This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
I'm trying to leave my ocean home
I'm trying to leave my ocean... though
I don't know nothing of the swamp
and I could be a limbless star
pushing at the sac.. all ready
to delight the lucid shoal
and you don't look impressed
I could be the dolphin of your dreams
willing wings to my chest
one day I'll grow up I'll show you
harpoons and monsoons
won't keep me at bay
there's so much here to happen
my limbs, now my fins
now I'm film on my lips
And why you never call back?
I'm older, I'm colder,
I'm not coming good
a cherub in the ashtray
wriggling back to the source
and thrashing up the waterfalls for what?
somewhere there's a place
and I can be the whale that takes you all
but maybe I'm a lioness
and when I reach the shore
I'll tear apart hyenas with no thought
now organs in a glassy globe
and cloudy with potential
muscle mass and vertebrae begin
trying to figure my place
and feverish with all my dreams awake
And they don't notice me now
But I could be the whale that takes them all
alllllllllll...
try this and try this
and try this again
I'm never gonna learn
delete me, repeat me
let's try this again
a tiny little fish egg is homeless
and boneless and drifting along
just jelly in the blackness
inching up to the pole
only to be lost among the white
somewhere there is a place
and I could be a pterodactyl god
I'm trying to leave my ocean home
I'm trying to leave my ocean... though
I don't know nothing of the swamp
and I could be a limbless star
pushing at the sac.. all ready
to delight the lucid shoal
and you don't look impressed
I could be the dolphin of your dreams
willing wings to my chest
one day I'll grow up I'll show you
harpoons and monsoons
won't keep me at bay
there's so much here to happen
my limbs, now my fins
now I'm film on my lips
And why you never call back?
I'm older, I'm colder,
I'm not coming good
a cherub in the ashtray
wriggling back to the source
and thrashing up the waterfalls for what?
somewhere there's a place
and I can be the whale that takes you all
but maybe I'm a lioness
and when I reach the shore
I'll tear apart hyenas with no thought
now organs in a glassy globe
and cloudy with potential
muscle mass and vertebrae begin
trying to figure my place
and feverish with all my dreams awake
And they don't notice me now
But I could be the whale that takes them all
alllllllllll...
try this and try this
and try this again
I'm never gonna learn
delete me, repeat me
let's try this again
a tiny little fish egg is homeless
and boneless and drifting along
just jelly in the blackness
inching up to the pole
only to be lost among the white
somewhere there is a place
and I could be a pterodactyl god
I'm trying to leave my ocean home
Lyrics submitted by temp1444
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