Brakelines
Navigating Life's Uncertainties: The Get Up Kids' 'Brakelines' Meaning
Lyrics
Impossible outcomes
Expressing the idea of outcomes that seem impossible.
There's an outside chance
Highlighting a slim chance from an external perspective.
You may not want to fight them
Suggesting a reluctance to confront or resist certain challenges.
Bob and weave in their dance
Using a metaphor of evasive moves in a dance to navigate difficulties.
I'm not gonna tell you
Declaring the intention not to hide certain thoughts.
That my mind doesn't go there
Acknowledging that the mind goes to a particular place or idea.
It's the terrible trouble
Referring to significant problems or challenges.
About getting older
Reflecting on the challenges associated with aging.
If this isn't my time
Contemplating whether the current moment is opportune.
Then cutting the brakelines
Suggesting a drastic action as a response to uncertainty.
Seems to make some sort of sense
Finding a sense of logic or reason in extreme actions.
I don't wanna have to
Expressing a desire not to be compelled to do something.
I don't wanna leave you
Expressing reluctance to part with someone.
It does us no good to pretend
Stressing the futility of pretending or denying reality.
It's not about hopeless
Clarifying that the message is not about hopelessness.
Not a song of despair
Rejecting a portrayal of despair; focusing on choices.
Just about choices and making them fair
Emphasizing the importance of fair decision-making.
Hope we never have to
Expressing a hope to avoid facing difficult choices.
Decisions like this
Acknowledging the weight of impactful decisions.
Spend every morning
Describing a routine of blissful ignorance in the mornings.
In ignorant bliss
Highlighting the comfort found in not knowing certain things.
If this isn't my time
Repeating the contemplation of the appropriateness of the moment.
Then cutting the brakelines
Reiterating the extreme action of cutting brake lines.
Seems to make some sort of sense
Reemphasizing the perceived logic in extreme actions.
I don't wanna have to
Reiterating a desire not to be forced into a particular action.
I don't wanna leave you
Repeating the reluctance to part with someone.
It does us no good to pretend
Reaffirming the futility of pretending or denying reality.
If this isn't my time
Repeating the contemplation of the appropriateness of the moment.
Then cutting the brakelines
Reiterating the extreme action of cutting brake lines.
Seems to make some sort of sense
Reemphasizing the perceived logic in extreme actions.
I don't wanna have to
Reiterating a desire not to be forced into a particular action.
I don't wanna leave you
Repeating the reluctance to part with someone.
It does us no good to pretend
Reaffirming the futility of pretending or denying reality.
Terrified keeps me up at night
Expressing a feeling of intense fear that disturbs sleep.
Terrified
Repeating the state of being terrified.
Terrified keeps me up at night
Reiterating the impact of fear on sleep.
Terrified
Repeating the state of being terrified.
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