Song For Ted Sallis
Unveiling Existential Descent
Lyrics
Into the source of a squall
Entering a turbulent and chaotic situation
I inevitably fall
Inevitably succumbing to the chaos
Toward the well-spring of all agony
Moving towards the origin of all pain and suffering
Shuffling endlessly
Continuously shuffling or moving without a clear direction
Whether or not it was always going to be this way
Reflecting on whether the current situation was predestined
It only mattered yesterday
Emphasizing that the past is the only relevant time
No skin like the skin you woke up in
Highlighting the uniqueness of one's current state
No skin like the skin you woke up in
Repetition for emphasis: emphasizing the uniqueness of one's current state
Up from the earth and the clay
Emerging from the ground and transforming
Melting away
Melting or dissolving away
Never lose enough to find my form
Not losing enough to rediscover one's true self
Trudge through the storm
Moving persistently through difficulties
Wait in hope
Waiting in anticipation
For some as yet undiscovered isotope
Anticipating the discovery of something new
No skin like the skin you woke up in
Repetition for emphasis: emphasizing the uniqueness of one's current state
No skin like the skin you woke up in
-When at last
Describing a moment when a significant decision is made
The die gets cast
The decision is irreversible
Read the numbers out loud
Announcing the outcome of the decision
With your head bowed
Reading the outcome with a bowed head
Try to find a face to focus on
Attempting to find a focus in the midst of change
But the memory's gone
Memory loss during the process of change
Wherever my former self went
Uncertainty about the destination of the past self
It was an accident
Acknowledging the past transformation as unintentional
Try to picture him in my mind's eye
Attempting to imagine the previous self
Say goodbye
Bidding farewell to the previous self
No skin like the skin you woke up in
Repetition for emphasis: emphasizing the uniqueness of one's current state
No skin like the skin you woke up in
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