Parallel Lines
Navigating Uncharted Bonds: Todd Rundgren's Parallel Lines
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Kindred spirits moving along the spiral
Expressing a connection between like-minded individuals progressing through life's journey.
I can see you up on another level
Observing someone at a higher state of being or understanding.
It's too great a fall
Acknowledging the significant risk or distance involved in reaching that elevated level.
And I can't reach you to pull me higher
Unable to attain the same level and seeking assistance to ascend.
But I don't seem to get much closer or any more far
Feeling stagnant, neither getting closer nor farther away from the desired state.
What would you tell me, if I could hear you speaking?
Wondering about the advice or guidance the elevated individual would offer.
If you could touch me, how would I know the feeling?
Reflecting on the difficulty of perceiving emotional connection without physical touch.
I just can't imagine
Struggling to envision the experience due to its abstract nature.
But I try to do it anyway
Attempting to imagine despite challenges.
I wish I was moving faster, I wish you'd drift back
Expressing a desire for swifter progress and a wish for the person to return.
But it just wasn't meant to happen
Recognizing that certain events were not destined to occur.
Very soon I'll have to
Acknowledging an impending realization or acceptance of a situation.
Face the fact
Facing an inevitable truth.
Some things never come together
Accepting that some things will never unite or come together.
Parallel lines running on forever
Metaphorically portraying life as parallel lines that extend endlessly.
And you can't turn back
Highlighting the impossibility of reversing certain actions or decisions.
There is never any starting over
Emphasizing the absence of a fresh start in certain situations.
Parallel lines never do cross over
Stating that parallel paths do not intersect or converge.
It's a challenge
Acknowledging a challenging situation.
Gotta make myself remember
Reminding oneself to recall the reality of the situation.
Facing the truth, well, that doesn't mean surrender
Differentiating between acknowledging truth and giving up.
What is bravado and how much is a force of will?
Questioning the balance between confidence and sheer determination.
I know that the world is full of opposites that attract
Recognizing the existence of opposites that attract.
But unless we ignore the physics
Suggesting the potential need to overlook certain natural laws or constraints.
Very soon we'll have to
Anticipating the necessity to face reality soon.
So I send you the gift of empathy
Sending understanding and compassion to the other person.
If you'd once in your life acknowledge me
Desiring acknowledgment or recognition from the other person at least once.
I have visualized so thoroughly
Having a vivid mental image of shared experiences.
That when I think of me I think of we
Associating personal identity with the collective identity of 'we.'
Can't face the truth
Expressing reluctance to confront a harsh reality.
It means that we must surrender
Understanding that surrender might be necessary.
Understanding won't satisfy the hunger
Realizing that mere understanding may not satiate the emotional hunger.
It whittles away at the destiny we fulfill
Indicating the gradual erosion of a destiny through non-acknowledgment.
And like an animal running wild
Comparing a situation to an untamed animal, difficult to control.
You can't call it back
Highlighting the irreversibility of certain actions or events.
And it's just gonna make it harder
Anticipating increased difficulty in the future.
When it's finally time to
Referring to an impending moment of reckoning or decision.
It's like a train that's stuck running on a track
Comparing the situation to a train stuck on a fixed path.
Parallel lines running on, running on, running on
Reiterating the theme of unending, parallel life paths.
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