Jetstream
Caught in a Jetstream: Echoes of History
Lyrics
What goes around
Actions and events repeat cyclically
Is coming around again
The consequences of actions return
What goes around
Emphasizes the cyclic nature of events
Is coming around again
Reiteration of the return of consequences
Tell me our history
Request to share personal history
And please please don't pretend
Asking for honesty, discouraging pretense
That there's some big mystery
Rejecting the idea of a big mystery
Fundamentally
At a fundamental level
Say you won't forgive but you'll forget
Expressing reluctance to forgive but willingness to forget
Shortsighted and arrogant
Describing someone as short-sighted and arrogant
Honey, didn't hunger make the thief?
Suggesting that hunger may drive one to theft
What can I say that you'll believe?
Expressing difficulty in making a believable statement
Tethered to the words of a populist
Being influenced by a charismatic leader
I extend a hand
Offering help or reconciliation
But you bring a fist
Encountering resistance or aggression
You're caught in a jetstream
Feeling overwhelmed and carried away
Lost it and can't see
Losing direction and clarity
Which way to go
Uncertainty about the right path
What goes around
Reiteration of the cyclic nature of consequences
Is coming around again
Reflection on self
Take a look at yourself
Request for self-awareness
And please please don't pretend
Discouraging pretense about personal history
That there's any mystery
Rejecting the idea of mystery in repeated history
Repeated history
Emphasizing the recurrence of historical patterns
Well I can see that you're upset
Observing someone's emotional state
Your despondence is evident
Noticing visible despair
Oh, you can take
Ability to take but reluctance to give
But you won't give
Mutual unwillingness to cooperate
And I won't lead you
Not leading someone away from their issues
From yourself
Encouraging self-reflection
Hanging on the words of the populist
Being influenced by a charismatic leader
I extend a hand
Offering help or reconciliation
But you bring a fist
Encountering resistance or aggression
You're caught in a jetstream
Feeling overwhelmed and carried away
Lost it and can't see
Losing direction and clarity
Which way to go
Uncertainty about the right path
Slipping from the words of your populist
Drifting away from the influence of a charismatic leader
I extend a hand
Offering help or reconciliation
But you bring a fist
Encountering resistance or aggression
You're caught in a jetstream
Feeling overwhelmed and carried away
Lost it and can't see
Losing direction and clarity
Which way to go
Uncertainty about the right path
La-da-n-da-da-da
Repetition of a melodic refrain without specific lyrical meaning
La-da-n-da
-La-da-n-da-da-de
-Da-da
-La-da-n-da-da-da
-La-da-n-da
-La-da-n-da-da-de
-Da-da
-La-da-n-da-da-da
-La-da-n-da
-La-da-n-da-da-de
-Da-da
-La-da-n-da-da-da
-La-da-n-da
-La-da-n-da-da-de
-Da-da
-La-da-n-da-da-da
-La-da-n-da
-La-da-n-da-da-de
-Da-da
Conclusion of the repetitive melodic refrain
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