歌词
Now let's explore the landscape.
There can be a huge benefit to seeing a physical landscape as a
metaphor for one's thoughts,
feelings, emotions, and overall well-being.
We see this tall tree here, what could that represent?
Or that massive sand dune?
What about those bushes over there, just starting to bear fruit?
How about the wilting flowers?
It's also important to contextualize the landscape.
We are not always in the same frame of mind,
nor are we always in the same physical location,
season, time of day or night, lunar phase, age, and so on.
Neither are we in a locked in a singular social context.
Wait, there's something.
We are not always in the same social context.
How society organizes and oppresses has changed over time.
Isn't that a relief?
There is a timeline, and thus,
perhaps an ending point where we finally win society,
complete healing, and I suppose,
live in conditions favorable to universal human development.
Getting back to the landscape,
let's now get rid of all the weeds and wilderness in the way.
I know, imagine a long highway being paved
over all that, stretching out to the finish line.
You open the cellophane to smell the
preservatives baked into a black and white cookie.
The body responds with still more ulcers,
but under these conditions, a cure is surely coming soon.
Sometimes I want to die.
In that, I no longer wish to live what feels like a fight.
I saw enough fighting between the adults at home when
I was a child, and I have never been in a fight myself.
How about the wilting flowers?
This new soap smells like rich people.
What about those bushes over there, just starting to bear fruit?
Becoming more mindful of and limiting
my alcohol intake has shed a few pounds.
Or that massive sand dune?
I plan to one day live in a house rather than an apartment.
We see this tall tree here, what could that represent?
Sometimes people kiss me in my dreams.
Written by: Nicholas Patrick Quigley
