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Dust
knola Lyrics
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At least not the kind I used to write— the kind that had meaning and heart inside.
So I'm left to ask myself: what have I been doing?
Besides riding off of the minor successes of high school bands, desperately holding on to memories I have.
Of driving home in my dad's van late at night from Michigan— of the way the wind passes through your hair as you… Speaking of the things I lost somewhere, I haven't had a voice in years.
Anymore dust comes out when I scream loud and I'm left
feeling empty, like I'm trying to catch smoke with my bare hands. The lyrics to Knola's song "Dust" explore themes of loss, nostalgia, and creative stagnation. The singer reflects on their inability to write meaningful songs, and laments the knowledge that they have been coasting on past successes rather than pushing themselves to create something new.
The opening lines introduce the idea of lost things – things that are in the past, but are still missed. The singer then reveals that they have not written a song with the same depth and meaning they had in the past in years. They acknowledge that they have been clinging to memories of their high school band, trying desperately to hold on to the past. Despite their longing to create once again, something within them is holding them back, and they are struggling to find a new voice.
The imagery of "anymore dust comes out when I scream loud" is particularly evocative, suggesting that the singer's creative output has become thin and ineffective. The feeling of trying to grasp smoke with one's bare hands further reinforces the sense of futility and frustration that the singer is experiencing. Ultimately, "Dust" is a song about the difficulty of moving on from the past in order to create something new.
Contributed by Hailey F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.