Move with the Moon
Unveiling Life's Palette: Two Brothers' Poetic Journey
Lyrics
Life summed up in boxes
Life is encapsulated or simplified in compartments or categories.
These walls, they don't know the difference
The walls are unaware of the distinctions between various experiences.
The difference between the many rooms they've seen
The walls don't recognize the differences in the many rooms they have witnessed.
They're all just painted different shades of white
All rooms are merely painted in different shades of white, suggesting a lack of uniqueness.
Slowly lose desire
Gradually losing the motivation or passion.
To keep things to feed to the fire
Reluctance to keep things that can be sacrificed or burned.
The fire I'd hope to drown out in smoke
The desire to overcome challenges, symbolized by a fire, is hoped to be extinguished in smoke.
And leave a place for me to feel at home
Creating a space for oneself to feel a sense of belonging.
Home is just a meaning
The concept of home is subjective and varies for each individual.
Like comfort is only a feeling
Comfort is fleeting and is only a temporary emotion.
That we only fade away
Alluding to the inevitability of disappearing or losing significance over time.
I've been nothing but a burden as something uncertain
The speaker feels burdensome and uncertain about their role or impact.
Keeping my eyes from sleep
Struggling to find peace or rest, possibly due to internal conflicts.
I haven't sat to harvest dust with nothing to trust
Not engaging in meaningful activities, lacking trust in the environment.
Established within me
Establishing a sense of identity or purpose within oneself.
Masking tape tends to taste sour
Metaphorically, experiences that should be sticky and lasting are unpleasant.
But asking just makes me feel tired
Expressing weariness or fatigue when questioned about one's situation.
Never own a thing and burn it all away
Rejecting material possessions and advocating for their destruction.
Never own a thing and burn it all away
Reiteration of the rejection of materialism and the willingness to discard everything.
I've been nothing but a burden as something uncertain
Repeating the feelings of being a burden and uncertain about one's existence.
Keeping my eyes from sleep
Continuing to struggle with sleeplessness and internal conflicts.
I haven't sat to harvest dust with nothing to trust
Not engaging in meaningful activities, lacking trust in the environment (repeated theme).
Established within me
Establishing a sense of identity or purpose within oneself (repeated theme).
Soil can not settle
Metaphorically, disturbances prevent emotional settling.
Rip the roots right from the ground and don't forget where you put them
Uprooting oneself from familiar ground and remembering the origin.
Soil can not settle
Reiterating the idea that emotional settling is challenging or impossible.
Rip the roots right from the ground and don't forget where you put them
Emphasizing the difficulty of maintaining stability in one's emotions.
Don't forget where you put them
A reminder not to forget one's roots or origin.
I will only fade away
Reiteration of the theme that the speaker and others will eventually fade away.
You will only fade away
Another perspective on the inevitability of fading away, possibly addressing someone else.
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