Deafening Sun
Echoes of Lost Innocence in the Deafening Sun
Lyrics
Too young to inject
Being too young to engage in injecting substances, likely drugs.
Too young to mind
Being too young to care or be concerned about certain things.
Two young little children
Reference to two young children who are vulnerable and have nowhere safe to seek refuge.
With no where to hide
Emphasizing the lack of a safe place or refuge for the children.
Too old for this ritual
Being too old to partake in a particular ritual or activity.
Too late for words
It's too late for words, suggesting communication efforts have passed.
Two can play pinochle
Expressing a known saying or belief that two individuals can engage in an activity.
Or so it is heard
Implies a common understanding or rumor about playing the card game Pinochle.
I could tell you something
Suggesting possessing information that the listener wouldn't desire to know.
You don't want to know
Conveying the consequence of actions where negative outcomes arise from bad choices or behavior.
Sometimes bad things happen
Symbolizes an individual weeping or mourning for the youth.
You reap what you sow
Portraying a sense of perpetual destruction or ruin in the world.
One
Indicating a solitary entity or person experiencing sorrow or grief.
Weeps for the Young
Depicts a continual cycle of change or transformation in the world.
forever to come to ruin the world keeps changing clothes
Describing a world filled with imperfections and vulnerabilities.
riddled with holes
Portrays the world as constantly radiant despite its flaws and vulnerabilities.
And the world just keeps on shining like silver and gold
Reiterates the shining nature of the world, comparing it to valuable elements like silver and gold.
Silver and gold O
Repeating the comparison of the world's shine to silver and gold.
The world just keeps on shining like silver and gold
Continues emphasizing the radiant nature of the world akin to silver and gold.
Silver and gold O
Reiterating the world's brilliance comparable to silver and gold.
The world just keeps on shining like silver and gold
Emphasizing the world's continuous shine likened to silver and gold.
Scream in a vacuum
Describing a situation where screaming or expressing oneself goes unheard or unacknowledged.
No one will hear
Observing a situation where one's distress or expression remains unnoticed.
Stare at the classroom
Depicting a fearful scenario within a classroom setting.
In shivering fear
Conveying a sense of fear or apprehension within a learning environment.
We are individual
Highlighting individuality within a larger collective or group.
A legion of One
Describing a unified force despite being composed of individuals.
All listening to the visuals
Listening or paying attention to visual elements despite a deafening environment.
In the deafening sun
Portraying a world drowned in noise or overwhelming sensations.
The world all wrapped in plastic
Depicting a world encased in artificiality and stagnation.
And frozen in time
Expressing a frozen state of existence or time within the world.
That'll work out fine
Suggesting an ironic acceptance that frozen conditions will somehow be acceptable.
Escape that disdainful
Escaping from something contemptible or disdainful.
And wicked old whore
Referring to something abhorrent or morally corrupt.
Seemed the more we got lost
Expressing that the more one tries to avoid getting lost, the more they end up lost.
We got lost all the more
Emphasizing the paradoxical nature of getting increasingly lost despite efforts.
Keep digging deeper and deeper
Metaphorically suggesting a continuous search or exploration, delving deeper into unknown aspects.
The bottom must be
Implying that the culmination or endpoint is near, close to a specific context of pain or sorrow.
Close to the corner
Referencing a point where pain or grief meets a context associated with alcohol.
Of Whisky and Grief
Emphasizing the convergence of sorrow or despair with the concept of whiskey.
Of Whisky and Grief
Reiterating the connection between grief and the consumption of whiskey.
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