New Machine
Unraveling the Enigma: Chris Whitley's 'New Machine' Tale
Lyrics
My love don't know from nothing
Expressing that the speaker's love is unaware or ignorant.
My love from out of town
Emphasizing that the speaker's love is not familiar with the surroundings.
Well I'm running [Incomprehensible]
Indicating that the speaker is currently engaged in a purposeful activity, with unclear details due to incomprehensibility.
I'm running now
Reiterating the speaker's active involvement or pursuit in the current situation.
Where my love been did around
Highlighting the speaker's curiosity or inquiry about the actions of their love.
She come clean from naked country
Describing the origin of the speaker's love as being from a rural or undeveloped area.
She come clean where the land don't lie
Indicating that the speaker's love is honest and open where deception is not prevalent.
Well I'm gunning [Incomprehensible]
Expressing the speaker's determination or pursuit with unclear details due to incomprehensibility.
I'm gunning now
Reiterating the speaker's active determination or pursuit in the current situation.
Gasoline roll down her thighs
Metaphorical description of a sensual or intimate moment involving gasoline.
On this anvil
Referring to a specific location or situation where something valuable is placed.
Where they lay her favor down
Describing a place where the speaker's love is honored or celebrated.
Drill and driver
Referring to tools or instruments associated with work or labor.
Burn my blankets on the ground
Symbolizing a transformative or significant event involving the destruction of personal belongings.
On the ground
Emphasizing the impact or consequence of the aforementioned event on the ground.
Well I hear no motor scraping
Not perceiving the usual sounds associated with machinery or vehicles.
And I don't hear no engine sound
Reiterating the absence of typical mechanical sounds, suggesting a quiet or unusual environment.
All them gears and engineers [Incomprehensible]
Referring to mechanical elements and professionals associated with machinery, with incomprehensibility.
New machine is all around
Stating the presence of a new machine in the surroundings.
New machine is all around
Repeating the assertion that a new machine is present in the vicinity.
New machine is all around
Reiterating the continuous presence of the new machine.
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