The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Dry Your Eyes" by the artist "Wax Tailor"

In "Dry Your Eyes," Wax Tailor incorporates fragments of Robert Louis Stevenson's poem "Auntie's Skirts" to emphasize the idea that the past, however it may have been, should not define the present and the future. The lyrical hero of the song describes themselves through metaphors: "a landscape that I buried," "a field of color that I married." These images speak of transformation, of a person who has gone through certain stages of life, leaving them behind.

The lines "My mother's face as she carried me, How her waters raged and then they emptied" can refer both to birth and to a more metaphorical "birth" of personality, liberation from the past. "New York City pages" hint at life experience, perhaps complex and turbulent, which, nevertheless, shaped the personality of the hero.

The recurring phrase "Dry your eyes, these tears are all you're given" calls to leave the past behind, not to cling to it. The point is that tears, bitterness, and regret are useless, they do not change the past, but only prevent living in the present.

The sudden appearance of lines from a children's poem about Auntie's skirts creates a contrast with the overall melancholic atmosphere of the song. This contrast emphasizes a simple truth: life goes on, regardless of our experiences. "Your sky is where you live" - this metaphor suggests that our perception of the world, our happiness depends on our inner state, and not on external circumstances.