Getaway
Interstellar Noise Lyrics

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I wish that I could
Get away from myself
I wish that I could
Be somewhere else
Feel the waves crashing
Down over me
Feel the weight lifting
Now I can breathe

I wish that I could
Go back to that day

Where we once were
That's where we'd stay

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Interstellar Noise's song Getaway convey a sense of dissatisfaction with one's current state. The first two lines express a desire to escape from oneself and be somewhere else. The next two lines evoke a sense of release as the singer feels the weight of their troubles lifted and can breathe more easily. The following lines express a longing to return to a happier time, represented as a specific day where the singer and another person were together. Overall, the song touches on themes of nostalgia, longing, and escape.

The lyrics of Getaway are accompanied by dreamy, reverb-soaked guitar riffs that create a sense of distance and escape. The song's tempo and melody evoke a sense of wistfulness and longing that match the lyrics' themes. Interestingly, the song's title, Getaway, implies a physical escape, but the lyrics focus on emotional and mental escape, highlighting the power of memories and thought to allow us to escape our current reality. The song's cyclical structure, with the singer expressing a desire to escape, finding some relief, and then longing to return to a past moment, suggests that these themes are ongoing and cyclical in nature.

Line by Line Meaning

I wish that I could
Expresses longing for a desire

Get away from myself
Wants to escape from one's own self and thoughts

I wish that I could
Reiterates the previous longing for a desire

Be somewhere else
Wants to physically be in a different location than the current one

Feel the waves crashing
Desires the sensation of ocean waves crashing against their body

Down over me
Emphasizes the feeling of the waves as they hit their body from above

Feel the weight lifting
Feels liberated as heavy burdens or mental weights are lifted

Now I can breathe
Expresses relief and freedom to finally take a deep breath

I wish that I could
Reiterates the longing for a desire, but with a specific time frame

Go back to that day
Wishes to return to a specific past moment in time

Where we once were
The specific location where they were during the desired past moment