Panic in Detroit
Unraveling Detroit's Chaos: A Tale of Survival and Isolation
Lyrics
He looked a lot like Che Guevara, drove a diesel van
Describes the appearance of a person resembling Che Guevara who drives a diesel van.
Kept his gun in quiet seclusion, such a humble man
Highlights the person's secretive nature, keeping a gun in seclusion, and being humble.
The only survivor of the National People's Gang
States that the person is the only survivor of the National People's Gang.
Panic in Detroit, I asked for an autograph
Refers to a moment of chaos or crisis in Detroit, asking for the person's autograph.
He wanted to stay home, I wish someone would phone
Expresses the person's desire to stay home amid the panic.
Panic in Detroit
Reiterates the panic in Detroit.
He laughed at accidental sirens that broke the evening gloom
Describes the person's laughter at sirens and mentions police warnings of repercussions.
The police had warned of repercussions
Refers to the police following with repercussions.
They followed none too soon
Indicates that the police arrived soon after the warnings.
A trickle of strangers were all that were left alive
States that only a few strangers survived the incident.
Panic in Detroit, I asked for an autograph
Repeats the request for an autograph during the panic.
He wanted to stay home, I wish someone would phone
Reiterates the person's desire to stay home, wishing for someone to call.
Panic in Detroit
Repeats the mention of panic in Detroit.
Putting on some clothes I made my way to school
Shifts to the narrator putting on clothes and heading to school.
And I found my teacher crouching in his overalls
Discovers the teacher crouching in overalls, creating a sense of unease.
I screamed and ran to smash my favorite slot machine
Describes the narrator's reaction to the discovery, screaming and running to smash a slot machine.
And jumped the silent cars that slept at traffic lights
Mentions jumping over silent cars at traffic lights.
Having scored a trillion dollars, made a run back home
States that the narrator scored a trillion dollars and returned home to find the person slumped with a gun.
Found him slumped across the table a gun and me alone
Describes the narrator's loneliness in that moment.
I ran to the window looked for a plane or two
Narrator looks for planes, possibly seeking escape or understanding in the chaos.
Panic in Detroit he'd left me an autograph
Repeats the panic in Detroit, indicating the person left an autograph.
Let me collect dust I wish someone would phone
Expresses a desire for someone to call, letting the autograph collect dust.
Panic in Detroit
Reiterates the panic in Detroit.
Panic in Detroit
Repeats the panic in Detroit.
Panic in Detroit
Concludes with the repeated mention of panic in Detroit.
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