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Around the Corner Lyrics
Up on the rocks above the falling water it comes close to jumping off the edge instead of standing watching what's below.
And when there's frost outside of every window and cold winds blow.
It comes so close to walking out the front door without a coat..
There is no around the corner anymore.
What are you going to do if a jagged edge lies in your path? You're not going to hit it.
What are you going to do if there's someone who holds you back? You're not going to have it .
What are you going to do if there's a virus floating around? You're not going to catch it.
What are you going to do if you get too weary to go on? You're not going to exit.
the feeling i get is of an impression of childhood and nostalgia.
also ...i think a nostalgia for a common place to be is clearly expressed. there is no around the corner anymore. there's no place where you can go and meet your friends and talk like you used to because of the linear progression of time,( or at least our perception of it)
somewhere in the suburbs i think.
also there's a male component and a female component to the verses. there's 2 maybe melding points of veiw about how things used to be?
It's a really pretty song and it reminds me of my little corner of pa.
i got total exact feeling.
i got total exact feeling.
This song seems to be about suicide, especially when you focus on the part about jumping off the edge. Also, later in the song, they sing "What are you going to do if you get too weary to go on? You're not going to exit."
I think they are talking about suicide as an exit to life.
Also, the idea of "there is no around the corner anymore" means that you are headed straight ahead and not turning left or right.
interesting analysis, but i think that it might even be an anti-suicide song... using the line "...if you get to weary to go on? you're not going to exit" means you should just keep going and see what's ahead in life, since that's all we know and all we ever will know while we're alive, you might as well tough it out since you're here. there is a lot of desperation in the song, but desperation for what? i think it might be desperation for a better life, not necessarily ending life.