i agree with apollo and ellie about how it could be about a person who's been humbled by situations/circumstance/other people. it's that moment of clarity when you realise, your dream is just that, a dream. but instead of disappointment, it's acceptance. i take the "lower me down" part to mean that she's not fighting her fate, she's happy where she is now and with how she came to be i.e. the "culprit south" that made her become the person she is today (didn't chan come from the south?). it seems to me that she wants to steel herself and regain herself as much as possible now so that she can live up to her full potential later on i.e. "for the later parade".
i agree with apollo and ellie about how it could be about a person who's been humbled by situations/circumstance/other people. it's that moment of clarity when you realise, your dream is just that, a dream. but instead of disappointment, it's acceptance. i take the "lower me down" part to mean that she's not fighting her fate, she's happy where she is now and with how she came to be i.e. the "culprit south" that made her become the person she is today (didn't chan come from the south?). it seems to me that she wants to steel herself and regain herself as much as possible now so that she can live up to her full potential later on i.e. "for the later parade".