FEVER DREAM
Sultry Streets and Summer Whispers: Carsie Blanton's FEVER DREAM
Lyrics
oh the day was so hot
Describing a hot day
on st. anthony street
Location on St. Anthony Street
that I slept on my cot
Sleeping without a sheet on a cot
without even a sheet
Emphasizing the heat and discomfort
when I crept to the door
Quietly approaching the door
and I cracked it a peek
Peeing out, observing
in the weather did pour
Heavy rain, described metaphorically as a leaky pipe
like a pipe sprung a leak
Intense rain imagery
so I slipped on my kicks
Putting on shoes
and the dress with the scoop
Wearing a dress with a scoop neckline
and I did up my lips
Applying lipstick
and stepped out on the stoop
Stepping outside onto the porch or step
where the light was so lush
Describing the atmosphere as lush and sweet
and the air was so sweet
Intensifying the sensory experience
I fell into a hush
Falling into a quiet moment in the intense heat
in the feverish heat
Emphasizing the feverish heat
oh, summer in new orleans
Transition to summer in New Orleans
so sudden and stranger than a
Comparing the experience to a sudden and strange fever dream
fever dream
Highlighting the surreal and dreamlike nature of summer
so I walk to the west
Walking to the west direction on cobblestones and bricks
on the cobbles and bricks
Observing a mockingbird in a nest
mockingbird in a nest
Describing the bird's sounds as cackles and clicks
talks in cackles and clicks
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