Pretty Lies
Navigating Shadows: Wallis Bird's Reflection on Change and Truth in 'Pretty Lies'
Lyrics
It was a long-ass year
Refers to a lengthy and challenging year
Couldn't wait for it to end
Expresses anticipation for the year to conclude due to hardship
Full of loss and fear
Highlights experiences of sorrow and anxiety
Couldn't wait for it to end
Reiterates the desire for the year to end because of difficulties
And it opens my arms
Symbolizes readiness to embrace change
Opened my arms to so much change
Describes openness to significant alterations or transitions
But it won't stop there
Suggests that the challenges won't cease and signify an approaching conclusion
It's the beginning of the end
Indicates the start of the end of a challenging period
Of a difficult era, my friend, my friend
Reflects on the difficulty faced during a certain era
We are ebbing tide
Metaphorically represents a receding force or influence
Tower card
Refers to a significant disruption or downfall
Empire fall
Symbolizes the collapse of a powerful entity or structure
Pretty lies
References attractive yet deceptive falsehoods
Tiny mind
Implies deceitful notions or ideologies
Pretty lies
Reiterates the idea of appealing yet misleading falsehoods
And I can't pretend
Expresses acknowledgment of complexities between right and wrong
There's only wrong or right
Emphasizes the existence of a middle ground between absolutes
Cos an answer lies
Posits the presence of solutions between opposing viewpoints
Between those two points
Implies a hope for resolution despite potential conflict
But I do hope we can make our peace
Expresses a desire for reconciliation instead of confrontation
If we have to fight
Conveys a readiness to confront challenges if necessary
Don't tell me what to do if I can
Rejects external influence or imposition
(Pretty lies)
Reiterates the presence of attractive yet deceitful falsehoods
Don't tell me what to do
Asserts independence and a refusal to be directed or controlled
If I can
Reiterates a determination to act independently
I'll do it all
Emphasizes a willingness to take on various tasks or challenges
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