August
Avail Lyrics


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I felt it all, the holes are burning
Still I hold my throat and I'm watching all the laughing pass me by
If I could just turn the clock back

All this time's left me feeling jaded
I nearly lost my mind, let me stay here
One more moment buried
Broken glass from window panes feel down on my backyard
And I cut my feet, got dirt ground in the wound
If there's such thing as a payback





How high's the price on my head?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Avail's song August are quite introspective and deal with themes of regret, nostalgia, and pain. The opening line "I felt it all, the holes are burning" suggests a feeling of emotional distress, as if the singer is undergoing a particularly difficult experience. This is followed by the lines "Still I hold my throat and I'm watching all the laughing pass me by / If I could just turn the clock back," which indicate a sense of longing for a different time or place, and perhaps a desire to escape the present moment.


The next verse continues in this vein, with the singer describing a feeling of jadedness and a sense that time has passed them by. The line "I nearly lost my mind, let me stay here" expresses a desire to hold onto a moment or feeling, to keep it from slipping away. The final two lines of the verse suggest physical pain and perhaps even danger, with broken glass cutting the singer's feet and a sense that some kind of reckoning is on the horizon.


The final line, "How high's the price on my head?" leaves things open-ended, suggesting that the singer is still grappling with the consequences of their actions or emotions. Overall, the lyrics to August are quite powerful and evocative, using imagery and metaphor to convey complex emotions.


Line by Line Meaning

I felt it all, the holes are burning
I experienced everything, the wounds are hurting


Still I hold my throat and I'm watching all the laughing pass me by
Despite my pain, I keep quiet and observe others happily moving on


If I could just turn the clock back
I wish I could go back in time and change things


All this time's left me feeling jaded
The passing of time has left me feeling tired and discouraged


I nearly lost my mind, let me stay here
I almost went crazy, please let me stay in this moment


One more moment buried
I want to forget everything and live in this moment forever


Broken glass from window panes feel down on my backyard
Shattered glass from windows fell into my backyard


And I cut my feet, got dirt ground in the wound
I injured my feet and got dirt stuck in the open wound


If there's such thing as a payback
If karma truly exists


How high's the price on my head?
How much will I have to pay for my past actions?




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