Lyric discussion by SUNNYcide 

Cover art for Clocks And Spoons lyrics by John Prine

I thought it was a prison song. Applicable to depression/loneliness. Stuck in a cell with nothin but the clock draggin out. They don’t give you forks or knives because they can be too easily weaponized. The cell is empty cept for yourself The small window lets you curse the moon for being free. And you never see the sun no more.

Negative
Subjective
Sadness
Depression
Loneliness
Confinement
Isolation
Despair