Grounded
Stir Lyrics

Sitting in your room alone
The individual is alone in their room

Playing with yourself, do you like it? Really like it?
The individual is engaging in an activity alone and is questioning if they truly enjoy it

You're all alone; this cannot be
The individual feels isolated and dislikes being alone

Just you and no one else, do you like it? Really like it?
The individual is questioning if they truly enjoy being alone with no one else around

Now you're staring at the sky
The individual is observing the sky

Wondering how the clouds can be formed
The individual is curious about the process of cloud formation

Are the pictures in your head the same
The individual is questioning the accuracy of their mental images

As drawings from a reverie?
The individual is questioning if the images in their head are realistic or merely imagination

Water in the air and then deformed
The individual is thinking about how water in the air changes to form clouds

Is it changing what you see?
The individual is questioning if the changing weather is affecting their perception of the world

Stare through your window
The individual is looking out their window

Creating your own little show
The individual is imagining their own entertainment while gazing out the window

Passing through the fields and
The individual is passing by fields while looking out their window

Counting the rows
The individual is counting the rows of crops while looking out their window

You're counting the rows as you go by
The individual continues to count the rows of crops while moving past them

The driving machines are
Cars are passing by

Pouring water on the stones
Cars are wetting the road with water

Of the California roads you fly by
The individual is located in California and is passing by roads in a vehicle

But if you stare too long
Looking out the window for too long can have negative effects

Through your window, it's easy to cry
Gazing out the window for too long can lead to sadness or depression

Hey, Johnny, now who's the boss?
The lyricist is addressing someone named Johnny and questioning who is in control

How's the weather inside?
The lyricist is asking about the individual's emotional state

Do you like it? Do you really like it?
The lyricist is questioning if the individual enjoys their current state of being

We get away with everything
The group the lyricist is a part of is able to do whatever they want

You can see that we're outside, and we like it
The lyricist is pointing out that their group is outside and enjoying it

Why so somber through the glass?
The lyricist is asking why the individual looking through the window is feeling down

Get up off your butt and come join us
The lyricist is encouraging the individual to join them and be more active

Soon you'll play the day away
The lyricist is suggesting that the individual will soon be able to have fun

So please don't get hysterical
The lyricist is requesting that the individual not become overly emotional

We know you can't come out
The lyricist understands that the individual is not able to leave their current location

Because you're grounded
The individual has been punished and cannot leave

Oh, but it's over now, or has it just begun?
The punishment may have ended or it may be the beginning of something new

You're still bound by your stupid rules
The individual is still restricted by rules the lyricist believes are foolish

And all your friends are outside
The individual's friends are outside and having fun

The clouds in the sky
The lyricist is referring to the clouds in the sky

And they're hoping you'll be there soon
The friends outside want the individual to join them soon

You want to feel the wave
The lyricist is describing what the individual desires

See the tide
The individual wants to observe the phenomenon of the tide

And stare at the big blue sky
The individual wants to look up at the blue sky

And to your rules goodbye
The individual wants to break the rules they are currently bound by

With your eyes
The individual wants to see the world with their own eyes

To see outside again
The individual wants to be able to look outside instead of being stuck inside

You want to feel alive
The individual wants to experience life instead of being stuck inside alone