Trouble
Revelations of Shared Struggles: "Trouble" by Civil Twilight
Lyrics
I didn't know what everybody was talking about
I was unaware of what everyone was discussing
Oh no
Expression of surprise or concern
So I went down to the water
I went to a body of water to contemplate
Tried to figure it out
Attempted to understand the situation
Oh no
Expression of surprise or concern
Everybody was looking down at the empty ground
People were looking down, preoccupied, except for a particular person
Except you baby
Refers to a specific person, possibly with significance
And you turned to me with a strange look in your eye
The person looked at the speaker with an unusual expression
And whispered in my ear
Whispered something mysterious or important to the speaker
You said oh, ooh, everybody's got a trouble
Repetition of the idea that everyone has their own problems
You said oh, ooh, everybody's got a trouble
-Just like me
Confirmation that the speaker has troubles like everyone else
There I met a man scorched by the sun
Introduction of a character, a man affected by the sun
He had a ring above his head
Describing a ring above the man's head
And with eyes of chrome
Characterization of the man's eyes
And a voice of steel
Characterization of the man's voice
He drew his breath, and he said
The man spoke and shared his wisdom
Oh, ooh, everybody's got a trouble
Repetition of the idea that everyone has their own problems
He said
Continuation of the man's advice
Oh, ooh, everybody's got a trouble
Repetition of the idea that everyone has their own problems
Just like me
Confirmation that the speaker has troubles like everyone else
Just like me
Repetition for emphasis
He said I should just go home
The man advises the speaker to go home
Oh, he said I should just go home
Repetition of the advice to go home
Ooh
Expressive sound, possibly indicating a realization or reaction
Everybody's got a trouble
Repetition of the idea that everyone has their own problems
He said oh, ooh, everybody's got a trouble
-It's what he said
Clarification that this is what the man said
Everybody's got a trouble
Repetition of the idea that everyone has their own problems
Just like me
Confirmation that the speaker has troubles like everyone else
Just like me
Repetition for emphasis
Just like me
-Just like me
-He said I should just go home
Repetition of the advice to go home
He said I should just go home
-He said I should just go home
-Oh he said, he said, he said
Repetition of the man's words
Yeah, he said I should just go home
Repetition of the advice to go home
Oh he said I should just go home
Expression of the advice to go home
Oh and he said I should just go home
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