Wanderlust
Empara Mi Lyrics

The lyrics in Empara Mi's song Wanderlust are reflective of a universal human experience of feeling isolated and disconnected from others, even though everyone can relate to those same feelings. The opening lines "Everybody lies and Everybody cries, everybody feels as they're on the outside sometimes but we're all looking in," demonstrate that no one is exempt from experiencing these emotions, and yet everyone is ultimately searching for connection and understanding. However, even in the search for connection, there is an underlying fear of rejection, as conveyed through lines such as "Will I find victory? Will I find sympathy? Will I find all the mirror lies with my symmetry?" Ultimately, the song's main message is that everyone is searching for a place to belong, but that the journey can be fraught with challenges and setbacks.

The imagery in the lyrics also suggests a sense of being trapped or confined, which further reinforces the idea of feeling disconnected from others. The lines "'Cause I hid the trees from the ground eyes, I pause upface-down and nothing really matters when they're on the outside" evoke a sense of hiding or cowering from the world, suggesting that the singer has built up walls to protect themselves from the pain of rejection. Meanwhile, the repeated line "I'm held back by the glass, I'm filled with wanderlust" creates a sense of longing and restlessness, as if the singer is constantly searching for something just out of reach. Finally, the chorus emphasizes the idea that time is fleeting and that there is a sense of urgency to find one's place in the world before it's too late, with the repeated line "time waits for no man in this world of clocks."