Piranhas
Unraveling Life's Threads: Umphrey's McGee's Reflection on Choices
Lyrics
Turn your back in a forfeit way
Turning one's back in a way that leads to surrender or loss.
Take out loans no one could pay
Taking out loans that are impossible for anyone to repay.
This reddish glint it gleams on black
A reddish glint symbolizing something ominous or dangerous against a black background.
Clings like piranhas to your back
A metaphorical reference to troubles or problems clinging to someone relentlessly.
Is this that trivial to you
Questioning the perceived triviality of a situation to someone.
It's not impossible to lose your grip
Highlighting the possibility of losing control or slipping from a secure position.
It's foolish things that people do
Acknowledging the foolish actions that people engage in.
I understand I'm guilty too
Expressing understanding of one's guilt in certain actions.
If only for a moment I could stop the wheels from spinning
Desiring a temporary halt to the chaotic events or situations in life.
Would everything I've broken finally start to feel forgiving
Questioning if a pause would lead to forgiveness for past mistakes.
You think all those things are worth your while
Reflecting on whether certain pursuits or actions are truly valuable.
Are they waiting or just startin' to pile up
Raising the question of whether unresolved issues are accumulating.
If only for a moment I could stop the wheels from spinning
Reiterating the desire for a momentary pause to break the cycle of events.
It's so informal at the seams
Describing a situation that lacks formality and order.
Remains too difficult to reach
Referring to something as too challenging or unreachable.
Feels like it clogs my arteries
Using the metaphor of clogged arteries to convey a feeling of obstruction or difficulty.
As we get stuck somewhere between
Feeling stuck between different states or situations.
I'm not suggesting we give in
Not suggesting surrender or reevaluation of past decisions.
Or reconsider where we've been
Rejecting the idea of reconsidering the past and where one has been.
This distance seems so commonplace
Describing distance as a common and ordinary aspect of the situation.
Apologizing to save face
Apologizing to maintain dignity or reputation.
To save face
Reiterating the need to save face in difficult situations.
If only for a moment I could stop the wheels from spinning
Repeating the desire for a momentary pause to halt the ongoing chaos.
Would everything I've broken finally start to feel forgiving
Questioning if a pause would lead to forgiveness for past mistakes (repeated).
You think all those things are worth your while
Reflecting on the value of actions and pursuits (repeated).
Are they waiting or just startin' to pile up
Raising the question of whether unresolved issues are accumulating (repeated).
If only for a moment I could stop the wheels from spinning
Reiterating the desire for a momentary pause to break the cycle of events (repeated).
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