Smash Up On Highway One
Midnight Temptations and Reckless Roads: Smash Up On Highway One
Lyrics
Did the devil call your name
Questioning if the listener made a pact with the devil.
To tempt you to take a ride
Asking if the devil tempted the listener to take a risky journey.
Down that midnight reckless road
Describing the journey as reckless, taken in search of a hiding place.
In search of a place to hide?
Questioning if the listener is on the run and seeking refuge.
Ninety-nine into the curve
Referring to a dangerous curve on the road, possibly a critical point in the journey.
Running from what you'd done
Describing the listener's attempt to escape the consequences of their actions.
Up the coast there stood a ghost
Introducing the idea of a ghost on the coast, hinting at a haunting presence or memory.
Smash up on highway one
Describing a crash or collision on Highway One.
Thunder struck - and shook the sky
Describing a dramatic event with thunder, creating a tense atmosphere.
You tremble behind the wheel
Expressing fear or nervousness behind the wheel during the event.
You know what you thought you saw
Suggesting confusion or doubt about what the listener witnessed.
You're prayin' it wasn't real
Indicating a prayer that the observed event was not real.
It's too late to turn back now
Highlighting the point of no return, acknowledging a critical decision has been made.
You ran out of room to run
Stating there is no more space or opportunity to escape the consequences.
Wind blows cold your fortune's told
Describing a cold wind and foretelling the listener's fate.
Smash up on highway one
Reiterating the crash on Highway One as a significant event.
Old song on the radio
Referring to a song on the radio, possibly evoking memories or emotions.
Is casting a quiet spell
Suggesting a calming influence from the song, contrasting with the intense situation.
Bringing back her haunting eyes
Evoking memories of someone with haunting eyes and undisclosed secrets.
And secrets you'd never tell
Implying a connection between the haunting eyes and the listener's undisclosed secrets.
In a dream did she return
Raising the possibility of a dream where someone returns with optimistic intentions.
To build castles in the sun?
Suggesting a positive vision of building castles in the sun, in contrast to the crash.
In a trance you watched her dance
Depicting a trance-like state as the listener watches a dance, possibly a memory.
A smash up on highway one
Connecting the trance and dance to the earlier crash on Highway One.
Comment