VHS
Footprints of Nostalgia: Teddy Faley's VHS Journey
Lyrics
Lucid as a daydream, loosies in the pastries
Reflecting on the clarity of a daydream, with a casual attitude toward life's indulgences.
Y'all fuckers coulda fooled me dude, we looking for the same thing
Expressing skepticism about others' intentions, suggesting a shared pursuit of common goals.
Be it pose, posture, photo, portrait or painting
Discussing various forms of visual representation, emphasizing a vintage aesthetic.
Every frozen moment look like footage from the 80s
Describing how frozen moments resemble footage from the 80s, reinforcing the nostalgic theme.
Footage from the 80s
-Footage from the 80s
-How it look so comfortable when memories is Hades
Questioning why memories seem comfortable despite their association with Hades (hell).
Be it pose, posture, photo, portrait or painting
Reiterating the connection between visual representation and 80s aesthetics.
Every frozen moment look like footage from the 80s
-I keep calm as I can, for all our benefits
Balancing the outward calmness with inner emotional struggles and detachment from sentiments.
But in practice I'm a set aside them sentiments
-Half of them motherfuckers ain't been taxed but still got into shit
Criticizing those who escape taxation yet engage in questionable activities, witnessing their moral compromises.
I watch em fall asleep, I watch em sacrifice they innocent
-How much of that I been complicit in?
Reflecting on personal complicity in questionable actions and decisions.
The fickle and the sick they both a cynical bunch
Highlighting the cynicism and unpredictability of both fickle and sick individuals.
The middle a front
-My back a bitch
Expressing physical discomfort, possibly due to stress, with a reference to sitting for a month.
I couldn't sit for a month
-Pausing that I guess, all this bag of stress, got me acting fresh
Acknowledging stress and the facade of staying calm, admitting the struggle to maintain composure.
Keeping calm a sucker's game, I'm in the paint but out of breath
-And couldn't read them number straight, 888-I'm-unafraid
Referencing attempts to contact someone with a sense of urgency and persistence.
I called until the my fingers ached, until the ringer sounded strange
-Crawled into a hole and everybody said 'don't ever change'
Recalling advice to avoid changing and the resulting fear of openness and positivity.
I took from that a fear of open skies and sunny days
Associating fear with open skies and sunny days, suggesting a reluctance to embrace positivity.
There's a cost, and it's huge
Acknowledging a significant cost and confusion while attempting to hide the truth.
I tried to hide the truth but I got lost and confused
-I was Aquaman in shoes
Metaphorically portraying the speaker as Aquaman in shoes, resistant to being grounded by others.
Tried to talk me back to earth, they wound up shouting at the moon
-I never mean to disappoint, although I do
Expressing a pattern of unintentional disappointment and a fractured perspective.
That's my broken point of view
-Everything I touch will turn confused
Highlighting a belief that everything touched turns confused, emphasizing a negative impact.
Rose a cup, broke a dutch at the what I meant to do saloon
Referencing a moment of confusion and disruption at a saloon, possibly involving alcohol.
I been accused of many things, but never heard the word confused
Stating the speaker's innocence regarding the word "confused" despite accusations.
I never mean to disappoint, although I do
Reiterating unintentional disappointment despite good intentions.
Lucid as a daydream, loosies in the pastries
Repeating the comparison of lucidity to a daydream with a nonchalant attitude toward indulgences.
Lucid as a daydream, loosies in the pastries
-Lucid as a daydream, loosies in the pastries
-Y'all fuckers coulda fooled me dude, we looking for the same thing
Repeating skepticism about others' intentions and the shared pursuit of common goals.
Footage from the 80s
Reiterating the connection between frozen moments and 80s aesthetics.
Footage from the 80s
-How it look so comfortable when memories is Hades
-Be it pose, posture, photo, portrait or painting
-Every frozen moment look like footage from the 80s
-That's what happens to main characters when they lose they main characters
Reflecting on the impact of losing important individuals and the discovery of broken aspects.
And something broke that they ain't know was there at first, like 1st Mariner
-I'll drink to that, you'll eat your words, it's jerks vs amateurs
Using various historical and literary references to convey a complex situation and relationships.
Oedipus to Aaron Burr, Frank can be my manager
-I never woulda thought I woulda never even thought
Expressing surprise at personal growth and the constant feeling of being watched.
I walk around like everybody's here to watch me get involved
-So what am I to do? Funny stuff, jokes is not inopportune
Expressing uncertainty about the future and a fear that time won't progress positively.
But I'm afraid this clock will never tock for you
-I been thinking bout my handprints, I been thinking bout my legacy
Contemplating one's legacy and the stagnation of creating new memories.
I been standing still for hours without making no new memories
-I never look at photos, ain't no mirror been no friend to me
Rejecting the reflection in mirrors and the lack of friendship from one's own image.
Silence is too deafening to write without amphetamines
Describing the overwhelming silence that necessitates the use of amphetamines to write.
Aye yo the bitches, like G-Money said to us man
Referring to advice given by someone named G-Money about handling difficult situations.
I wash my, wrist of stigmata in the ocean of sand
Metaphorically cleansing oneself of past wounds in a vast and empty space.
I found a note in the freezer, I'ma leave it unread
Discovering a note in the freezer and choosing to leave it unread, indicating avoidance of confronting important matters.
I figure anything important he would say from my fridge
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