We Create
Embracing Chaos: Tangled Orbits and Finding Solace
Lyrics
Vs. 1:
Introduction to Verse 1
Hold onto me
Expression of a desire for support or connection
I know how it feels to be following behind.
Acknowledging the experience of being behind or struggling
Will you take my hand?
Request for assistance or companionship
I’d like to pretend that all this chaos goes in a straight line.
Desire for order in the midst of chaos
Pre-chorus:
Introduction to Pre-chorus
Holy water, holy wine
Reference to holy elements, possibly symbolizing purity or ritual
I turn off my imagination
Turning off imagination, suggesting a desire for clarity
Holy water, holy wine
Repetition of holy elements, reinforcing a spiritual theme
Chorus:
Introduction to Chorus
Oh, but in a world away he’s tangled up with me
Describing a connection with someone in a distant place
And oh, the orbit we create, I’m spinning through it
Highlighting a shared orbit and the speaker's involvement
While the world comes falling down.
Observing the world falling apart while in this orbit
Vs. 2:
Introduction to Verse 2
Can we let it be?
Proposal to let things be without explanation
I hate to explain why I circle all the time.
Expressing frustration with the need to constantly explain
Let me breathe you in.
Request to absorb the essence of the other person
I’d like to unhinge from all the trappings placed on my spine.
Desire to detach from societal expectations
Pre-chorus:
Introduction to Pre-chorus
Holy water, holy wine
Reiteration of holy elements, implying a transformative process
I let it make a transformation.
Allowing the transformation to occur
Holy water, blew my mind.
Reference to holy water blowing the mind, suggesting a profound impact
Chorus:
Introduction to Chorus
Oh, but in a world away he’s tangled up with me
Repetition of the connection with someone in a distant place
And oh, the orbit we create, I’m spinning through it
Reiteration of the shared orbit and personal involvement
While the world comes falling down.
Observing the world falling apart while in this orbit, continued
Now it’s getting easier in life to just pretend
Recognition that pretending makes life easier
That we’re the only ones feeling.
Acknowledging a sense of uniqueness in feelings
Ooh, I don’t know
Expression of uncertainty or doubt
Oooh, I don’t know.
Repetition of uncertainty or doubt
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