Slow Six
Reflections on Love and Temptation: Slow Six by Surfer Blood
Lyrics
Is this what you expected?
Questioning if the current situation aligns with expectations.
All the blame you've deflected.
Pointing out the avoidance of responsibility or guilt.
You've perfected your talent and turned it on me
Noting the perfected skill of blaming, directed towards the speaker.
I've tried starting over again
Expressing an attempt to start afresh.
With the way I've been treating my friends
Reflecting on the speaker's treatment of friends.
And the way they can influence me in the end
Acknowledging the influence friends have on the speaker.
Well, it puts things in perspective
Realization that such experiences provide perspective.
All of the endings are locked behind doors
Suggesting that potential outcomes are inaccessible or hidden.
Far beyond borders or miles from the shore
Describing the distance or challenges involved in accessing those outcomes.
So I dare still anticipate more
Expressing anticipation despite difficulties.
Of your misdeeds?
Pondering on past wrongdoings or misdeeds.
The way we had it before
Reflecting on a previous state or relationship.
Now when I'm facing temptation
Describing confidence in facing temptations without hesitation.
I move without hesitation.
Stating that wanting and acting are seamlessly connected for the speaker.
Wanting and acting are one fluid motion for me
Highlighting a fluid motion in the speaker's behavior.
Whatever I used to resist
Noting a shift in resistance and new priorities.
Is now at the top of my list
Identifying things now prioritized at the top of the speaker's list.
Along with all the nuances I could've missed
Acknowledging overlooked nuances and their importance.
Hanging and taken for granted.
Describing a situation where things are underappreciated or ignored.
Every love song's a mystery here
Pointing out the mystery in every love song in the current context.
Fables and proverbs just ring in my ear
Noting the impact of fables and proverbs on the speaker.
But all the endings aren't written in stone
Suggesting that outcomes are not predetermined or fixed.
It's the sweetest dream I've ever known
Expressing a positive sentiment about an idealized dream.
I feel my instincts returning to me
Observing the return of instincts in the speaker.
Eating the fruit of the poisonous tree
Metaphorically referencing consuming something harmful for a desired outcome.
Pick it dry and return to the sea
Symbolizing the depletion of a resource and a return to an original state.
Yearning for
Expressing a deep desire or longing for a past state.
The way we had it before
Recalling and yearning for a previous state or relationship.
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