Racing Like a Pro
Racing Through Life's Maze: The National's Reflective Anthem
Lyrics
You're pink, you're young, you're middle-class
You embody qualities associated with being youthful, with a middle-class background, and a pink hue.
They say it doesn't matter
There's a belief that these characteristics are not significant or relevant.
Fifteen blue shirts and womanly hands
Describing physical attributes - fifteen blue shirts and hands with feminine qualities.
You're shootin' up the ladder
You are ambitiously climbing the social or professional ladder.
Your mind is racing like a pro now
Your thoughts are intensely active and competitive, akin to a professional racer.
Oh my god, it doesn't mean a lot to you
The intensity of your racing thoughts doesn't hold much significance or value for you.
One time, you were a glowing young ruffian
Reflecting on a time when you were a vibrant and rebellious individual.
Oh my god, it was a million years ago
Expressing the feeling that this vibrant past seems distant, like it happened a long time ago.
Sometimes you get up and bake a cake or something
Sometimes you engage in routine activities like baking a cake.
Sometimes you stay in bed
Other times, you choose to remain in bed, possibly indicating a lack of motivation or energy.
Sometimes you go, la, di, da, di, da, di, da, da
Engaging in carefree or nonsensical activities, expressed with "la, di, da."
Until your eyes roll back into your head
Engaging in these activities until you lose consciousness or focus.
Your mind is racing like a pro now
Reiterating the intense racing nature of your thoughts.
Oh my god, it doesn't mean a lot to you
The intense thoughts still lack significant meaning or importance to you.
One time, you were a glowing young ruffian
Recalling a time when you were a lively and rebellious individual.
Oh my god, it was a million years ago
Emphasizing the distant past, as if it occurred a very long time ago.
You're dumbstruck, baby
Expressing a state of being struck dumb or speechless.
You're dumbstruck, baby, now you know
This state of being speechless is now realized or acknowledged.
You're dumbstruck, baby
Repeating the sense of being struck dumb or speechless.
You're dumbstruck, baby, now you know
Reiterating the acknowledgment or realization of this speechless state.
Your mind is racing like a pro now
The racing thoughts persist, maintaining their intensity.
Oh my god, it doesn't mean a lot to you
Similar to line 7, the intense thoughts continue without holding much significance.
One time, you were a glowing young ruffian
Recalling a vivid and rebellious past, akin to a young ruffian.
Oh my god, it was a million years ago
Emphasizing the perceived vastness of time since that rebellious phase.
You're dumbstruck, baby
Repeating the expression of being struck dumb or speechless.
You're dumbstruck, baby, now you know
Reiterating the acknowledgment or realization of this speechless state.
You're dumbstruck, baby
Once again expressing a state of being struck dumb or speechless.
You're dumbstruck, baby, now you know
Emphasizing the acknowledgment or realization of this speechless state.
You're dumbstruck, baby
Reiterating the sense of being struck dumb or speechless.
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