In Lieu Of Failure
Navigating Desolation: The Smashing Pumpkins' Poetic Odyssey
Lyrics
I'd pass the salt if I could shake, whoa
I would help if I could overcome my hesitation or fear
I'd blitz your waltz and halve for blame
I would disrupt your dance and accept half the blame
Oh, just know
An expression of reassurance or understanding
My limps and lisps and lays for laughs
My physical weaknesses, speech impediments, and actions are for amusement
My chin and chance and churl are glass
My jaw, opportunities, and rudeness are fragile like glass
Alright? So send in the drones
An invitation to deploy automated systems or metaphorical support
And check yourself, aight? (Alright)
A directive to introspect and assess one's own situation
Just send in the drones, alright
A repetition of the call to bring in support or assistance
I warned you, yeah
A forewarning to the listener
It's kind bluff
A statement that appears tough but may not be genuine
You ain't so tough, so far from home
You are not as resilient or strong as you seem, especially away from familiar surroundings
Alone, lone, lone, lone, lone
Repetition emphasizing a sense of isolation
Alone, lone, lone, lone, lone
-Alone, lone, alone, lone
-Alone, alone
-I'd take you upon fates and frolic, whoa
I would engage in playful activities and adventures
I'd lollygag and crack some colic
I would dawdle and alleviate distress or tension
Thar' she blows
An exclamation indicating the appearance of something noteworthy
My dinks and dings and dangs say bold
My trivialities and damages express courage
My gags and gaffes and grinds gird slow
My jokes, mistakes, and efforts progress slowly
Alright? Send in the drones
A repetition of the call to deploy automated systems or metaphorical support
And check yourself, aight? (Alright)
A directive to introspect and assess one's own situation
Just send in the drones, alright
A repetition of the call to bring in support or assistance
I warned you, yeah
A reiterated forewarning to the listener
It's a blind bluff
A statement that the toughness displayed is a feigned or uncertain one
You ain't so tough, so far from home
You are not as resilient or strong as you seem, especially away from familiar surroundings
Alone, lone, lone, lone, lone
Repetition emphasizing a sense of isolation
Alone, lone, lone, lone, lone
-Alone, lone, alone, lone
-Alone, alone
-Alone, lone, lone, lone, lone
Continued emphasis on the theme of isolation
Alone, lone, lone, lone, lone
-Alone, lone, alone, lone
-Alone, alone (alone)
-Check yourself, alright?
A repetition of the directive to introspect and assess one's own situation
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