Lyrics
I come down the steps
I am descending the steps.
I slip on the ice
I slip on the ice.
Santa Claus been looking
Santa Claus is investigating.
Who's been naughty
Identifying who has been naughty.
Who's been nice
Identifying who has been nice.
I'm looking for one thing real tonight
I am seeking something genuine tonight.
And Jesus he comes up to me
Jesus approaches me.
Jesus he sits down
Jesus sits down.
He says take this fucking cross off my back
He requests to remove the cross from his back.
I'm going downtown
Expressing a desire to go downtown.
I said oh ain't that your uniform
I inquire if the cross is his uniform.
He offers me a toke
He offers me a toke (smoke).
He says two thousand years is long enough
Jesus suggests that two thousand years is long enough for a particular joke.
For this particular joke
Expressing dissatisfaction with a prolonged situation.
He says I'm lookin' for one thing real tonight
He is also seeking something genuine tonight.
And I'm up here singing
The singer reflects on singing songs every night.
These songs every night
Expressing a desire to create songs spontaneously.
Sometimes I want to just make 'em all
Sometimes, the singer wants to improvise without rhyme.
Up on the spot
Suggesting that spontaneous songs may lack coherence.
Maybe they wouldn't rhyme too good
Highlighting the possibility of songs not rhyming well.
And they might not make sense
Acknowledging that they might not make sense.
But then at least I wouldn't be
Expressing a desire to avoid repetition.
Repeating myself
Not wanting to repeat oneself.
I'm looking for one thing real tonight
Searching for authenticity tonight.
And you're the one I've chosen
The singer has chosen someone.
And I guess you've chosen me
Reciprocal choice with the other person.
Let's turn off the commercials
Suggesting to turn off external influences like commercials and TV.
Let's turn off the TV
Advocating for a deeper connection.
How well can we get to know
Pondering how well they can know each other in an hour.
Each other in an hour
Fighting against the constraints of time.
We can fight the daylight
They have the power to defy daylight and spend more time together.
We have that power
Seeking authenticity in the connection.
I'm looking for one thing real tonight
And Van Gogh sits next to me
Van Gogh is present with a bucket of paste.
With a bucket full of paste
Van Gogh removes the singer's ear and asks to glue it to his face.
He rips off my ear and says
An unconventional interaction with Van Gogh.
Glue this to my face
Expressing a desire to leave America.
I'd like to leave America
Wishing to go to a place where English is not known.
For someplace where they would
Desiring to be understood in a new place.
Not know a word of English
A wish for a fresh start in a place with a different language.
And I might be understood
Seeking understanding in a new environment.
I'm looking for one thing real tonight
Continuing the search for authenticity tonight.
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