The Prescience of Dawn
Embracing the Inevitable: The Weakerthans' Poetic Journey through Dawn
Lyrics
The sirens woke me up again
The sound of sirens has disrupted the speaker's sleep.
I know they're coming for me someday, just a matter of when
The speaker anticipates being pursued or facing a challenging situation in the future.
Count to twenty-five and yawn
The speaker engages in a ritual of counting to twenty-five and yawning, possibly as a way to cope with anxiety.
Touch the clock and turn my back against the dawn
The speaker interacts with a clock and turns away from the dawn, possibly avoiding or denying the morning.
And hope for that one dream
The speaker expresses a desire for a specific dream, possibly an escape or a comforting scenario.
Of hardware stores with checkered floors
The dream involves hardware stores with checkered floors, creating an image of familiarity or nostalgia.
And buckets full of nails
Details of the dream include buckets full of nails, emphasizing a mundane but tangible and comforting setting.
Or floating, effortless
The speaker envisions floating effortlessly, possibly seeking a sense of freedom or release.
Over the apartments in a boat
The dream involves floating over apartments in a boat, suggesting a surreal and escapist scenario.
And rowing past the office windows
Rowing past office windows in the dream, perhaps symbolizing a departure from corporate or work-related concerns.
Mother, mother, may I cry
The speaker addresses their mother, expressing a desire to cry, possibly seeking comfort or understanding.
Father, will you teach me how to die the right way someday
The speaker addresses their father, asking for guidance on facing mortality in the right way.
I don't want a second chance
The speaker rejects the idea of a second chance, possibly refusing to revisit past mistakes.
To turn my stuttering reluctance into romance
The speaker wants to avoid transforming their hesitant actions into a romanticized narrative.
With these documents
The speaker mentions documents, possibly referring to bureaucratic or formal aspects of life.
And kindergarten anthems with my drunken liturgies
Kindergarten anthems and drunken liturgies may represent contrasting elements in the speaker's life.
Tune the FM into static and pretend that it's the sea
The speaker tunes the FM into static, pretending it's the sea, possibly seeking solace or escape in imagination.
But four words fumble for the microphone
Four words fumble for the microphone, indicating a struggle or difficulty in expressing something important.
You should have known
The speaker asserts that someone should have known, suggesting a sense of disappointment or frustration.
You should have known
A continuation of the assertion that someone should have known, maintaining the theme of disappointment or unmet expectations.
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