It's Gray

Candid Reflections: T.S.O.L.'s 'It's Gray' Unveiled
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Lyrics

Once around the cycle you can get used to it

Expresses familiarity with a repetitive cycle, suggesting a sense of habit or routine.

Twice around the cycle you can get used to it

Continues the theme of becoming accustomed to a cycle, emphasizing growing familiarity.

Three times around the cycle and you start to get sick

Highlights a potential negative consequence of repeated cycles, hinting at discomfort or dissatisfaction.

Four times around the cyle and you wonder is it worth it

Raises a question about the worthiness of the repeated cycle after experiencing it multiple times.


Well I don't know what it's all about

Expresses confusion or lack of understanding about a situation or life in general.

And it makes me wonder will it ever work out

Questions the likelihood of a positive resolution or outcome in a given situation.

Well I don't know and it makes me feel so down

Describes a feeling of sadness or depression related to the uncertainty expressed in previous lines.

It's crazy

Summarizes the overall situation as crazy, possibly chaotic or unpredictable.


You tell me that you love me when you know it's just a lie

Addresses deceit, acknowledging false declarations of love.

You tell me that you love me causes you know it makes me cry

Connects expressions of love with emotional pain, suggesting a destructive aspect.

Well I look into your eyes and see all I fear

Describes a moment of insight or realization while looking into someone's eyes.

This gray game you're playin' keeps me cryin' black tears

Associates a gray game with emotional distress, symbolized by black tears.


Well I don't know what it's all about

Reiterates a sense of confusion or lack of understanding about life.

And it makes me wonder will it ever work out

Repeats the questioning of a positive outcome or resolution in a given situation.

Well I don't know and it makes me feel so down

Expresses a feeling of sadness or depression in response to the uncertainty.

It's crazy

Reiterates the overall chaotic or unpredictable nature of the situation.


You can look one way, you can feel the gray game

Describes the ability to perceive a situation from different angles, introducing the concept of a gray game.

You look the other way, you can see it's just the same

Emphasizes the similarity or consistency observed when looking at the situation from different perspectives.

We live out our lives in fear and shame

Reflects on a life lived with fear and shame, possibly due to deceit and negative actions.

Lies, and adultry and everything else that maims

Lists negative elements such as lies and adultery contributing to a troubled existence.


Well I don't know what it's all about

Reiterates the theme of confusion or lack of understanding about life's complexities.

And it makes me wonder will it ever work out

Repeats the questioning of a positive outcome, indicating ongoing uncertainty.

Well I don't know and it makes me feel so down

Expresses a feeling of sadness or depression in response to the ongoing uncertainty.

It's crazy

Reiterates the overall chaotic or unpredictable nature of the situation.

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