Spanish Moss
Mystical Journeys: Haunting Tales of Spanish Moss
Lyrics
Blanketed deep in fog
Feeling surrounded or obscured by a thick fog.
Funny time for a jog
Commenting on the odd choice of time for jogging, possibly emphasizing the eerie atmosphere.
River Street's empty
Describing an empty River Street.
Feel something by me
Sensing a presence or something nearby.
This old town
Referring to the speaker's current location or environment.
Something's going down
Indicating a mysterious or unsettling event happening in the town.
Lafayette
Referencing Lafayette, possibly a location or character in the narrative.
Not home yet
Expressing the speaker's absence from home.
All around me
Describing a pervasive feeling or atmosphere.
Feeling spooky
Experiencing a sense of eeriness or spookiness.
Spanish moss hanging
Observing Spanish moss hanging, which can have both enchanting and haunting connotations.
Not always enchanting
Highlighting that Spanish moss is not always charming or beautiful.
Dappled light or
Referring to light filtered through trees or foliage.
Is that a specter
Raising the possibility of seeing a ghost or apparition.
Up the pace to get home
Increasing the pace of movement to reach home quickly.
In the park
Being in a park after it's dark.
Way past dark
Being out in the town well past nighttime.
Gas lights on
Referring to gas lights on Abercorn Street, setting a historical tone.
Abercorn
Mentioning Abercorn, a street name possibly associated with the supernatural.
1863
Providing a historical reference to the year 1863.
Is how it seems to me
Expressing a personal perception of the town as haunted.
Haunted town
Reiterating the eerie feeling present throughout the town.
Feel it all around
Sensing a ghostly atmosphere in various locations.
Gwinnett Street
Referring to Gwinnett Street, possibly associated with supernatural experiences.
Move my feet
Moving the speaker's feet, possibly to escape the unsettling atmosphere.
All around me
Experiencing the spooky feeling all around.
Feeling spooky
Repeating the sense of eeriness in the speaker's surroundings.
Spanish moss hanging
Observing Spanish moss hanging, with a reminder that it's not always charming.
Not always enchanting
Reiterating that the Spanish moss can have an unsettling or haunting quality.
Dappled light or
Referring again to dappled light, which may contribute to the mysterious atmosphere.
Is that a specter
Pondering the possibility of encountering a specter or ghostly figure.
Up the pace to get home
Increasing the pace, suggesting a desire to escape or reach safety.
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