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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Lovely Thing Suite: Conversations" by the artist "Watsky"

In "Lovely Thing Suite: Conversations," Watsky explores themes of mortality and the inevitability of death. The lyrics are structured as a dialogue between a young boy, Georgie (representing Watsky), and his father.

The first verse portrays young Georgie grappling with existential dread, questioning his father about what happens after death. Lacking religious answers, the father can only offer comfort, stating that everyone dies eventually and there's no need to worry.

The second verse jumps forward in time. Now an adult, Georgie discusses death and legacy with his aging father, who's planning for the future and mentioning his will. Georgie, in turn, comforts his father, emphasizing that age is just a number and highlighting the importance of shared experiences over material possessions.

The song's chorus, "It's such a little while," serves as a mantra, both comforting and underscoring the fleeting nature of life.

By the end, Georgie arrives at an understanding of death not as an ending, but as a transformation, a transition. He doesn't fear death but accepts it as an inevitable part of the cycle of life.

[Verse 1:]

I remember vividly

My tears dropping on the grey carpet on the top step

Pop's giving me his best guess

Me confessing the burning question stressing and concerning me

And turning me into a wet mess

It's probably nothing, I get it, I'm aware

I know it's probably stupid to be scared

But these days are flying past us and nobody seems to care

It's like we're sprinting towards a brick wall

We pretending isn't there

What happens when we hit it?

Do we split into a billion bits

Or do we come back as a bullfrog and talk in ribbits?

What is it? What is it?

You got the answer so give it, so give it

Don't lie, what happens when we die?

Dad says, Georgie, I'm just guessing from what I've been told

Probably thinking "How'd I raise this fucking nine-year-old?"

Since I'm sorta really not religious it's a crapshoot

I roll a pair of dice

Although the thought of paradise is very nice

In my heart I know I don't believe in magic

So I'm thinking maybe death is like eternal TV static

Or returning to the state before your birth

Absorbed into earth

The fewer hours left the more they're worth

I admit that it's difficult to think about

I think everybody got a little bit of doubt

You don't get to hide from it even if you shout

Not a soul on the planet gets to wriggle out

And he said that I know it's tough to take in son

But it's so early

I can see you're in a hurry but don't worry cause

[Chorus:]

This isn't for a long, long time

This isn't for a long, long time

This isn't for a long, long time

This isn't for a long, long, long, long time

[Verse 2:]

Life moves fast

Made the mistake of blinking, twenty years passed

Now I'm sitting in my room in Brooklyn with my father

We don't bother doing Christmas in the Bay any longer

It's the first time we've had this conversation

He says "it's tough to take in

I know we're not quite ancient

But we've reached age

Where we should probably talk arrangements

We could take it several routes

We could sell the house

We can't work forever eventually money will run out

That's a spot taking a loan would help us cover

Which would make it tougher

To leave something for you and your brother"

Stop, can't you see?

Every meal that you paid for me

All this power to chase a dream

All the privilege not to crave riches

But it's plain to me the key fact is it's easy

To act like cash means jack shit

If you never lacked it

And the greatest honor I could have

Is to make a buck and pass back a

А fraction of all the happiness you gave to me

And I will never make you live where you don't aim to be

Age is just data

We paint our story A to Z then dip out

R.I.P. rip out, we tear out the pages

Tear up the stage and we take a seat

Making a vacancy

Famous or not, we fade from the plot...

Every day when a new night falls

I ride around the sun on this big blue ball

I get a bit further from the kid called Paul

And I get a bit closer to the big brick wall

But since inching up to that fence

I can run my fingers against all the bricks and mortar

And sense that it's not so cold and so dense

And although I'm mournful I've known I'm not immortal

I'm not banging into stone

But I'm more heading through this portal

We're all born to return to home

We're all born to be mincemeat

Everything dies except for Papaya King hotdogs on 86th St

Dad hands me a napkin

Tells me it's been the same from the fifties

He didn't always love the city but dammit he'll miss me

How can you miss something after you leave?

I agree that it's sad but please

Don't dwell on it, Dad, because—

[Chorus:]

This isn't for a long, long time

This isn't for a long, long time

This isn't for a long, long time

This isn't for a long, long, long, long time

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