Limbo
Journey Through Limbo: A Twisted Tale of Surreal Reflections
Lyrics
Hey classy welcome to this little funky groove
Introduction, inviting someone to a funky groove.
Smooth sailing, down the river, zulu avenue
Describing a smooth journey down Zulu Avenue.
I'm your monkey man, so take my twisted hands
Speaker identifying as a "monkey man," offering help.
You got a cheeky smile, it's nice to see your face again
Complimenting the listener's smile.
Well ol' weary slow your jets and rest your cuckoo eyes
Advising someone tired to slow down and rest.
Galla-galla got you wheezing crooked tongue ties
Describing breathing difficulties and twisted speech.
It trickles through your veins, and seeps into your brain
Describing the impact of something entering the bloodstream.
All topsy turvy now your visions getting blurry yeah
Expressing disorientation and blurry vision.
Well boy your mouth is moving but you’re speaking tongues
Observing someone speaking incoherently.
Breathing smoke, puffing plums, parachute my lungs
Metaphorical language about smoking and its effects.
Old man now don't you dare, he answers with a glare
Warning an old man against deceitful behavior.
You’re double dealing, get wheeling, I beat you fair and square yeah
Accusing someone of cheating and challenging them.
Well I'm a bitter man twisted up from limbo’n
Self-identification as a bitter person affected by limbo.
Up the river I slither and bend
Describing movement up the river with a sense of distortion.
I've started feeling strange, and now I'm seeing things yeah
Feeling strange and experiencing hallucinations.
Well I’m a crooked man hunched over from limbo’n
Self-identification as a crooked man affected by limbo.
Under creepers that twist and spin
Being under the influence of twisting and spinning forces.
Do they talk to you like they say they do
Questioning if others communicate with the listener.
“Hey mister, who you whispering to?”
Repeating a question about whispered conversations.
“Hey mister, who you whispering to?”
-Well son those eyes are cloudy tell me what you see
Commenting on cloudy eyes and asking what the person sees.
Shady spaces, painted faces, misty memories
Describing mysterious and misty memories.
It peers into your soul, eyes in your shoulders roll
Referencing an intense gaze into the soul.
You’re babbling out of key, breathe slow
Noting off-key babbling and advising to breathe slowly.
Ol' man you’re fibbing that I'm solo in soliloquies
Accusing an old man of lying about being alone.
You’re talking loco cause you're planted right next to me
Claiming the old man is talking nonsense next to the speaker.
Then flip that woozy glare, 180° through the air
Describing a change in the old man's expression and situation.
We're losing cabin pressure, buckle up, you’re tweaking there
Using a metaphor of losing cabin pressure, indicating tension.
Curling up to rest that weary head
Describing someone resting their weary head.
Hallucinating seeing double when
Mentioning hallucinations and seeing double.
The voices come crawling through the fumes
Referring to voices emerging through some kind of fumes.
Hey there pretty boy, tell me what you do
Addressing someone and asking about their activities.
I finger paint and huff krazy glue
Listing unconventional activities involving paint and glue.
I'm covered head to toe in tattoos
Describing the speaker's appearance with tattoos.
And when they come for me through the rain
Anticipating a situation where the speaker won't feel pain.
I won't feel a thing
No specific content in this line.
‘Cause I’m a bitter man twisted up from limbo’n
Reiteration of bitterness from being in limbo.
Up the river I slither and bend
Continuation of the distorted journey up the river.
I've started feeling strange, and now I'm seeing things
Reiteration of feeling strange and experiencing visions.
I’m a crooked man hunched over from limbo’n
Reiteration of being a crooked man affected by limbo.
Under creepers that twist and spin
Reiteration of being under the influence of twisting forces.
Do they talk to you like they say they do
Repetition of questioning if others communicate with the listener.
“Hey mister, who you whispering to?”
-“Hey mister, who you whispering to?”
-“Hey mister, who you whispering to?”
Final repetition of the question about whispered conversations.
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