Wayward
Embracing the Wayward Journey: Vashti Bunyan's Poetic Exploration of Life's Choices
Lyrics
Didn't want to be the one
Expressing reluctance or discontent about being in a particular role or position.
The one who's left behind
Concern about being left behind or abandoned by someone.
While the other one goes out to life
Observing someone else pursuing life experiences while staying at home.
And comes back home to find
Returning home after exploring life and discovering someone content and happy.
Me sitting pretty happily
Describing personal happiness and satisfaction in a domestic setting.
Surrounded by a house
Surrounded by a comfortable home, possibly indicating a desire for stability.
With cups in all their saucers
Highlighting order and tidiness with cups neatly placed in their saucers.
And not a bit of dust
Emphasizing cleanliness, as there is no dust present in the described environment.
Days going by in clouds of flour and white washing
Describing the passage of time with domestic chores like baking and laundry.
Life getting lost in a world without end
Reflecting on life becoming overwhelming or losing its meaning in an endless world.
I wanted to be the one
Expressing a desire to be the adventurous and free-spirited individual.
With road dust on my boots
Describing a traveler with road dust on boots, suggesting a life of exploration.
And a single silver ear-ring
Portraying a distinctive and perhaps unconventional personal style with a silver ear-ring.
And a suitcase full of notes
Carrying memories or experiences, metaphorically represented by a suitcase full of notes.
And a band of wayward children
Imagining a group of rebellious or independent individuals, the "wayward children."
With their fathers left behind
Suggesting a detachment from traditional family structures, with fathers left behind.
All in their castles in their air
Describing others comfortably settled in their established lifestyles.
And houses in their land
Highlighting the contrast between different ways of life, with mention of castles and houses.
Lives getting lost in mending gaps in their fencing
Describing lives consumed by routine tasks like repairing fences.
All I ever wanted was a road without end
Expressing a longing for a limitless and unbounded journey or experience.
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