The Fall
Forrest P. Woods Lyrics

Change wafts over the idle minds of summer
The stillness of summer is being interrupted by the winds of change.

While these feeble sticks of dynamite ignite my mind from under
The singer's mind is being explosively awoken by this change.

Calling from behind seems to have stopped working
Old methods of motivation are no longer effective.

The horizon up ahead appears more and more uncertain
The future seems increasingly unclear.

I'm scared of the passion quietly creeping away
The artist fears losing their drive and purpose.

While I whisper fortune cookie prophecies and waste away my days
Despite their fear, the singer is not taking action and is instead resorting to empty words.

Waltzing into Sunday like I know that nothing's wrong
Putting on a facade of contentment and ignoring problems.

But the fear of swimming in the fear has been there all along
Despite the front, deep down the artist is afraid of facing their problems head on.

Trying to shed the skin of who I'm not supposed to be
Attempting to break free of expectations and assumptions about themselves.

Somehow you've made me realize that I don't know what I need
Someone in their life has helped them to see that they don't have a clear understanding of their own desires.

(I need everything at the same time)
A realization that the singer has multiple conflicting wants.

Am I eager to live, or just eager to love?
Questioning whether they are more motivated by experiences or relationships.

Can I be both perfectly happy and perfectly not?
Wondering if they can be content with both the good and bad in life.

The mind is wardrobe with two collapsed shelves
The singer's mind is in disarray, with conflicting and unorganized thoughts.

Holding whimsical opinions while disagreeing with itself
The singer's thoughts are inconsistent and illogical.

Change wafts over
Reiterating that the theme of the song is change.

Change
Repeating the sentiment one last time.

The Summer's sun rages on, melting peace into chaos
Further emphasizing that change can bring upheaval and disruption.

Then the amber leaves depart the trees returning what the earth had lost
Autumn brings about change that may seem like a loss, but is actually a natural cycle of growth and renewal.