Hole in My Pocket
Searching for Redemption: A Pocket with Holes
Lyrics
I'm living on the outside now I'm looking in
I feel disconnected from the world and observe it from an outsider's perspective.
I've been feeling like a window
I've been feeling fragile and vulnerable like a window.
Sometimes I break just like a window
My emotions sometimes shatter, just like a window can break.
Love is just this liquid open like a river
Love is open and flowing, like a river.
I've been reachin' for this ocean
I've been striving for something vast and profound, like an ocean.
And I'm breakin' before I see the waves
I'm breaking down before experiencing the full extent of challenges (the waves).
Show me ways to save my soul
Seeking guidance on how to preserve my essence/soul.
Show me ways to save my soul
Repetition emphasizes the plea for guidance and salvation.
I've got a hole in my pocket
I have a vulnerability or weakness that causes things to slip away.
Where it all slips away (repeat)
Reiteration of the vulnerability and loss, emphasizing its significance.
Where has my head been
Reflecting on a period of confusion or distraction.
Since this needle took a spin
Since a moment of influence or change (needle took a spin).
And the stitch out of my thoughts when
A metaphorical removal of structure or order from thoughts.
I had my life in place I'm livin on the outside and,
Despite being an outsider, I struggle to find coherence and stability.
I'm lookin in I can't get it together again
Repeating the theme of feeling disorganized and unable to regain control.
You've gotta show me, gotta show me,
A plea for guidance and direction, emphasizing the need for assistance.
Gotta show me the way
Repetition of the plea for guidance and direction.
Show me ways to save my soul
Reiterating the need for ways to preserve and save the soul.
Show me ways to save my soul
Emphasizing the ongoing search for salvation and guidance.
I've got a hole in my pocket
Repetition of the vulnerability and loss represented by the hole in the pocket.
Where it all slips away (repeat)
Continuation of the theme of things slipping away.
Hole in my pocket
Reiteration of the presence of a significant vulnerability or loss.
Hole in my pocket
Repeating the idea of a hole in the pocket and the associated loss.
I've got a hole in my pocket
Restating the vulnerability and the continuous loss.
Where it all slips away (repeat)
Emphasizing the ongoing nature of the vulnerability and loss.
There is less and less inside of me
Expressing a diminishing internal presence and substance.
A little bit less and a little bit less with each day
Gradual erosion of self, losing bits with each passing day.
Oh wrap me up - hide me
A plea for protection and concealment from the diminishing self.
There's gotta be something left
Hope for something valuable or significant remaining despite the loss.
Oh something I can save...
A desire to find and salvage something meaningful within oneself.
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