Leash
Unveiling Life's Canvas: The Weakerthans' Poetic Reflections
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Had one of those days when you wanna try heroin
Expressing a desire to escape reality through a reference to heroin use.
Drunk driving, some form of soft suicide
Describing reckless behavior, possibly as a way of self-destructive coping.
Sitting in silence and staring at ceilings
Reflecting on moments of introspective quietude and contemplation.
Or peeling the paint off of things to confide
Engaging in a symbolic act of revealing inner thoughts by peeling paint.
Maybe someday
Expressing hope for a future when past deceptions are acknowledged.
The lies we've led around
Suggesting a history of dishonesty or misleading actions.
Will crawl under our beds
Imagining a scenario where lies are confronted and dealt with.
And sleep off the years
Anticipating a time when the consequences of deception can be put to rest.
Teach me to wiggle my ears like that
Expressing a desire to learn trivial or unusual skills as a form of connection.
Show me the scar that you got when you fell off your bike
Inviting the sharing of personal experiences, specifically a scar from a bike accident.
Ask me the questions you never want answers to
Encouraging asking challenging questions, even if the answers are uncomfortable.
We can re-write them however we like
Suggesting the power to reshape or reinterpret difficult truths together.
Maybe someday
Reiterating the hope for a future where deception is addressed and resolved.
The lies we've led around
Continuing the theme of dishonesty and its lingering impact.
Will crawl under our beds
Imagining lies retreating and losing their influence over time.
And sleep off the years
Expressing optimism about a time when the consequences of deceit will diminish.
Stop the hardwood floor's lopsided grin
Metaphorically addressing an uneven or uncomfortable situation (hardwood floor).
Leave the dirt and dead flowers in a brown coffee tin
Suggesting keeping reminders of the past, even if they are faded or dead.
Let your hand melt a hole in the frost
Encouraging facing challenges, symbolized by melting frost with one's hand.
Peer out under a sky that looks just like a shirt I lost
Connecting the sky's appearance to a personal loss or absence (lost shirt).
Someday
Repeating the hope for a future where lies lose their impact and significance.
The lies we've led around
Reiterating the theme of deceptive actions and their lasting effects.
Will crawl under our beds
Imagining lies receding and diminishing in influence over time.
And sleep off the years
Expressing the anticipation of a future when the consequences of deceit fade away.
Sleep off those years
Reinforcing the idea of overcoming the consequences and effects of deceitful actions.
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