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Bloom

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The speaker seems to be caught between wonder and pain. The oceanโ€™s growth or transformation feels sustaining, yet the speaker still asks why it hurts. As the lyrics continue, the scene becomes dreamlike and disorienting: the speaker moves away from a familiar path, tumbling through space and passing strange sea creatures.

Several images suggest openness and movement. A โ€œuniversal sighโ€ could be a breath shared by many, or a feeling too large to put into words. โ€œMoving out of orbitโ€ implies drifting away from a steady course, while โ€œturning in somersaultsโ€ makes that change feel playful but also unstable. The giant turtle and floating jellyfish create a vivid underwater world, though their meaning is not explained.

The song leaves the source of the pain unclear. โ€œDonโ€™t blow your mind with whysโ€ may be gentle advice to stop searching for an answer, or a sign that the speaker cannot explain what is happening. The ocean may represent life, nature, or simply a strange inner landscape. The lyrics hold together two feelings that do not cancel each other out: being kept alive by beauty, and still hurting.