Lyrics
I carved my name in the summer (of two thousand and two)
I left my mark in the summer of 2002.
Into the trunk of a great tree I lay down under (and soon)
I rested beneath a large tree after carving my name.
I fell asleep for a hundred years (next thing I knew)
I slept deeply for a century.
I awoke in the future
I woke up in the future.
Entire cities of old folks homes
Cities are filled with nursing homes.
In every household a hospital bed for everyone
Every home has a hospital bed for its occupants.
They laid me down and they stripped my clothes
I was laid down, and my clothes were removed.
Gave me a shirt that said “I survived my own life”
I was given a shirt proclaiming I survived my own life.
It was cold, it was cold, it was cold
Emphasizing the coldness of the situation.
It was cold, it was cold, it was cold
Repetition, emphasizing the prevailing coldness.
They said our limbs cause us too much pain
Limbs are causing too much pain, so they are removed.
So they cut off my arms and they cut off my legs
Arms and legs are amputated.
Now Iu0027m wandering around and I feel out of place
Feeling out of place after losing limbs.
I would like to go back to my home
Expressing a desire to return home.
I told you I told you
Reiterating a prior statement about having nothing left.
I have nothing left with which to hold you
Unable to physically hold onto someone.
I lean up against you
Leaning against someone for support.
We need heat where weu0027re gonna go
Emphasizing the need for warmth in their destination.
(I have been there I should know)
Personal experience of the cold and the need for heat.
It was cold, it was cold, it was cold
Reiteration of the pervasive coldness.
It was cold, it was cold, it was cold
Repetition, emphasizing the continuing coldness.
And we were old we were old
Highlighting the aging process.
We were shedding our skins like some cold blooded animal
Metaphor for shedding old identities.
All looking for love in the mirror but you know
Searching for love within oneself.
That youu0027re on your own
Emphasizing individuality and self-reliance.
You keep yourself
Maintaining oneself independently.
You live alone
Living a solitary life.
It was cold, it was cold, it was cold
Reiteration of the prevailing coldness.
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