As Makeshift as We Are
Embracing Imperfection: The Beautiful Chaos Within
Lyrics
You do the combat math, I'm the war artist
You calculate the strategies of combat, while I express the artistry of war
You can't take your shots back, I have to watch them miss
Once you take a shot, it cannot be undone; I must witness the misses
The basketball rim shook like a tambourine
The basketball rim vibrated like a tambourine, possibly describing intensity or impact
Not an unlikely event in a game that means nothing
Such events are not unexpected in a game devoid of significance
In a game that means nothing
Reiteration of the lack of importance in the game
Makeshift we are, lead never leaves your system no matter who you are
We are makeshift, and the influence of leadership persists regardless of one's identity
Makeshift we are, as makeshift as we are
Emphasis on the provisional nature of our existence
You're a complex dune, I'm a cloud of octopus ink
You are intricate and complex, I am a nebulous presence like a cloud of octopus ink
You're an elusive tune, I'm more ice sculpture than I think
You possess an elusive quality like a tune, while I am more akin to an ice sculpture than I realize
You're the neutral tribe and I got the wrong openness
You represent a neutral tribe, and I've misunderstood the concept of openness
Here's where I slowly close my eyes and say, "I'm too drunk for this"
Expressing a moment of inebriation, possibly indicating vulnerability
Yeah, I'm too drunk for this
Reiteration of being too intoxicated for the situation
Makeshift we are, 'Weaklings Make Trouble' you played on your guitar
We are makeshift, and a song titled 'Weaklings Make Trouble' is played on a guitar
Makeshift we are, as makeshift as we are, we are, we are, we are
Highlighting our provisional nature again
The loneliest boys on dolphin property
Describing themselves as the loneliest boys in an unusual setting, possibly metaphorical
You're as quiet as a fish, I only sing for the whole sea
Comparing someone's silence to that of a fish, expressing that they sing for a vast audience
From memory metal tension springs, we were gunsmoke and the truth
Referring to past experiences with tension and truth, invoking imagery of gunsmoke
Let's shake some snow off of his shoulders
Suggesting the act of shaking off burdens or difficulties
Let's shake some snow off of the roof, let's shake some snow off of the roof
Repetition of shaking off snow, emphasizing a need to rid oneself of troubles
Makeshift we are, occurring to each other under the setups of the stars
We are makeshift, existing in the context of the stars and setups
Makeshift we are, we imagine us here and here we are
Imagining and realizing their existence, emphasizing the power of imagination
Makeshift we are, through half-squinted eyes becoming a mirage
Describing a transformation into a mirage through half-closed eyes
Makeshift we are, we are, we are
Reiteration of the provisional and imaginative nature of their existence
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