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Embracing Simplicity: Tristan Palmer's Reflection on Life in 'Extra'
Lyrics
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Expressing a feeling of being surplus or unnecessary
Sometimes I feel like an extra
Feeling like an outsider or someone not essential
Waiting for answers
Anticipating solutions or clarity in a situation
Waiting till next year
Waiting for the passage of time until the next year
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Reiterating the sense of being extra or unnecessary
I don't need to be lectured
Rejecting the need for advice or guidance
Don't need to follow agendas
Rejecting conformity and pretending to be someone else
And be a pretender
Avoiding pretense and inauthenticity
Cause oh, I'm just here for a little bit
Stating a transient presence for a short period
To open the greatest gift
Expressing a desire to uncover the most significant gift
Sail away, leave it all behind
Yearning to escape and leave everything behind
Cause I want to rewind, to simpler times
Desiring to revisit simpler and happier times
When you and I, we could touch the sky
Recalling a time when the speaker and someone else had lofty aspirations
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Reiterating the theme of being extra or unnecessary
Shedding everything extra
Discarding unnecessary aspects of life
Burn it to ashes and ember
Symbolically burning away excesses to make space for memories
Making room to remember
Creating space to cherish and recall meaningful moments
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Repeating the desire not to be in a secondary role
Don't want to play as an extra
Rejecting the idea of being a supporting character
I want to be the director
Aspiring to take charge and be in control
Painting the pictures
Expressing a desire to create and shape one's own narrative
Cause oh, I'm just here for a little bit
Reiterating a temporary existence for a brief period
To open the greatest gift
Emphasizing the pursuit of the most significant gift
Sail away, leave it all behind
Desiring to escape and leave behind the current situation
Cause I want to rewind, to simpler times
Yearning for a return to a simpler and happier era
When you and I, we could touch the sky
Recalling a time when the speaker and someone else aimed for greatness
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