Bylaw
Rising with the Bylaws: Embracing Life's Wake-Up Call
Lyrics
I woke up, it was 7 a.m.
I woke up at 7 a.m.
It sounded like the walls were caving in
The surroundings felt chaotic, as if walls were collapsing.
There was a man with a truck and
A man with a truck was discarding items.
He was throwing stuff in
He was throwing debris, including rubble and aluminum.
Scraps of rubble and aluminum
Responding to the disturbance, the narrator confronted the man.
So I went outside and I said to him
The narrator expressed the desire to sleep.
Hey I'm trying to sleep, it's seven a.m.
Reiterating the early hour, it was 7 a.m.
Then he looked at me with a mischievous grin
The man responded with a mischievous grin.
And said That is when I can begin
He stated that 7 a.m. is when he can begin his work.
Cos there's a bylaw, a bylaw
Introduction of the concept of a bylaw.
And I can start work at seven.
The bylaw allows work to start at 7 a.m.
There's a bylaw and by law
Reiteration of the bylaw and its impact on waking up (Kevin).
It's time to wake up, Kevin.
Specifically addressing someone named Kevin to wake up.
I was driving to a show
The narrator was driving slowly.
And I turned the corner nice and slow
The narrator got pulled over for a rolling stop.
I got pulled over by a cop
A cop issued a ticket for the violation.
And she gave me a ticket for a rolling stop
The violation was related to turning at a 7-Eleven.
Cos there's a bylaw, a bylaw
Reference to the bylaw allowing work to start at 7 a.m.
And I can start work at seven
Continuation of the bylaw concept.
There's a bylaw, it's a full stop
The bylaw dictates a full stop when turning at a 7-Eleven.
When you're turning at the 7-Eleven.
7-Eleven, Eleven Seven
Repetition and emphasis on stopping at 7-Eleven.
7-Eleven, Eleven Seven
-7-Eleven, Eleven Seven,
-7-Eleven, Eleven STOP!
-The last time I cried
Recollection of the last time the narrator cried.
There was a mackerel sky
Describes the sky during the emotional moment (mackerel sky).
And it wasn't so long ago
Noting that the emotional event wasn't too far in the past.
The last time we spoke
Reflecting on the last conversation, where a joke was told.
I was telling a joke
The joke wasn't met with laughter.
And you didn't laugh at all
Reiteration of the lack of laughter.
You didn't laugh at all.
Emphasis on the absence of laughter.
There's a bylaw, a bylaw
Reintroduction of the bylaw concept.
And I can start work at seven
The bylaw allows work to commence at 7 a.m.
There's a bylaw and by law,
Reiteration of the bylaw and its impact on waking up (Kevin).
It's time to wake up, Kevin.
Direct urging for Kevin to wake up.
Time to wake up
Repetition emphasizing the need to wake up.
Time to wake up
-It's time to wake up
-It's time to wake up
-It's time
-It's time
-It's time
-It's time to wake up
And greet a brand-new day
Describing a beautiful day with a clear sky and sunshine.
There's a soft summer wind
-There are birds in the trees
-There's a clear blue sky
-And a bright shining sun
-It's a beautiful day
-In this wonderful world
Expressing the beauty of the world on this wonderful day.
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