Locomotive
Unraveling Desires: Alex Winston's Locomotive Meaning
Lyrics
Wish I cared about the things you care about, but I don't.
Expressing a lack of interest or concern in the same things as the other person.
Your scrill and the bars and the lake and the stars, but I don't
Disinterest in the other person's priorities, including money, nightlife, nature, and celestial bodies.
Hey we may, hey we may,
Repetition of the desire for mutual recognition without genuine engagement.
You know my name, you know my name
-Hey we may, hey we may
-Know your name, I know your name
-I wish I cared about the things you cared about but I don't.
Reiteration of not sharing the same concerns as the other person.
Your locomotive, keep going keep going no focus.
Metaphorical reference to a "locomotive" representing a relentless pursuit without clear direction.
Locomotive slow down, slow down.
A plea or command for the metaphorical locomotive to slow down, suggesting a need for reflection or pause.
Now come on call me sugar, call her honey, call me darling.
Describing superficial endearments and the decision to disregard them without consequences.
But I leave it at the door cause nobody saying nothing.
-Hey we may, hey we may
Repetition of the desire for mutual recognition, acknowledging awareness of each other's names.
You know my name, you know my name
-Hey we may, hey we may
-I know your name.
-I wish I cared about the things you care about but I don't.
Reiteration of disinterest in the other person's concerns.
Your locomotive, keep going keep going no focus.
Continuation of the metaphorical locomotive, emphasizing its persistence without a clear purpose.
Locomotive slow down, slow down.
Repetition of the plea or command for the locomotive to slow down, reinforcing the need for introspection.
Look down on what you started.
Instructing to look down on the beginnings or origins of actions, possibly to reflect on one's past choices.
Look down on what you started.
-Look down on what you started.
-Look down.
An emphasis on looking down, suggesting self-reflection and examination of one's actions or decisions.
Locomotive, keep going keep going don't focus
Repetition of the metaphorical locomotive, urging it to keep going without focus and then requesting it to slow down.
Locomotive slow down, slow down
-Look down on what you started
Reiteration of the instruction to look down on the starting point of actions, emphasizing reflection.
Look down on what you started
-Look down on what you started
-Look down
-Now look down on what you started
Final repetition of looking down on the beginning, coupled with an encouragement for the locomotive to keep going but also to slow down, creating a paradoxical tension.
Keep goin' keep goin keep goin'
-Now look down on what you started
-Keep goin' keep goin' slow down.
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