On
Bloc Party's Vibrant Revelry: Unveiling the Hidden Clarity in 'On'
Lyrics
I am on, Switched On
I am in an elevated state, turned on, activated
A sudden clearness, a clarity
A sudden realization or understanding, a moment of clarity
Hidden away in every locked toilet I've been waiting for you in the Joiners Arms
There's a hidden desire or anticipation in private places; waiting for someone at Joiners Arms
I know your name, I know your name, I danced with you we're all friends on
Knowing someone's name, dancing together, a sense of camaraderie
So this largs we're rhyming like bullets, rolled up twenties
Expressing thoughts or feelings in a rhyming, poetic manner, possibly related to drug use ("rolled up twenties")
They disappear
Things vanish or fade away
You make my tongue loose
Repeated lines emphasizing the impact of someone on the speaker, making them expressive and hopeful
You make my tongue loose
-I am hopeful and set to free
-You make my tongue loose
-You make my tongue loose
-I am hopeful
-On Friday night I do the talking I pay the fine, the dumpster's mine
On Friday night, the speaker takes charge, pays the consequences, and claims ownership
Trips to the roof, see what we're missing,
Exploring possibilities, checking what's missing, perhaps a metaphor for seeking meaning
Drunken I love you's on top of the world
Expressing love in a drunken state, feeling on top of the world
And when it runs out we're chasing something we'll never catch
Chasing something unattainable when the initial excitement fades
And when it runs out we'll find me
In the absence of that excitement, the speaker can be found
A flat so bleak I've been bitten by a vampire
Feeling negatively affected, possibly drained or changed by a bleak environment
I find this bleaker than the one it replaces
Comparing the new situation to the old one and finding it even more desolate
You make my tongue loose
Repeated lines expressing the impact of someone on the speaker, making them feel hopeful and liberated
You make my tongue loose
-I am hopeful and set to free
-You make my tongue loose
-You make my tongue loose
-I am hopeful
-I can charm I can charm the room
Confidently stating the ability to charm others and the entire room
I can charm them all
-I can charm I can charm the room
-I can charm them all
-You make my tongue loose
Repeated lines emphasizing the impact of someone on the speaker, making them expressive and hopeful
You make my tongue loose
-I am hopeful and set to free
-You make my tongue loose
-You make my tongue loose
-I am hopeful
-I can charm I can charm the room
Reiterating the ability to charm, suggesting a desire or confidence in social interactions
I can charm them all
-I can charm I can charm the room
-I can charm them all
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