Lyrics
Trade in value ten thirty eight
Trade-in value of $10.38
Fat blood moon crushing in the sky
Reference to a large blood moon in the sky
King's Quest IV fading CRT monitor
Reference to the game "King's Quest IV" on a fading CRT monitor
Dream-laden arcade burning behind
An arcade filled with dreams burning behind
Watching Lindsay Lohan before cocaine
Recollection of watching Lindsay Lohan before her struggles with cocaine
Mom and dad trying hard to stay up late
Parents attempting to stay up late
Icy road form unascertained
Uncertain icy road formation
10:38, traveling out to Van Alstyne
Traveling at 10:38 to Van Alstyne
You're wrong, you're wrong, you're wrong, I don't mean a thing
Rejection of significance, asserting it doesn't matter
Yet you saved me from that fire
Someone saved the speaker from a metaphorical fire
I know, I know, I know you don't have to try your best
Acknowledging that one doesn't need to try their best
You do everything alright
Recognition that everything is going alright
Don't say, don't say, don't say I won't fade away
Refusal to accept fading away
Police may be right outside
Awareness of police presence outside
And kill, and kill, and kill the best version of myself
Desire to eliminate the best version of oneself
Aging actor has no lines
An aging actor without lines
I think I still smile more now
Claim of smiling more now than before
When Mojave 3 played, she started to cry, and the sun reflected her young teardrops, like glitter in her eyes
Emotional reaction to a song by Mojave 3 and the reflection of tears
Then sparks on sunshine road repeat again and again
Repetition of sparks on sunshine road
Condensed into one time
Condensation of experiences into one moment
It's a waste things aren't youth now
Regret that certain things are no longer youthful
Humor so fun
Appreciation for humorous moments
Sure proving hard to see
Difficulty in perceiving something clearly
Say I have no soul
Denial of having a soul
And you laugh cuz of what I look like
Laughter at the speaker's appearance
The page I read
Reference to a page being read
With a foreword that reads
Introduction to the page suggesting knowledge
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
Repeated acknowledgment of knowing something
I know, I swear I know now, everything I felt
Claim of knowing everything felt
And after all this time, I'm a piece of shit
Self-deprecating realization of being a piece of shit
And after all I tried, and there's nothing left
Recognition of trying everything and finding nothing left
Was it all just wasted time?
Questioning whether all the time invested was wasted
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