Hand to Mouth
Life's Tightrope: Navigating Realities in 'Hand to Mouth'
Lyrics
I recognize the symptoms, but I don't know the cure
I am aware of the signs of a problem, but I lack the solution.
Your feelings are so useless, banging your head on the wall
Your emotions are futile; it feels like hitting your head against a wall.
Well I'll improve your station, if I get half a chance
I will enhance your situation if given the opportunity.
No overnight sensation, matters to you right now
There's no immediate success that matters to you at this moment.
Yeah it's all too unreal, you know the way I feel
Everything seems too surreal, and I'm expressing my emotions.
When I got time to kill, that's when I get my fill
In moments of idleness, I satisfy my desires.
Livin' hand to mouth
Living a precarious and uncertain life.
The money it don't come anymore
Financial resources are scarce or no longer flowing in.
Well it never came too much anyway,
We never had much money to begin with.
We spread it here and we spread it there
We use our limited resources without concern, without thinking about the future.
Never worry about the next day
We don't worry about what comes next.
Oh these times they come and go
Times of difficulty come and go, but I don't care much.
But I really don't give a damn
Indifference to the changing circumstances.
See'est la vie and wish you well
That's life; I bid you farewell and good luck.
Heading for the promised land
Heading towards a better or promised future.
Yeah it's all too unreal, you know the way I feel
Expressing the surreal and emotional nature of the situation.
When I got time to kill, that's when I get my fill
Indulging in desires during leisure time.
Of livin' hand to mouth
Continuing to live a precarious and uncertain life.
I recognize the symptoms, but I don't know the cure
A repetition of recognizing problems without knowing the solutions.
Your feelings are so useless, banging your head out on the wall
Reiteration of the futility of emotions, akin to hitting a wall.
Yeah it's all too unreal, you know the way I feel
Repeating the surreal feelings and expressing emotions.
When I got time to kill, that's when I get my fill
Reiterating the satisfaction of desires during free time.
Yeah...
Concluding with a sense of resignation or acceptance.
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