Conjure
Enchanting Creations: Unveiling the Mystical Essence of 'Conjure' by The Gertrudes
Lyrics
I make a person with a wooden eye
Creating a figurative representation of a person with an artificial eye made of wood.
I make a body out of steel
Constructing a body using strong materials like steel.
I put the limbs on with some wool and yarn
Attaching limbs to the created figure using wool and yarn, suggesting an unconventional or makeshift method.
I don’t know how it’s going to feel
Expressing uncertainty about the emotional or sensory experience of the constructed figure.
I’m going to conjure, Conjure you now
Stating the intent to perform an act of summoning or bringing something/someone into existence.
They have given me the bolts and cogs
Receiving materials/components (bolts and cogs) necessary for creation.
They have given me this song
Acknowledging the provision of inspiration or resources like a song for the conjuring process.
I have conjured from the kind young minds
Creating something from the imagination or ideas of benevolent individuals.
I have missed you for so long
Expressing a longing or yearning for something that was absent for a considerable duration.
I’m going to conjure, Conjure you now
Reiteration of the intent to summon or bring into existence.
I’m going to conjure, Conjure you now
-Tell me all the things you did wrong
Requesting disclosure of past mistakes or wrongdoings.
Before it snows now
Seeking this disclosure before a specific event, symbolized by snowfall.
Tell me all the things I did wrong
Asking for self-reflection, desiring to know personal faults or mistakes.
I need to know now
Expressing urgency or a strong need for this self-awareness.
You won’t be here for long
Implying a temporary presence, suggesting an impermanence of a person or situation.
We won’t be here much longer
Highlighting the transient nature of existence, indicating that the current state won’t last much longer.
I make a garden with a bleeding heart
Creating a garden metaphorically representing emotions or experiences, particularly showcasing pain or vulnerability ("bleeding heart") amidst overgrown difficulties.
Where the weeds have grown so tall
Describing the thriving of unwanted elements (weeds) in the emotional or experiential garden.
I plant a body with a wooden eye
Symbolically planting a figure with an artificial wooden eye before the onset of challenges or difficult times.
Before the snow begins to fall
Setting up or preparing before the arrival of adversity, here represented by snowfall.
I’m gonna conjure, Conjure you now
Repeated intention to summon or bring something/someone into existence.
I’m gonna conjure, Conjure you now
-I’m gonna conjure, Conjure you now
-I’m gonna conjure, Conjure you now
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