Lyrics
Well, I guess I know that lately I've just kinda let things slide
Feeling a sense of neglect and allowing things to go unattended recently.
There are flies now buzzing around some bottles empty by my side
Noticing the presence of flies around empty bottles, possibly indicating neglect or a messy environment.
My sorrows have been drowned but the room is still spinning round
Despite drowning sorrows, the room still feels disorienting and overwhelming.
And I guess I know, I really think I know
A recognition of the current state of affairs and a growing awareness of the need for change.
I know I gotta find another way, I know I gotta find another day
A realization of the necessity to seek an alternative path and a new day.
I know I need to find a better way, I really think it's time
A clear acknowledgment of the need to find a better way and an indication that it's the right time for change.
I gotta get it all together now, I know I gotta make it anyhow
An understanding of the urgency to organize one's life and the determination to make it happen.
Find another way, find another way
Reinforcing the imperative to discover an alternative route.
It's ten in the morning and there are strangers sleeping on my floor
Describing a chaotic scene in the morning with unfamiliar people sleeping around.
There's one I hardly know and two I've never seen before
Highlighting the presence of strangers, emphasizing the chaos and lack of control.
Bills piling in the hall, and there's a new stain on my wall
Mentioning accumulating bills and a new stain, further underlining a sense of disorder.
And I think it's so, I really think it's so
Reiterating the awareness of the current state of affairs.
I know I gotta find another way. (chorus)
Repeating the need to find another way, emphasizing its importance as a chorus.
Well, the windows have been leaking and the phone don't work again
Describing additional problems like leaking windows and a malfunctioning phone.
And the ceiling has been peeling since I don't remember when
Noting a deteriorating ceiling, indicating a longstanding issue.
It's a spiral in a circle, it's a rat stuck in a wheel
Using metaphors like a spiral and a rat stuck in a wheel to convey a sense of being trapped or in a cycle.
And there's a joker on the face of every playing card I deal
Pointing out the prevalence of challenges through the symbolism of jokers in playing cards.
There's a portrait on my shelf, and he's looking back at myself
Introducing a portrait on the shelf, possibly symbolizing self-reflection.
And he's telling me, yes he's telling me
Indicating the portrait's advice or realization, reinforcing the need for change.
I know I gotta find another way. (chorus)
Repeating the chorus, emphasizing the continued urgency to find a different path.
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