Lyrics
Take down
Expressing a directive to take down or dismantle something.
For many reasons which we know now
Reflecting on various known reasons for a situation or event.
It was a shakedown
Describing a situation as a shakedown, possibly implying a challenging or unsettling experience.
Echo through the final days
Suggesting that the impact or consequences of the mentioned event resonate through the final days.
Scenes get in the way
Noting that scenes or images interfere with understanding or communication.
Weighing what you want to say
Contemplating the careful consideration of words or expressions.
Is there really no other way
Questioning if there are alternative ways to approach a situation.
Still no one sees
Highlighting a lack of awareness or recognition among people.
The person they're sitting across
Noting the unnoticed essence or identity of the person sitting across.
I'm at a loss
Expressing a feeling of confusion or being perplexed.
My picture of you
Referring to an image or perception of someone.
Leaning on your hands, looking that way
Describing a specific posture or gesture of the person in the image.
So clear to me now
Expressing a newfound clarity or understanding.
You were thinking about somebody else
Realizing that the person in the image was thinking about someone else.
Are you still awake
Inquiring about the wakefulness of the addressed person.
Did you ever look down
Prompting reflection on whether the addressed person ever looked down.
At my sleeping face
Asking about the observation of the speaker's sleeping face.
I wish I knew why we pretend
Expressing a desire to understand the reasons for pretense.
Why did I stay
Pondering the reasons for staying in a situation.
A curtain dancing by the wind
Depicting a curtain moved by the wind as a metaphorical element.
Are you awake
Inquiring about the wakefulness of the addressed person again.
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