Not For Today
Escaping the Grind: Embracing Today's Freedom
Lyrics
My best friend said
Expression of a suggestion or invitation by the speaker's best friend.
Lets go to the ocean
Suggesting a plan to go to the ocean.
Dive right in and sink to the bottom
Encouraging deep involvement in the experience, metaphorically sinking to the bottom of the ocean.
Cos our minds
Referring to the preoccupation of their minds.
Have been so stuck on work
Highlighting the absorption in work that has been a mental focus.
But not for today
Contrasting the typical focus on work with a declaration that it won't be the case today.
Having trouble sleeping
Describing difficulty in sleeping, tossing and turning throughout the night.
I've been tossing and turning my night away
Expressing the absence of mental space for dreaming due to a restless mind.
No space for dreaming
Reflecting on the challenge of slipping into dreams when the mind is preoccupied and racing.
When you'r mind is racing you can't slip away
Emphasizing the difficulty in escaping mental activity that prevents relaxation and dreaming.
Can you ever switch off
Raising the question of the ability to disconnect or relax mentally.
When you sleep where do you go
Pondering the destination of the mind during sleep.
Do ever relax
Asking whether there is ever a state of true relaxation.
cre you ever really alone
Questioning the feeling of being genuinely alone.
My best friend said
Repeating the suggestion to go to the ocean by the best friend.
Lets go to thee ocean
Reiterating the plan to dive into the ocean and immerse oneself fully.
Dive right in and sink to the bottom
Re-emphasizing the idea of sinking to the bottom of the ocean as a form of escapism.
Cos our minds
Recalling the preoccupation with work that the speaker and their friend want to escape.
Have been so stuck on work
Reiterating the mental absorption in work as a motivation for the proposed escape.
But not for today
Restating that the focus on work is temporarily set aside for today.
Let the sun beat down on our bodies
Describing a desire to bask in the sun's warmth amidst palm trees.
Whilst we lay amongst the palm trees
Envisioning a scene of relaxation and escape from work.
Cause we've been stuck
Acknowledging the prolonged confinement within work-related matters.
Inside of work
Reinforcing the idea of being trapped in work-related concerns.
But not for today
Repeating the declaration that today is not for work but for a mental break.
Go
An urging or encouragement to go.
Sink to the ocean floor
Expressing a desire to sink to the ocean floor, possibly as a form of self-reflection or escape.
I want to fix myself but I
Expressing a wish to improve oneself, but uncertainty about the process.
Don't know how
Admitting a lack of knowledge about how to initiate personal growth or change.
Tell you
Conveying a message to the listener about the speaker's desire to see them more often.
I Wish I could see you more
Expressing a longing or a difficult period without the listener's presence.
It's been such a hard time without you being around
Conveying a sense of hardship in the absence of the listener and a desire for their companionship.
Minds work
Reiterating the theme of mental work and preoccupation.
But not for today
Affirming that despite the usual mental challenges, today is an exception.
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