Electric Los Angeles Sunset
Electric Twilight Tales: Urban Decay in Los Angeles
Lyrics
Shots split the night, a bullet lodged in his brain
A gunshot caused a fatal injury to someone's head.
He must have died instantly, he felt no pain
The victim died instantly without experiencing pain.
A crowd quickly gathered to the feast of the gun
A crowd quickly gathered around the incident involving the gun.
Waiting for the ambulance and cops to come
They waited for emergency services and law enforcement to arrive.
Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
(Vocalization without explicit meaning)
Sirens wail in the concrete
Sirens are heard amidst the urban landscape.
Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
(Vocalization without explicit meaning)
Electric Los Angeles sunset, the sunset, the sunset, oh-o-oh
Describing the atmosphere of an electric Los Angeles sunset.
Headlight lit the faces by the tabernacle door
Car headlights illuminate faces near a religious building.
Gazing at the bloodstains on the damp sidewalk
People observing bloodstains on a wet sidewalk.
As the crowd turned to go, a man was heard to say
As the crowd dispersed, a comment insinuated the victim deserved it.
"He must have had it comin' to him anyway"
Implying the victim had it coming.
Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
(Vocalization without explicit meaning)
Blood wagon rolls through the dragnet
An ambulance or vehicle used for transporting the injured passes through a police operation.
Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
(Vocalization without explicit meaning)
Electric Los Angeles sunset, the sunset, the sunset, oh-o-oh
Reiterating the electric atmosphere of a Los Angeles sunset.
Cadillacs roll through the smoggy perfume
Luxury cars move through the polluted air of the city.
The buildings are choking on oxygen fumes
The city's structures suffer from air pollution.
Evangelists praying in rented rooms, in the afternoon
Religious preachers conducting services in rented spaces during the day.
Which way do the signposts read
Questioning the direction indicated by signposts.
African eyes in the sunrise
Describing a particular gaze or look with African characteristics during sunrise.
The gates of the city are rusted over and mouldering
The city gates are decaying and neglected.
The violence of the evening decays into the night
The intensity of violence decreases as night falls.
While shadows press like moths against the neon light
Shadows are likened to moths drawn to bright neon lights.
Movie queues diffuse into the Cinerama haze
Lines of people waiting outside movie theaters blur into the cinematic haze.
While libertines read pornozines in street cafes
People indulging in explicit material in public cafes.
Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
(Vocalization without explicit meaning)
The madman swings in the pulpit
A mentally unstable person preaching wildly.
Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
(Vocalization without explicit meaning)
Electric Los Angeles sunset, the sunset, the sunset, oh-o-oh
Reiterating the vibrant and electric nature of a Los Angeles sunset.
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