SLIPPING
Navigating Shadows: Reflections of Time in 'Slipping' by WHY ELEPHANT
Lyrics
I live in a big town
I reside in a large city
Can’t remember the name
Unable to recall the city's name
I don’t go out anymore
I no longer go out
I’m to tired and fame
Feeling fatigued and affected by fame
Fame has crushed me
Fame has burdened me
I’m a bleeding tree
Metaphorically, I am a bleeding tree
I used to shade them all
I used to provide shelter to others
Now I’m about to fall
Now I am on the verge of collapse
I’m slipping I’m too old
Expressing a sense of decline and aging
Where have the days gone
Reflecting on the passage of time
The other seeds have been growing
Others around me are progressing
I can’t carry on
Feeling unable to continue
I’m slipping I’m too old
Reiterating the theme of slipping and aging
Where have the years gone
Questioning where the years have gone
The other seeds have been growing
Others have moved forward in life
And I’m slowly disappearing
Expressing a sense of gradual disappearance
I spend my days
Describing the routine of spending days
Talking in my dreams
Engaging in conversations within dreams
All lovers have left me
All romantic partners have left
I’m not even sorry
Indifferent or unapologetic about it
I cannot wait
An anticipation of a meaningful death
For a glorious death
Wishing for a glorious death
Hoping you’ll all cry
Hoping for emotional reactions upon death
Upon my grave
Desiring mourning at the grave
I’m slipping I’m too old
Repeating the theme of slipping and aging
Where have the days gone
Reflecting on the passage of days
The other seeds have been growing
Others are progressing while I struggle
I can’t carry on
Feeling unable to continue
I’m slipping I’m too old
Reiterating the theme of slipping and aging
Where have the years gone
Questioning where the years have gone
The other seeds have been growing
Others have moved forward in life
And I’m slowly disappearing
Expressing a sense of gradual disappearance
I’ll always be
Emphasizing a desire to remain youthful
25 years old
Stating a desire to be forever 25 years old
Free
Desiring freedom and distance from decline
Far from the fall
Expressing a wish to avoid the fall or decline
It could last a little longer
Expressing a desire for a prolonged positive state
All I can do now
Reflecting on the limited actions in the present
Is watch the others
Observing others as time passes
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