Still Be Around
Reflections on Lost Paths
Lyrics
I don't see you through the windshield
I can't see you through the car windshield.
I don't see you in faces looking back at mealcohol doesn't have much that matters to saycan't imagine where you and time to kill will stay
I can't find you in the expressions of people around me; alcohol doesn't offer much meaningful communication. I can't foresee where you and idle time will be.
When the bible is a bottle
When the Bible serves as a bottle (perhaps a source of escape or comfort).
And the hardwood floor is home
Home is on the hardwood floor, possibly indicating a simple or challenging living situation.
When morning comes twice a day or not at allif I break in two will you put me back together
Days are disoriented, with morning occurring too frequently or not at all. The speaker wonders if breaking down will elicit support for recovery.
When this puzzle's figured out will you still be around
As the complexities of life are resolved, the question arises if someone will still be present and supportive.
To say you've just been there
Will someone claim to have been there for the speaker?
Walking the line upside down
Navigating a difficult path, possibly with challenges or moral dilemmas.
Walked and breathed many a cancerous mile
The speaker has faced and endured many difficult experiences.
Where the bat of an eye is too slow to beat the coffin
Life passes quickly, and mortality is inevitable.
They won't tell it on the TV
Unpleasant truths are often omitted from mainstream media.
They can't say it on the radio
Taboo subjects are avoided on the radio.
They pay to move it off the shelf and into our mindsuntil you can't tell the truth
There's a commercial incentive to keep uncomfortable truths hidden.
When it's right in front of your eyes
Even when the truth is evident, it may be difficult to acknowledge.
When the bible is a bottle
Reiteration of the earlier metaphor of the Bible as a bottle.
And the hardwood floor is home
Reiteration of the idea of the hardwood floor as home.
When morning comes twice a day or not at all
Reiteration of the disorientation of time.
If I break in two will you put me back together
A repeated plea for support and rebuilding if the speaker falls apart.
When this puzzle's figured out will you still be around
As life's mysteries are unraveled, will someone remain a constant presence?
To say you've just been there
Will someone claim to have been there for the speaker?
Walking the line upside down
Navigating a challenging path with a sense of imbalance or uncertainty.
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