Cheap Motel
Echoes of Solitude: Tales from a Cheap Motel
Lyrics
Behind the stairs and the Coke machine
Describing the location behind the stairs and the Coke machine.
Down in the corner, sight unseen
Referring to a secluded area in the corner, not easily visible.
In the cheap motel
Emphasizing the setting in a low-cost motel.
It's concrete walls and concrete walks
Highlighting the motel's construction with concrete materials.
Concrete halls and concrete blocks
Continuation of the description of the motel's physical attributes.
In the cheap motel
Reiterating the setting in a budget-friendly motel.
The girl at the desk, she's learning guitar
Introducing a girl at the front desk learning guitar.
Watching the faces, counting the cars
Observing people's expressions and counting passing cars.
In the cheap motel
Reemphasizing the motel's setting.
Works by herself, likes it alone
Describing the girl's preference for solitude and a penetrating gaze.
Eyes looking through you, harder than stone
Emphasizing the intensity of the girl's gaze.
In the cheap motel
Repeating the setting within the inexpensive motel.
That highway sings, that highway moans
Personifying the highway with sounds of singing and moaning.
All the lonely hearts on the highway home
Highlighting the loneliness of individuals traveling on the highway.
The ice machine, she's broken down
Pointing out a malfunctioning ice machine.
And we're stuck out here on the edge of town
Expressing a sense of isolation on the outskirts of town.
In the cheap motel
Reiterating the setting within the budget motel.
It's checkout time and they're on their way
Indicating the end of the stay for some, but the narrator remains.
But we're still here for another day
Highlighting the extended stay at the cheap motel.
In the cheap motel
Reiterating the setting within the budget-friendly motel.
That highway sings, that highway moans
Personifying the highway again with sounds of singing and moaning.
All the lonely hearts on the highway home
Reiterating the theme of loneliness among highway travelers.
The Chicano maid, she's feeling good
Introducing a Chicano maid who is in good spirits.
Got a sister that works in Hollywood
Mentioning the maid's sister who works in Hollywood.
No the cheap motel
Reiterating the setting within the cheap motel.
The window's barred and the doors are locked
Describing security features of the motel with barred windows and locked doors.
Time stands still on a broken clock
Emphasizing the stillness of time with a broken clock.
In the cheap motel
Reiterating the setting within the budget-friendly motel.
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