Rico
Rico's Legacy: Dreams Carved in Cold Snow
Lyrics
I'd say for certain to watch over me
I seek assurance that someone will look out for me
Phone rings at half past three
A phone call interrupts at 3:30 AM
I'd say for certain to watch over me When the phone rings at half past three
Reiteration of the need for protection when the phone rings late
My mind,
Refers to the speaker's thoughts or consciousness
And it's coming back to back to me from my dreams
Memories resurface from dreams
Only knows that bad news never sleeps...
Emphasizes that negative information is constant and doesn't rest
Yeah, Rico carved his name in a tree
Rico left a lasting mark on a tree, symbolizing his life
Not with a knife but with his life
Describes how Rico made his mark, not with a knife but through his actions
Or so it goes
Expresses uncertainty about Rico's life story
Yeah, in dreams I see his face
The speaker envisions Rico's face in dreams
I recognize the place right next to dashboard Jesus
Recognizes a familiar place, near a religious dashboard ornament
Cold snow, a small red river flowed
Describes a cold scene with a red river under a lone headlight
In the stage of the lone headlight
Refers to a stage illuminated by a single headlight
Clothes shorn, it seems that they've been worn for the last time
Suggests that clothes have been worn for the last time
Tonight
Indicates the present moment as tonight
I knew then, these couldn't be my friends
The speaker realizes these are not genuine friends
They know enough to know that you don't make snow angels with your face down
Advises against making snow angels face down
Angels with your face upon the ground
Reiterates the danger of placing one's face on the ground while making snow angels
Rico carved his name in a tree
Rico's symbolic act of leaving a mark on a tree
Not with a knife but with his life
Clarifies that Rico made his mark with his life
Or so I'm told
Reiterates uncertainty about Rico's life story
Yeah, in dreams I see his face
The speaker dreams of Rico's face again
I recognize the place right next to dashboard Jesus
Recognizes the familiar place near dashboard Jesus in dreams
Had to get me home in time
The speaker rushes home to not miss taping The Simpsons
In time to tape The Simpsons
Describes the urgency to get home in time
And it seems, I lost this time
The speaker feels defeated or lost this time
It seems that last song that they heard
Suggests the significance of the last song heard by someone
The last song that they heard, it plays on and on and on and on and on in my head
Repeats the impact of the last song, playing incessantly in the speaker's head
It seems the last song that they heard was "Sweet Emotion"
Specifies the last song as "Sweet Emotion"
It's cold, it's cold, it's cold, oh my friend Rico
Addresses Rico, emphasizing the coldness and finality
It's cold, it's cold, it's cold, oh my friend Rico
Reiterates the coldness in connection with Rico
(It gets colder as I touch his shoulder
Describes a chilling interaction with Rico in dreams
It gets colder, and he'll get no older)
Emphasizes the unchanging, frozen state of Rico
Yeah, in dreams I see his face, I recognize the place right next to dashboard Jesus.
The speaker dreams of Rico's face and recognizes the place near dashboard Jesus again
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