Those Girls
Ephemeral Dreams and Diamond Lives: Unraveling White Lung's 'Those Girls' Meaning
Lyrics
They wanted to be richer than you
Desire for material wealth and success compared to others.
Sweet until it's over
Enjoyment or positive experiences until a certain point or event.
Sweet until it's too real
The positive experience turns too real or intense.
Like a body carried by the sand
Metaphor of a life carried away, possibly by external forces like the tide.
Those girls had nothing and mimed on command
Girls with nothing imitating or copying behavior as instructed.
Like water waste
Comparison of actions to the wasteful nature of water.
Like water waste
-He's still alive sinking like a dream
A person still alive but sinking like a dream, facing challenges.
His diamond life banks on the stream
A luxurious life dependent on a flowing stream, possibly a metaphor for success.
And the good boys with their tired facts
"Good boys" with established facts facing challenges and regrets.
Four months was nothing to take it all back
Regret over a short period (four months) and a desire to undo actions.
Like water waste
Repetition of the comparison to water waste, emphasizing waste or loss.
Like water waste
-You will get the strap
Reference to facing consequences, possibly punishment.
You'll find a nap
Finding rest or relief, possibly after facing consequences.
You will get the
Continuation of a thought or expression cut off, leaving it open-ended.
I watched those girls
The speaker observed or witnessed the actions of those girls.
I watched
Continuation or repetition of the observation of those girls.
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