What's Going On Here
Midnight Confusion: Deep Purple's Tale of Lost Nights
Lyrics
Roll me over slowly, I've been drinkin' all night
Expressing a desire to be turned over slowly, possibly due to the effects of drinking all night.
Help me make a move, I can't stand the light
Seeking assistance to make a move, possibly because the speaker is uncomfortable in the light.
Wake me, shake me, don't slam the door
Asking not to be disturbed abruptly, showing a need for gentleness.
I ain't been so bad, I just can't recall
Claiming not to have been too bad but experiencing memory loss or confusion.
Spent the night chasin' up a listed old flame
Describing a night spent pursuing an old flame mentioned on a list.
Lyin' on the floor I can't remember her name
Revealing being on the floor with difficulty remembering the name of the pursued individual.
I can't stay here
Expressing a desire to leave the current situation or location.
There's something wrong here
Indicating a feeling that something is not right or amiss in the surroundings.
What's goin' on here?
Posing a question about the events or circumstances, seeking understanding.
Went downtown, had a long way to go
Describing a journey to downtown with uncertainty about how it happened.
How I got there, well, I don't know
Expressing a lack of knowledge about the means of reaching the destination.
Found myself sittin' in a west side bar
Finding oneself in a bar on the west side, indicating a sense of disorientation.
Tried to leave but I could not go far
Attempting to leave but facing difficulty in doing so.
High class woman try'n to give me a line
Encountering a high-class woman trying to deceive or manipulate with words.
Should have left early when I felt so fine
Regretting not leaving earlier when feeling good or content.
I can't stay here
Expressing a desire to leave the current situation or location (repeated).
There's something wrong here
Indicating a feeling that something is not right or amiss in the surroundings (repeated).
What's goin' on here?
Posing a question about the events or circumstances, seeking understanding (repeated).
When they closed up the bar, you know, they left me for dead
Describing being abandoned or neglected when the bar closed, possibly in a vulnerable state.
I can't remember a thing I said
Experiencing memory loss regarding the conversations or actions during that time.
Must have called the police to take me away
Speculating that the police were called to intervene and take the speaker away.
They said, "Forty days", now I've got to pay
Learning about a consequence of the actions, a forty-day penalty that must be paid.
Spent the night chasin' up a listed old flame
Describing a repetition of chasing an old flame mentioned on a list.
Lyin' on the floor I can't remember my name
Revealing being on the floor again, with heightened difficulty remembering one's own name.
I can't get together while they're messin' with me
Expressing a struggle to gather oneself amidst external interference.
Keep on lookin' round, tell me where can I be
Continuing to search for one's location, feeling disoriented.
I can't stay here
Expressing a desire to leave the current situation or location (repeated).
There's something wrong here
Indicating a feeling that something is not right or amiss in the surroundings (repeated).
What's goin' on here?
Posing a question about the events or circumstances, seeking understanding (repeated).
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