Paradise Shitty
Wandering Souls: A Melodic Rebellion Against Conformity
Lyrics
Save a song for me to sing, boy, if I wanna play a song tonight
Expressing a desire to perform a song if the mood strikes.
Is there something I could wail out if I wanna wail by candlelight?
Asking for a suitable song to sing under candlelight.
I'm feeling sick
Feeling unwell or discontent.
I'm feeling old
Expressing a sense of age or weariness.
I'm feeling weak
Feeling physically or emotionally drained.
I feel that snow
Suggesting a cold or desolate feeling, perhaps emotional numbness.
Down in my knees
Describing a sensation, possibly of weakness or vulnerability.
Down in my soul
Referencing a deep emotional state or core self.
In place of guts I've got a hole
Describing emptiness or a lack of courage.
Like everybody else I've ever known
Relating to a common experience of emptiness shared by others.
Baby, this ain't home to me, no matter what they say
Rejecting the idea of a place as home despite external opinions.
The grass is too damn green here and the hearts are dull and grey
Criticizing the perceived artificial happiness and dullness.
So take me down to that city where the girls just look okay
Expressing a desire to go to a city where things are more genuine.
It's about all I can take
Expressing a limit to one's tolerance or endurance.
I've stood too long in one place
Feeling the need for change after being in one place for too long.
Strap me to the station wagon roof and drive me out into the hills
Describing a desire for a thrilling, adventurous experience.
It may sound like I'm screaming from the car but I'm just screaming from the thrill
Clarifying that screams are from excitement rather than fear.
I'm so alive
Feeling intensely alive.
I'm so afraid
Simultaneously experiencing fear or anxiety.
That I've been wasting what's left of these days
Concern about wasting time or opportunities.
These days I feel with a cold heart
Feeling emotions with a sense of detachment or numbness.
It's easier to keep it hard
Choosing emotional hardness as a defense mechanism.
Just grab your shit and meet me in the yard
Suggesting a need to confront issues or challenges.
Baby, this ain't home to me, no matter what they say
Reiterating the rejection of a place as home.
The grass is too damn green here and the hearts are dull and grey
Reemphasizing dissatisfaction with the current environment.
So take me down to that city where the girls just look okay
Repeating the desire to be in a more genuine city.
It's about all I can take
Reaffirming a threshold of tolerance.
I've stood too long in one place
Highlighting the need for change after standing still for too long.
Lollipop dreams and candy cane waves
Describing dreams and desires in a playful, nostalgic manner.
Are gonna hurt like hell when they crumble away
Anticipating pain and disillusionment when dreams crumble.
Because a beautiful youth hurts worst when it dies
Reflecting on the intense emotional pain of losing youthful ideals.
A rotten reminder of the days we decided we'd rather go big and then rot away
Acknowledging the consequences of choosing a bold but risky path.
We'd give into love and wind up castaways
Accepting the outcome of pursuing love and unconventional paths.
We said "fuck all the old boring shits we've become"
Rejecting conventional and mundane life.
So we hoarded our dreams and we burnt every one
Choosing to preserve dreams even if it leads to their destruction.
And fuck me, man, I knew not what I'd done
Expressing regret or realization about the consequences of actions.
Fuck us, man, we knew not what we'd done
Acknowledging collective responsibility for the choices made.
Man, we were just having some fun
Recalling that the actions were initially driven by a sense of fun.
Baby, this ain't home to me, no matter what they say
Reiterating the rejection of the current place as home.
The grass is too damn green here and the hearts are dull and grey
Maintaining dissatisfaction with the environment's artificiality.
So take me down to that city where the girls just look okay
Repeating the desire to be in a more genuine city.
It's about all I can take
Reaffirming a threshold of tolerance.
I've stood too long in one place
Highlighting the need for change after standing still for too long.
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