Look Both Ways
Navigating Life's Crossroads: Look Both Ways
Lyrics
Keep away from the main roads baby
Cautionary advice to avoid main roads
If you close your eyes they can almost sound like waves
Suggesting an alternative perception with closed eyes, comparing to the sound of waves
You can hear them crashing
Imagery of waves crashing, possibly metaphorical
Streets drizzled in a sleepy town
Describing streets in a quiet town
Where bullets with doors push the petrichor
Metaphor of bullets with doors, introducing the scent of petrichor (smell of earth after rain)
And the sound of peeling Velcro knows no shame
Describing the sound of peeling Velcro without shame
Key ignition and a head check
Reference to starting a car, with a cautious head check
Coffee keep you go-go-go for a deadline
Coffee as a fuel for productivity, especially for meeting deadlines
A reassuring phrase is welcome
Welcoming a reassuring phrase
Ready face in the AC heat
Preparing to face challenges in the heat of air conditioning
From the dashboard the curtain draws to the street
Observing the town from a car dashboard
Its bleak and void, and meaning takes no place
Describing the street as bleak and void of meaning
Takes no place
Reiteration that meaning takes no place
Alls I know's you gotta look both ways
Advice to be cautious and vigilant in life, symbolized by looking both ways
Wouldn't wanna be a coat of paint
Expressing a reluctance to be insignificant, like a coat of paint
A spray in the eyes of passers by
Metaphor of being a disturbance to others
On a Monday
Specifically, on a Monday, emphasizing the challenges of the start of the week
Fear of god ain't nothing to a necktie
Downplaying the fear of god in comparison to a necktie
Java-jive nine-to-high-five ball-and-chain
Reference to the routine and constraints of a 9-to-5 job
They say red goes faster
Assertion that the color red is associated with speed
Flick the high beams up
Adjusting the car's high beams
Joust the fog, pierce the veil, make good time
Metaphorically challenging obstacles and making progress
Til a blinded corner meets a blinding fate
Describing a potentially dangerous encounter at a blind corner
Heart drops like a boomgate
Expression of sudden fear or surprise
Tension to the back-bone dry and a toothache
Describing tension and physical discomfort
An early grave is met with laughter
Suggesting a nonchalant attitude towards an early grave
He looks down, looks up
Observing actions of looking down and up, possibly contemplation
Sips the cup, taps the screen with a foot change
Engaging in routine activities in a vehicle
But he spills the bean when the windscreen shatters haze
Revealing a significant event when the windshield shatters
Shatters haze
Reiteration that meaning takes no place
Alls I know's you gotta look both ways
Reiteration of the importance of being cautious in life
Wouldn't wanna be a coat of paint
Reiteration of reluctance to be insignificant
A spray in the eyes of passers by
Repetition of being a disturbance to others
On a Monday
Emphasizing challenges specifically on a Monday
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