Lyrics
Take your time baby I don't care
Encouraging the listener to take their time, expressing indifference.
Run your fingers through your hair
Suggesting a self-care action, possibly to relax or prepare.
Change your clothes and wash your face
Encouraging a change in appearance, linking to a challenging day.
I know your boss kept you late
Acknowledging the listener's late work due to their demanding boss.
Yeah these days the years flash by
Reflecting on the fast passage of time in recent years.
It's just get up and try try try
Expressing the need to persevere despite challenges.
The golden bells that you used to hear
Referencing a past positive experience, possibly nostalgic.
Is now just wind whistling through your ears
Describing a loss or change in the positive experience.
But even that chip on your shoulder
Acknowledging a burden or grudge but finding it appealing.
Looks good tonight
Complimenting the listener's appearance despite challenges.
I'm going to crown you king
Symbolically crowning the listener as the master of their past.
Of your checkered past
Recognizing and accepting a history of mistakes or regrets.
Maybe we owned the world for awhile
Reflecting on a time when the speaker and listener felt powerful.
Skip the fare and jump the turnstile
Recalling rebellious actions, possibly evading responsibilities.
Your sad eyes and your fucked up teeth
Describing physical flaws but accepting them as part of the listener's identity.
Your Russian mother out in brighton beach
Mentioning a Russian mother, possibly referring to cultural influences.
Maybe we felt free for a day
Remembering a brief period of feeling liberated.
Now it's lay down and pay pay pay
Contrasting the past freedom with the current obligation to pay debts.
The tv's on but the show is dumb
Commenting on the dullness of current television programming.
You remember when that drug was fun
Nostalgically recalling a time when a particular drug was enjoyable.
But even that chip on your shoulder looks good tonight
Repeating the acceptance of a burden, finding it appealing again.
I'm going to crown you king of your checkered past
Reiterating the symbolic crowning of the listener as the master of their past.
Maybe I'm not good enough
Expressing doubt about one's worthiness.
Well I wasn't trying to be
Clarifying that the speaker wasn't attempting to measure up to a standard.
Yeah it turns out the world was never bad enough for me
Realizing that the world was not as challenging as expected.
So I take my time baby I don't care
Reverting to the initial theme of taking one's time and being indifferent.
Change my jeans and I brush my hair
Continuing the self-care actions, maintaining a carefree attitude.
Cars honk when the light turns green
Observing a common occurrence of cars honking when the light turns green.
But those motherfuckers have to wait for me
Defiantly making others wait, asserting one's importance.
And even this chip on my shoulder feels good tonight
Reaffirming the acceptance and appreciation of a personal burden.
You have to crown me queen of my checkered past
Symbolically crowning oneself as the master of their past.
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