GIMME
GIMME: A Steel-hearted Plea for Love and Redemption
Lyrics
You machine
The addressee is being referred to as a machine.
Cold as steel
Describing the addressee as emotionally distant and unyielding.
Bring my baby
Requesting to bring the speaker's loved one back.
Back to me
Reiteration of the plea to reunite with the speaker's beloved.
Hey Hey
Exclamatory expression.
Ha ha ha
Laughter, possibly ironic or sarcastic.
Bring my baby
Reiterating the desire for the return of the speaker's loved one.
Back to me
Reiteration of the plea for reunion.
Gimme money
Requesting money.
Gimme lead
Asking for ammunition, possibly metaphorical.
Gimme something
Desiring something to alleviate mental distress.
For my head
Seeking relief or assistance for the speaker's head (thoughts/mind).
One for her, and
Expressing a desire for something for both the loved one and the speaker.
One for me
Requesting two items, one for the loved one and one for the speaker.
Don’t you know your
Implying that love or assistance comes at a cost.
Love ain’t free now
Highlighting that love isn’t given freely.
See no evil
Refusing to acknowledge negative aspects or danger.
Blind to harm
Being unaware or indifferent to potential harm.
No such thing as
Asserting that there are no false warnings or signals.
False alarms
Belief that there are no misleading alarms.
Gimme money
Requesting money again.
Gimme lead
Asking for ammunition once more.
Gimme something
Desiring something for mental relief again.
For my head
Seeking assistance or relief for the speaker's mind once more.
Translation from Ukrainian:
Providing a translation of the following lines in Ukrainian.
Rise up
Calling for someone or something to rise up, possibly referring to an evening star.
Evening star
Asking the evening star to come and meet the speaker.
Come meet me
Inviting the evening star to meet the speaker's beloved.
My girl
Asking the speaker's girl to come and meet them.
Come meet me
Reiteration of the invitation to the speaker's beloved.
My girl
-Gimme money
Requesting money once more.
Gimme lead
Asking for ammunition once again.
Gimme something
Desiring something for mental relief again.
For my head
Seeking assistance or relief for the speaker's mind once more.
Gimme Shelter
Requesting shelter and sustenance.
And a meal
Asking for love and an opportunity to heal.
Gimme love and
Requesting love and care.
Let me heal
Asking for a chance to recover or mend.
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