Rise and Shine
Navigating Love's Oceans: The Buttertones' 'Rise and Shine' Meaning
Lyrics
When I fell out alone from a dream
Feeling disoriented and isolated after waking up from a dream.
I gripped my cloud for a reckoning
Seeking clarity or judgment by holding onto a metaphorical cloud.
Once you claimed me oh so desperately
Someone desperately claimed the speaker, but now there's distance.
Now between us are oceans of streets
Physical or emotional distance has grown between the speaker and someone else, represented by oceans of streets.
All I know is
Expressing a sense of detachment and emotional self-sufficiency.
Your not here but I'm fine
The speaker acknowledges the absence of the other person but claims to be fine without them.
All false fronts deflect and suspend
False appearances deflect and delay, leading to self-deception.
That's why I keep lying to me again and again
The speaker admits to repeatedly lying to oneself, possibly to maintain a facade.
Climbing every highest intention
Pursuing high ideals or goals with determination.
Turn back and laugh at all interventions
Reflecting on and mocking interventions or obstacles encountered.
All I know is
Reiterating a sense of limited knowledge or understanding.
If you had it your way I'd stay but don't hold your breath
If the other person had their way, the speaker would stay, but it's unlikely to happen.
It's the blind leading blind
Commenting on a situation where those lacking understanding or insight lead others.
Oh yeah you're so innocent?
Questioning the innocence or sincerity of someone.
Rise and shine
An encouragement to rise and shine, possibly a call to overcome difficulties.
Bye bye cloud nine
Bidding farewell to a state of bliss or contentment (cloud nine).
In a year share a new disposition
Describing a change in attitude or outlook over a year.
Here and there and conditioned
Being here and there, suggesting a lack of commitment or consistency.
If we had it my way you'd have stayed
If things went the speaker's way, the other person would have stayed.
Fickle aint brave
Characterizing fickleness as lacking courage.
Just the blind leading blind
Repeating the theme of blind leadership, acknowledging one's lack of insight.
I know I'm no innocent all right
The speaker admits to not being innocent.
So rise and shine
Repeating the encouragement to rise and shine, emphasizing a departure from cloud nine.
Bye bye to cloud 9
Saying goodbye to a state of bliss or contentment.
When I cry out alone in the night
Expressing vulnerability and seeking reassurance in the night.
I grip your side and hope you're all right
Reaching out to the other person and hoping for their well-being.
Cause all I know is you
All the speaker knows is the presence of the other person.
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