Clocks
A.E. Dynamo Lyrics
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Starts to wonder why the clouds are in your eyes
You can tell them that it's the flowers or the cinder in the air
But don't let on what's under your disguise
Hey
I can't reveal what's inside or behind me and
They won't find me
Hey
Put the clock back on the wall!
I've been away where the night meets the morning
Flashes of gray bring the day and it's warning me.
Hey
Put the clock black on the wall!
When the local populations starts to act a little strange.
Starts to make you giggle to yourself inside, and he'll ask you why you're laughing as he laughs along with you, you don't know but you both laughed so hard you cried,
Hey
Put the clock back on the wall!
In "Clocks," A.E. Dynamo describes the feeling of being misunderstood by those around you. The lyrics touch on the idea that sometimes people hide their true feelings and thoughts behind a facade, and that no one truly knows what is going on in another person's mind. The first verse describes someone who may be experiencing depression or sadness, but they don't want to reveal that to others, so they make up excuses like blaming the flowers or the air. The chorus then comes in with the phrase "Put the clock back on the wall," which seems to represent a desire to return to a simpler time when things were more straightforward and people weren't constantly hiding their true selves.
The second verse continues with this theme of feeling misunderstood, but in a more lighthearted way. The singer describes a situation where they and another person are laughing hysterically, and even though they don't really know what's so funny, they can't stop. This seems to be a moment of camaraderie and genuine connection, but again, there is an undercurrent of the unknown and the unspoken. The song ends with the repetition of the refrain "Put the clock back on the wall," which could be interpreted in different ways, but may be a call to action to be more honest and transparent with others and ourselves.
Line by Line Meaning
When the local population starts to worry about your mood
When people in your community begin to feel concerned about your emotional state
Starts to wonder why the clouds are in your eyes
They start to question why sadness or worry is reflected in your eyes
You can tell them that it's the flowers or the cinder in the air
You can lie and say that the reason for your mood is external things like flowers or pollution
But don't let on what's under your disguise
But don't reveal the true, internal cause of your emotions
Hey
A casual greeting to an unspecified person, possibly the audience or someone being addressed in the song
I can't reveal what's inside or behind me and
I am unable to disclose what's happening within me or what's driving me
Thoughts that are real I can't feel
I am unable to experience my actual emotions or connect with my true thoughts
They won't find me
Others cannot locate the root of my emotional unrest
Put the clock back on the wall!
A call to return to a time of stability and normality
I've been away where the night meets the morning
I've been lost in a liminal space between darkness and light
Flashes of gray bring the day and it's warning me.
Uncertainty and ambiguity bring alarm and caution for the future
When the local populations starts to act a little strange.
When others begin to behave in a peculiar manner
Starts to make you giggle to yourself inside, and he'll ask you why you're laughing as he laughs along with you, you don't know but you both laughed so hard you cried,
It becomes funny to you and someone else even though you cannot explain why
Put the clock back on the wall!
A plea to return to normalcy and familiarity
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., CARLIN AMERICA INC, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: ALAN LEE GORDON, GARRY OWEN BONNER
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