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Unstuck in Time
Carter Hulsey Lyrics
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Just so I could find you
I'm blurring out these lines
But I won't stop till I have you
I don't breathe
I don't move
Say forever
Now you're cutting off your hair
I will haunt you
Till you need me
Till you can not look away
I walked into your city
Walked into your house
Most of you were sleeping
Most the lights were out
You thought you saw me moving
Like shadows on the floor
You're reaching for a lamp
Thats not plugged in anymore
Carter Hulsey's Unstuck in Time describes a search that won't stop until the pursuit of the desired individual is accomplished. The song talks about someone blurring out the lines they have crossed just to find the target person. The central theme of this song is unrequited love.
The lines "I've come unstuck in time, just so I could find you, I'm blurring out these lines, but I won't stop till I have you," depict the singer's determination to find the other person no matter the odds. They have become "unstuck in time," meaning that they are in a time loop because they feel that they must find this person, which has become their sole purpose throughout the course of their life. The lyrics "I will haunt you till you need me, till you can not look away," reveal that the singer is desperate for the other person to feel the same way they did and need them in their lives.
The chorus is written in a way where the person is searching for the other person who has moved on, and they feel like they have been forgotten. The lyrics "Say you lost me, say forever, now you're cutting off your hair" depicts the other person going to great lengths to convince themselves and others that they have moved on. The singer has become a fading memory, and they are grasping for something that once was.
Overall, Unstuck in Time can be interpreted in a variety of ways, but the central theme stays the same; love that was once present is now lost. The singer is lost in their quest to regain that love, becoming stuck in time until it's fulfilled.
Line by Line Meaning
I've come unstuck in time
I have lost track of time in my journey to find you
Just so I could find you
My desire to see you is the reason for my time travel
I'm blurring out these lines
My actions and thoughts are becoming less distinct, which is induced by my love for you
But I won't stop till I have you
My pursuit of you will continue relentlessly no matter what obstacles come in the way
I don't breathe
I am unable to breathe normally, which indicates my emotional intensity for you
I don't move
I am transfixed on you and I am unable to change my state
Say you lost me
Assuming you've moved on, you no longer care about me
Say forever
You have decided to forget about us
Now you're cutting off your hair
You're making changes to your life without involving me
I will haunt you
I will continue to be present in your life even when I am not physically present
Till you need me
You will come to realize my importance in your life eventually
Till you can not look away
One day you will see me so clearly that you will be unable to look away
I walked into your city
I entered the world in which you exist in order to be closer to you
Walked into your house
I penetrated your personal space in order to gain more knowledge of you
Most of you were sleeping
You did not notice me because you were preoccupied with other matters
Most the lights were out
The lack of illumination symbolizes your mental condition, representing the possibility that you are not in a state to tackle problems
You thought you saw me moving
You thought you had spotted me, but it was all imagined
Like shadows on the floor
Similar to shadows in a dark place, that will disappear when light is released, I am present one moment but gone the next
You're reaching for a lamp
In your desperation to get what you want, you do everything in your power to light up your path
Thats not plugged in anymore
You are attempting to turn on a source of light that no longer exists, representing the fact that you cannot get what you want
Contributed by Riley O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.