Your Hands Will Turn to Rust
Rustic Revelations: Navigating Life's Puddles and Love's Escalator
Lyrics
Hands gently held, but a strong armed tug
Experiencing a gentle touch, but also a forceful pull
Pulls me through puddles like life saving
Being guided through life's challenges, akin to a life-saving act
To the degree I'll never know
The extent of the guidance remains unknown
Cold but wet, dreary
Describing a cold and wet environment, possibly reflecting a difficult situation
Teary eyes and smiles
Mixed emotions represented by both tears and smiles
It's just nature, learning my nature
Nature symbolizes self-discovery and understanding one's own nature
Being spoken to, but really it's just a performance
Interactions are performative rather than genuine
It helps my relevance in a pencil eraser
Performance aids in maintaining relevance, likened to a pencil eraser
At a time when how you held your pen was important and formative
Reflecting on the importance of how one used to hold a pen during formative times
The rubber of rain jackets smelled so much like rubber then
Recalling the distinctive smell of rain jackets made of rubber
Three months every Summer but it felt like ten
Perception of time, where three months feel much longer
Sun made sneezes, long walks to places
Associating sneezing with sunlight and recalling long walks
Deep greens like leaves in the Fall
Describing deep green colors reminiscent of fall leaves
Sometimes I'm surprised that I can remember it at all
Expressing surprise at the ability to remember those experiences
And then my mom said
Transition to a mother's warning
If you touch that fence your hands will turn to rust
A mother warning about the consequences of touching a fence, symbolizing potential harm
Your hands will turn to rust!
Emphasizing the gravity of the warning
The model of Modell's, a church citizen
Referencing Modell's, depicting a churchgoer, quiet and pale
Quiet as kept, shy and pale
Contrasting quiet demeanor with being a star at night
But a star at night, singing over the sewer
Imagery of singing over the sewer and nature sounds
Under me frogs chirping, ruined
Chaos symbolized by ruined frogs chirping
Fluid like the Dairy Barn with no car
Comparing fluidity to the Dairy Barn without a car
I can't see far, just down a hall that seemed long
Limited visibility down a seemingly long hall
I met Gloria
Introduction of a character named Gloria
This story is much simpler
Teasing a simpler story involving an escalator and love
It involves an escalator and love
Love driven by fear in the absence of loved ones
Love driven by fear without loved ones near
Describing affectionate looks and a calm atmosphere
Loving stares and calm
Dramatic events conclude, reaching for the warned fence
The drama ends and I'm reaching for that fence
The narrative takes an unexpected turn
Until I feel my arm wrenched
Encountering resistance while reaching for the fence
Dust it off, the rust fell off
Brushing off dust, symbolizing resilience
And my hand gently held
Returning to a state of gentle touch after overcoming an obstacle
And then my mom said
Repetition of the mother's warning
If you touch that fence your hands will turn to rust
Reiterating the potential consequence of touching the fence
Your hands will turn to rust!
Emphasizing the irreversible nature of the warned outcome
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