Lyrics
Oh, yeah
Expression of affirmation or agreement
Oh, yeah
Reiteration of affirmation or agreement
I've got a case of cold shoulder
Feeling ignored or neglected by someone
Grim Reaper on my back
Sense of impending doom or threat represented by the Grim Reaper
We're playin' cloak and dagger
Engaging in secretive and mysterious activities
I've gotta shake him off my track
Desire to evade or escape from the Grim Reaper's pursuit
A blind man won't take my money
People with disabilities won't take advantage of me
Black cat won't cross my path
Superstitious belief - avoiding a black cat crossing one's path
I got to feelin' the guilt, yeah
Feeling guilt or remorse
I need my innocence back
Desire to regain lost innocence
Ooh, yeah, Grim Reaper
Addressing the Grim Reaper
It's your move, take me down deeper
Challenging the Grim Reaper to make a move, facing consequences
Ooh, yeah, Grim Reaper
Reiteration of addressing the Grim Reaper
It's your move, so take me down deeper
Reiterating the challenge, anticipating consequences
Oh, yeah
Expression of affirmation or agreement
The man is a sailor
Describing a man as a sailor on 10th Avenue
Sailin' down 10th Avenue
Details about the sailor's location
I threw away every Monday
Symbolic action of discarding or neglecting Mondays
Meet him uptown at the rendezvous
Arranging to meet someone at a specific location
I feel a cold chill in the darkness
Sensing a foreboding chill in the darkness
I forgot to turn off the light
Forgetting to turn off the light, possibly revealing hidden truths
The sheriff got me convicted
Legal trouble - sheriff's conviction
A reaper bound to win the fight
The Grim Reaper as a force destined to prevail in the conflict
Ooh, yeah, Grim Reaper
Repetition of earlier themes, addressing the Grim Reaper's move
It's your move, take me down deeper
-Ooh, yeah, Grim Reaper
-It's your move, so take me down deeper
-Oh, yeah
-Take me down
Direct plea or command to be taken down
It's your move
Repetition emphasizing the Grim Reaper's move
It's your move
-It's your move
-It's your move
-Take me down
Repetition with an explicit request to be taken down
Take me down, down
-Take me down
-Take me down
-Take me down
-Take me down
-Take me down
-Take me down
Final plea to be taken down
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