Lyrics
Its not as though I have a pillow for my head
Expressing a lack of comfort or stability
I'm not missing any thing yet
Not feeling the absence of any particular thing yet
Things that you treasure are worthless to me
Personal valuation differs; what's valuable to others is not to the speaker
I don't know I don't know how you do it to yourself
Uncertainty about how someone continues certain actions detrimental to themselves
Wherever I go wherever I be I carry no love my spirit is free, free
The speaker feels unattached, free from emotional ties, and unburdened
To watch the evening changing from afternoon
Observing the transition of the day from afternoon to evening
Its a pleasure that you rarely see
Appreciating a rare and enjoyable moment
Around that time you'll be crawling home through the rush hour
Implies the listener's routine during rush hour traffic
Or settling in for a night in front of your t.v.
Describes a typical evening habit of watching television
Ooooo sound the alarm
Call to raise awareness or signal danger
Ooooo sound the alarm
Reiteration of the call to raise awareness or signal danger
And as I gaze in awe at the break of dawn
Feeling admiration for the beauty of the sunrise
You are lying in your bed you've got a pillow on your head
Contrasts the listener's situation of staying in bed despite the morning
The clock radio is telling you its time to go
Alarm clock indicating it's time to start the day
You can barely rise to face it all again
Struggling to face the challenges of a new day
Sound the alarm your world is not your own
Warning about the listener's lack of control or influence over their world
Sound the alarm your world is falling down
Repetition of warning about the listener's world falling apart
sound the alarm your world is not your own
Reiteration of the previous warning about the listener's world not being theirs
Sound the alarm your world its falling down
Repetition of the warning about the listener's world collapsing
you've got to sound the alarm your world is not your own
Reemphasizing the need to alert or warn about the listener's world not being theirs
Sound the alarm your world its falling down.
Repeating the warning about the listener's world falling apart
its not as though I have a pillow for my head.
Recurrence of the discomfort mentioned in line 1
I'm not missin anything yet.
Restating the lack of missing anything specific yet
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