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Penguin Lyrics
Watching David Attenborough on a Thursday night
To dry my tears and take these weary eyes
Far away from the glistening mid-life
I watch a baby penguin
Swimming along
Through the frozen water
Next to his Mum
Splashing round under the cold Antarctic sun
And then a whale splashes his tail
Having a whale of a time
Taking a deep long breath
Getting ready to dive
Deep down underneath the tide
And then my computer dies
The screen goes black
My sober face suddenly
Comes staring back
And I'm confronted by the realisation that
I'm all alone
I'm all alone again
So I plug the charger in
Grab a pizza slice
Tonight I've decided to treat myself nice
Roll a cigarette and put a movie on
Splashing round under the cold Antarctic sun
To dry my tears and take these weary eyes
Far away from the glistening mid-life
Swimming along
Through the frozen water
Next to his Mum
Splashing round under the cold Antarctic sun
Having a whale of a time
Taking a deep long breath
Getting ready to dive
Deep down underneath the tide
The screen goes black
My sober face suddenly
Comes staring back
And I'm confronted by the realisation that
I'm all alone
I'm all alone again
Grab a pizza slice
Tonight I've decided to treat myself nice
Roll a cigarette and put a movie on
Splashing round under the cold Antarctic sun
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clarityquest On Oct 31, 2022
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A middle-aged person ("the glistening mid-life") is sad ("To dry my tears") at being suddenly & unexpectedly alone in life again ("I'm all alone, I'm all alone again"), and comes to terms with their sorrow through an escape to nature, and without resorting to alcohol ("My sober face suddenly comes staring back") or self-blame ("Tonight I've decided to treat myself right").
[Edit: Capitalisation fix]