First Words
Existential Reflections: The Journey of Meaning in 'First Words'
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What do you want to be
Reflecting on one's aspirations or identity
When you get closer to dying
Contemplating life's purpose as death approaches
And the madman is a dreamer but he's awake
Contrasting the madman's dreams with wakefulness
Street cleaners search in empty space
Street cleaners metaphorically searching in emptiness
Searching for meaning
Actively seeking significance or purpose
In the 4am silence
Contemplating existence during the quiet of 4 am
Do you want to save the changes
Questioning the need to make changes
It's blank anyway
Disregarding changes as the outcome is insignificant
Half-price head home leave a message after tone
Reference to leaving, possibly leaving a place or situation
Like hailstone like heartbreak like Tristan Tzara
Comparing experiences to hailstones and heartbreak
And your children will be ignorant of Dada
Children ignorant of Dada, an avant-garde art movement
And your children's first words will be Dada
Children's first words influenced by Dada
Searching for meaning
Continued quest for meaning, possibly in repetition
In the 4am silence
Revisiting existential contemplation in the early morning
Do you want to save the changes
Reiterating the question about making changes
It's blank anyway
Emphasizing the insignificance of potential changes
What do you want to be
Repeating the initial question about aspirations
When you get closer to dying
Revisiting thoughts about life's purpose near death
In a world where plugs penetrate sockets
Describing a world where technology infiltrates daily life
And you get a whiter smile for Mother's day
Highlighting societal expectations for cosmetic improvement
Searching for meaning
Persisting in the search for meaning during solitude
In the 4am silence
Engaging in contemplation during the silent hours
Do you want to save the changes
Repeating the question regarding changes in life
It's blank anyway
Reaffirming the indifference towards potential changes
Effort is not something that you muster up
Challenging the idea of effort as a conscious choice
Something that you choose the irrepressible
Describing effort as an irrepressible indulgence in fate
Indulgence in fate a move to what should be
Moving towards what is destined or perceived as right
As long as you're here and insignificant
Emphasizing the insignificance of individual existence
As long as failure is a possibility
Accepting the possibility of failure as part of existence
Is a possibility
Reiterating the acceptance of failure as a potential outcome
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