Weighing Me Down
Marty Cain Lyrics
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I read the paper
I sipped my coffee without a sound
As bombs were dropped on countries
Whose names i can't pronounce
Sometimes life
Seems like a cake
My mind is trippin' on these verbs and these nouns
I think i'll take a walk downtown
Weighing me down
There's something keeping me from going downtown
Weighing me down
I'm confused by these scents and these sounds
Weighing me down
These thoughts are weights holding me to the ground
Weighing me down
I know that i gotta stick around
Breathe in the air
The wind in my hair
Center of the universe isn't even there
I searched and i looked
Through libraries of books
Hopin' it'd be together like knights and rooks
In Marty Cain's song "Weighing Me Down," the singer describes a moment where they are reading the newspapers and sipping their coffee in the morning while listening to the news about bombs being dropped on countries whose names he can't pronounce. The singer then reflects on life, describing it as a cake that slips through layers of illusion that we bake. The singer's mind is tripping on these verbs and these nouns, and he decides to take a walk downtown. However, there's something weighing him down, keeping him from going downtown. He's confused by these scents and sounds, and these thoughts are holding him to the ground.
The lyrics of "Weighing Me Down" depict a sense of disillusionment with society and the world. The singer is struggling to make sense of the world around him, and this confusion is weighing him down. The bombs being dropped on countries he can't pronounce represent the chaos and destruction in the world that he cannot comprehend. He feels the weight of it all. The cake analogy describes how life can be deceiving, with its layers of illusion, making it hard to navigate truth from fiction. Ultimately, the song leaves its listeners with a sense of confusion and a need to stick around, to try to make sense of it all.
Line by Line Meaning
Early this morning
At the start of the day
I read the paper
I looked at the news
I sipped my coffee without a sound
I drank coffee quietly
As bombs were dropped on countries
While countries were being attacked
Whose names i can't pronounce
I don't know the names of those countries
Sometimes life
At times, existence
Seems like a cake
Appears to be effortless
Slippin' through the layers of illusion that you bake
Passing through the unreal things you create
My mind is trippin' on these verbs and these nouns
My head is affected by the words I say and the things I think about
I think i'll take a walk downtown
I plan to stroll in the city center
Weighing me down
Causing me to feel burdened
There's something keeping me from going downtown
An obstacle is preventing me from visiting the city center
I'm confused by these scents and these sounds
I am uncertain about these aromas and noises
These thoughts are weights holding me to the ground
These ideas are heavy, preventing me from moving forward
I know that i gotta stick around
I understand that I must remain in this place
Breathe in the air
Inhale the atmosphere
The wind in my hair
My hair is blown by the wind
Center of the universe isn't even there
The heart of everything doesn't exist
I searched and i looked
I sought and explored
Through libraries of books
By going through numerous volumes
Hopin' it'd be together like knights and rooks
Expecting that it would be united like chess pieces
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