Imagine a journey that feels eerily familiar yet bewildering—this song captures the essence of such an enigmatic voyage. Porcupine Tree crafts a surreal narrative about life's uncertain paths and profound realizations. The lyrics reflect on moments of disillusionment, past traumas, and the profound truths we often avoid. It explores the idea of reaching destinations we never intended, hinting at the unpredictability of life’s journey. Themes of lost dreams, compromised plans, and recurring mistakes layer the song with somber introspection. The recurring line "arriving somewhere but not here" underscores the feeling of being perpetually out of sync with one's goals or understanding, always in pursuit but never quite arriving. The song invites listeners to ponder the unexpected detours and elusive endpoints that shape our existence.
Arriving Somewhere but Not Here
Lyrics
Never stop the car on a drive in the dark
Never look for the truth in your mother's eyes
Never trust the sound of rain upon a river
Rushing through your ears
Arriving somewhere
But not here
Could you imagine the final sound as a gun
Or the smashing windscreen of a car?
Did you ever imagine the last thing you'd hear as you're fading out
Was a song?
Arriving somewhere
But not here
All my designs
Simplified
And all of my plans
Compromised
And all of my dreams
Sacrificed
Ever had the feeling you've been here before?
Drinking down the poison the way you were taught
Ever thought from here on in your life begins
And all you knew was wrong?
Arriving somewhere
But not here
All my designs
Simplified
And all of my plans
Compromised
And all of my dreams
Did you see the redness block your part?
Did the scissors cut a way to your heart?
Did you feel the end before the sons of mothers
Tearing you apart?
Arriving somewhere
But not here
Writer(s): Colin Edwin Balch, Gavin Richard Harrison, Richard Barbieri, Steven Wilson
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
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