Redeye
Redeye Revelations: Life's Lessons in Tokyo Nights
Lyrics
Well it started with a sound I never heard before
Introduction to an unfamiliar sound that sets the scene
Then the pushin' and the pullin' me across the floor
Describes a dynamic experience of being pushed and pulled across the floor
I said the last thing we did the night before we die
Reflects on the final act before facing death, involving a drunk girl with a notable red eye
Was a little drunk girl with a big red eye
Highlights a specific memory of a drunk girl with a red eye from the previous night
It was another late night in Tokyo
Shifts to a late night in Tokyo, setting the stage for a series of events
In another dark club after another show
Describes being in a dark club after a performance
If the morning light could have got inside
Implies that if daylight had come, the red eye would have been visible
We would have seen the girl had a big red eye
Reveals the presence of a girl with a big red eye in the Tokyo club
So we crashed out a little bit before the quake
Narrates a moment before an earthquake, highlighting the vulnerability of the situation
Then I held you tight while the hotel shaked
Describes holding tight during the earthquake in a hotel
If the walls came down we would have surely died
Suggests the potential danger if the walls had collapsed, emphasizing the unawareness of the red-eyed girl
Never knowin' the girl had a big red eye
Reflects on surviving the quake but still unaware of the girl's red eye
But we lived to see ourselves another day
Expresses gratitude for surviving and laughing despite the proximity to danger
And we laughed out loud with a foot in the grave
Underlines the irony of laughing near death, referencing a photograph with a flash
Ya see, the camera had a flash and the pictures don't lie
Points out the photographic evidence of the red-eyed girl from the previous night
That little drunk girl had a big red eye
Confirms the presence of the red-eyed girl through the photographic proof
And the toxic waste spilled into the sea
Introduces a new element of toxic waste in the narrative
And the air stuck like flypaper to me
Describes the stickiness of the air due to pollution or toxicity
It's all one big roller-coaster ride
Compares life to a roller-coaster ride, emphasizing its unpredictable nature
And last night she got on with a big red eye
Reveals the red-eyed girl's continued presence in the narrator's life
The greatest lessons we could learn in life
Shares a philosophical perspective on life lessons learned after facing death
Are always served the day after we die
Emphasizes the timing of important life lessons, often coming after near-death experiences
All I would have missed as I hit the sky
Reflects on potential missed experiences if the narrator had died
Was that the little drunk girl had a big red eye
Reiterates the presence of the red-eyed girl in the narrator's thoughts after surviving
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