Roll Back Down
Journey Through Shadows: Taking Meds' Roll Back Down
Lyrics
Alive for fleeting, subtle thrill
Experiencing a brief and subtle sense of being alive or feeling alive momentarily
Inhale the air atop the hill
Drawing in the atmosphere from the peak of a hill
Before my rock rolls back down to shadows
Before my success or achievement diminishes and returns to obscurity or darkness
An aced audition for a play
Having successfully passed an audition for a significant role or position
That spans a birth til Judgement Day
Referring to living through a lifetime, from birth until the Day of Judgment (biblical reference)
We watch the role dissolve to shadows
Observing how roles or accomplishments fade away into obscurity or darkness
I took a long walk through a short trap door
Metaphorical imagery of taking a prolonged journey through a limited or confining path
I ventured out knowing that I would be washed to the shore
Stepping into the unknown despite anticipating a return to a familiar situation
I took a long walk through a short trap door
Repetition of the earlier journey through a constrained path
A days work gone to cinders, who could ever want more?
Questioning the value of achieving success or completing tasks when they might ultimately be futile
Alive for fleeting, subtle thrill
Similar to line 1, experiencing a brief and subtle sense of being alive or feeling alive momentarily (repeated)
Inhale the air atop the hill
Repeating the action of inhaling the atmosphere from a high vantage point
Before my rock rolls back down to shadows
Similar to line 3, anticipating the decline of success or achievement back into obscurity or darkness (repeated)
I long for hands to lift the veil
Desire for assistance to reveal or uncover truths, despite the expectation of failure
And make the promise bound to fail
Expressing a commitment or promise that is doomed to fail or not be fulfilled
To God, who's long been in the shadows
Referring to God's presence being obscured or unnoticed
For the first time, again and again
Emphasizing the repetition of experiencing something anew or for the first time, possibly despite previous experiences
For the first time, again and again
Reiteration of the emphasis on experiencing something for the first time, suggesting a cycle or recurrence
I took a long walk through a short trap door
Reiteration of the earlier metaphorical journey through a constrained path
I ventured out knowing that I would be washed to the shore
Repeating the act of stepping into the unknown despite the anticipated return to familiarity
I took a long walk through a short trap door
Reiteration of the repeated journey through a limited or confining path
A days work gone to cinders, who could ever want more?
Reflecting on the worth of effort or work when it might all be reduced to nothingness or ash
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