Cartoon People
Cartoon People's Existential Dance: A Melodic Reflection
Lyrics
It doesn't really matter if I'm happy or sad
The speaker's emotional state doesn't affect a larger situation.
It's bigger than the rest of us he'll promise you that, I'm glad, I'm glad
There's something significant beyond individual emotions, and the speaker finds solace in that.
He's picking up the drinks and then he's knocking them back
Someone is consuming drinks quickly.
I've never seen someone who wears a sad little mask like that, like that
The person wears a facade of sadness.
The only guy that has got you in the palm of his hand
Someone has control or influence over the listener.
Is busy today with someone else's plans
This influential person is occupied with someone else's plans.
He chooses life and then she chooses a man
Choices are being made between life and relationships.
It doesn't really matter if I'm happy or sad
Reiterates that the speaker's emotional state doesn't impact a larger context.
In any case, I look at him, my life ain't half as bad, as bad
Comparing one's life to another's makes the speaker feel better.
The only guy that has got you in the palm of his hand
Repetition of someone having control or influence over the listener.
Is busy today with someone else's plans
This influential person is still occupied with other plans.
He chooses life and then she chooses a man
Choices are still between life and relationships, but there's a lack of care from one party.
He's picking it up but she don't give a damn
The person is involved but doesn't care about the situation.
Hold me, it's a crisis that we're pulling towards
There's a feeling of approaching crisis.
Cartoon people fighting an American war
People, perhaps metaphorically, are in conflict, echoing an American war scenario.
Maybe there's a fire today
Repetition emphasizes the crisis and the conflict resembling a war involving fictional or caricatured people.
Maybe there's a fire today
-Maybe there's a fire today
-Maybe it's not going away
-Maybe it's not going away
-Hold me, it's a crisis that we're pulling towards
-Cartoon people fighting an American war
-The only guy that has got you in the palm of his hand
This influential person remains occupied elsewhere.
Is busy today with someone else's plans
Choices between life and relationships continue, but there's an absence of care from one party.
He chooses life and then she chooses a man
Reinforces the idea of choices between life and relationships.
Maybe there's a fire today
Repetition of uncertainty or the persistence of a threatening situation (represented by fire).
Maybe there's a fire today
-Maybe it's not going away
-Maybe it's not going away
Continuation of uncertainty or threat, suggesting it's persistent.
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