night
Recall of the stars in the night sky.
It's it all could mean nothing
Suggests that everything may amount to nothing.
It's we can't get it right
Emphasizes the difficulty in getting things right.
Doubled in our dying
Repeats the notion of doubling in the process of dying.
Hollowed in our hearts
Reiterates the hollowness in people's hearts.
We're all lost in the light and
Collective disorientation or confusion in the light.
We're shots in the dark
Describes everyone as shots in the dark, reinforcing the theme of uncertainty and randomness.
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