Not Necessary
Calico Dreams: Unraveling the Colors of Life in The Tragically Hip's Melody
Lyrics
Oh, you're so calico
Describing someone as varied and diverse, akin to the pattern of a calico fabric.
You're all the colors in the world
Emphasizing the person's richness, encompassing all colors, symbolizing their complexity.
You're not a curious young girl
Contrasting the person's maturity or experience against the innocence of a young girl.
Oh, I always beg of you
Expressing a persistent request or plea directed toward the person.
Do I know as much as I'm going to
Questioning whether one has reached the limit of their knowledge or potential.
You're so raveled up in curls
Highlighting the person's tangled or complex nature, possibly their appearance.
And when is nothing sacred
Raising the question of when nothing is considered sacred or protected.
Everyone's telling everyone everything
Observing a culture of widespread sharing of information or gossip among people.
She just watches from a hill
Depicting someone observing from a distance, feeling detached from the center of events.
Oh, on the periphery
Being on the outskirts, outside the main focus or attention.
This tempts a certain part of me
Indicating an inclination towards being enticed by unfulfilled or unanswered questions.
To wonder unfulfilled
Expressing a state of curiosity that remains unsatisfied or incomplete.
When all these things I carry
Referring to burdens or emotional baggage carried through life's experiences.
They're not so necessary
Suggesting that these burdens aren't essential or vital.
And all this solitary
Commenting on the lack of necessity for being alone or isolated.
Well, it's just not necessary
Reiterating the sentiment that solitude is not crucial or indispensable.
In an purple minded dream
Describing a dream-like state, possibly unconventional or imaginative.
Keep peeling back to what it really means
Stripping away layers to discover the genuine essence of something.
Its beauty's too small to be true
Implying that the beauty of the essence is often too subtle or small to be believed.
Oh, it's all so calico
Reiterating the diverse and rich nature of the person, similar to a calico fabric.
That's all the colors in the world
Re-emphasizing the person's richness encompassing all colors.
Unraveling in you
Suggesting the unraveling or unveiling of the person's complexity.
And all these things I carry
Repeating the idea of burdens or emotional baggage not being indispensable.
They're not so necessary
Stating again that these burdens are not crucial or essential.
And all this solitary
Reiterating the lack of necessity for being alone or isolated.
Well, it's quite unnecessary
Asserting that being solitary is entirely unnecessary.
When I can get so wary
Expressing weariness or caution that arises in certain situations.
Well, it's just not necessary
Reiterating the idea that such weariness is not needed or essential.
When all these things I carry
Repeating the notion that carried burdens are not essential.
Well, they're just not necessary
Stating again that the burdens carried are unnecessary.
And all these things I carry
Reiterating that the burdens carried are unnecessary.
Well, they're just not necessary
Stating again the lack of necessity for being solitary or isolated.
When I can get so wary
Expressing weariness or caution, suggesting it's not essential.
When it's just not necessary
Highlighting the unnecessary nature of a situation or feeling of weariness.
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