Lyrics
Me and I
Introduction of the narrator and another person ("I")
Yeah, we're going your way
Both are heading in the same direction
Sound the trumpets and open the gates
Preparing for something significant, signaled by trumpets and open gates
No angels there to greet me
No positive reception, absence of heavenly figures
They can't breathe
The heavenly beings are constrained or restricted ("can't breathe")
And they won't see me
The narrator won't be noticed or acknowledged by these beings
And I'll do, I'll do,
Repetition of the willingness to act, but with a suggestion that it won't be enough
But a little won't help you now
-I'll do
-I was a kid and you were my hero
Recollection of a time when the narrator was a child, and the other person was a hero
Bathed in rhinestones and brand new chinos
Describing the hero adorned in rhinestones and new chinos
I was young, drunk and easy
Narrator's state at that time: young, drunk, and carefree
We would duel, but our holsters were empty
Describing a conflict, but without real ammunition ("holsters were empty")
And I'll do, I'll do,
Repetition of the willingness to act, with a hint that it may not be sufficient
But a little won't help you now
-I'll do
-Along the wayside gonna change our names
Anticipation of a change in identity or direction
They're easily replaced
Emphasis on the ease with which one can be replaced
It comes on heavy like a symphony at the cinema
Comparing the impact of change to a heavy symphony in a cinema
'Cause even though we don't mean what we say
Acknowledging insincerity in communication, despite intentions
We throw our words like bombs and hand grenades
Words are powerful and destructive, likened to explosive devices
Arms are weighing like a monument
Physical and emotional burden, possibly regret
That comes and goes in time
Comparing emotional weight to a monument that is transient
Like highway signs we post along the way
Similarity of emotional weight to highway signs left behind
We wonder where they've gone
Reflecting on the disappearance of those signs and the uncertainty of their impact
'Cause even though we don't mean what we say
Reiteration of insincere communication and its explosive consequences
We throw our words like bombs and hand grenades
Continuation of the theme of words being powerful and potentially harmful
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