Lyrics
We're an endangered species
We, as individuals, are becoming rare or at risk.
You say that I'm a relic
Someone considers me outdated or outmoded.
And you're one, too
Both the speaker and the other person are relics, outdated or old-fashioned.
You're one, too
Repetition emphasizing that both are relics.
1, 2, 3, 4!
A countdown or signal for a change or shift in the narrative.
Fill in the spaces
Encouragement to complete or occupy empty spaces.
Easy to see where this thing goes
It's clear where this situation is headed.
You've got friends in high places
The other person has influential connections.
And I
Acknowledgment of the other person's advantage.
I ain't even got friends upstairs
The speaker lacks influential connections.
Wish I'd have known
Expressing a desire for prior knowledge.
The cell that's outside the cell
Referring to a metaphorical cell beyond the conventional confines.
Now that I'm grown
Now that the speaker is mature.
We say well, well, well
Expression of surprise or realization.
Well well well well well well I
Repetition for emphasis, uncertainty about self-discovery.
Thought I'd find myself by now
Expected to have found oneself by now, but haven't.
Can't find
Repetition of inability to find something, creating a sense of frustration.
Can't find
-Can't find
-Can't find
-Can't find
-Can't find
-Almost shut the drawer
Almost taking drastic actions, hesitating at the last moment.
Bit my tongue
-Almost cut the cord
-Bit the pill
-Secrets I never mind
Keeping secrets but unwilling to be in a difficult situation.
But take me out of the pig pen
Metaphorically referring to a difficult and dirty place.
I'd be better off trying my luck in the lions den
Suggesting that facing challenges elsewhere might be better.
At least they're only out for blood
Comparing challenges to a pig pen and a lion's den, with lions being more straightforward.
But I
Reiterating the difficulty of the current situation.
Wish I'd have known
Expressing a desire for prior knowledge.
The cell that's outside of the cell
Referring again to a metaphorical cell outside conventional boundaries.
Now that I'm grown
Now that the speaker is mature.
Well, we scream well, well, well
Expressing surprise or realization.
Well well well well well well I
Repetition for emphasis, uncertainty about self-discovery.
Thought I'd find myself by now
Expected to have found oneself by now, but haven't.
Wish I'd have known
Expressing a desire for prior knowledge.
The cell outside the cell
Referring again to a metaphorical cell outside conventional boundaries.
Now that I'm grown
Now that the speaker is mature.
Well, we sing well, well, well
Expressing surprise or realization.
Well well well well well well I
Repetition for emphasis, uncertainty about self-discovery.
Thought I'd find myself by now
Expected to have found oneself by now, but haven't.
But that's not the way you say that it goes right now
Contrasting the current situation with the expected or assumed way things should be.
But right now
Emphasizing the present moment and its challenges.
My thoughts are blurry
Repetition of the speaker's thoughts being unclear, possibly due to confusion or fatigue.
My thoughts are blurry and I'm
-My thoughts are blurry
-My thoughts are blurry and I'm
-My thoughts are blurry
-My thoughts are blurry and I'm
-My thoughts are blurry
-My thoughts are blurry and I'm tired
Expressing tiredness, possibly from the struggles and uncertainties.
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