Nightshift
Nightshift Reflections: Ghosts in the Steam of Life
Lyrics
You're working the nightshift
You are working during the night.
A big metal machine
You're operating a large, metallic machine.
Until you're long dead and green
You continue working until you are deceased and decomposed (green).
And a ghost in the steam
You become a ghost, metaphorically, in the steam of the machine.
You're working the nightshift
You are still working the nightshift.
Your left eye is black
Your left eye is bruised or injured.
And I hate him for that
The singer expresses hatred toward someone for the injury to your left eye.
I hate him for that
Reiteration of the singer's strong dislike for the person responsible for the injury.
You could spend your whole life
You could spend your entire life under someone's control.
Wrapped around a finger
Metaphorically, being controlled or manipulated by someone.
And some may say it's pretty rich
Some may find it ironic or hypocritical, given the speaker's own experiences.
Coming from me
Referring to himself, acknowledging the potential contradiction in his perspective.
But it seems this time
This time, a positive experience (Cloud nine) has a negative aspect (grey lining).
Cloud nine of divine silver
A blissful and divine experience represented by silver.
Has a grey lining
Despite the positive experience, there is an underlying negative aspect.
You're working the nightshift
You're still working the nightshift.
And I suck a bottle of Becks
The singer is consuming a bottle of Becks beer.
Watching a car chase a T-Rex
Observing or imagining a scenario where a car is chasing a T-Rex.
Waiting for your text
Awaiting a message or communication from someone.
You're working the nightshift
You're still working the nightshift.
In a conveyor belt maze
Working in a maze of conveyor belts.
Will my words be erased
The uncertainty of whether the speaker's words will be forgotten or erased.
When you're working the days?
Questioning whether what is said or communicated will be remembered during day shifts.
You could spend your whole life
You could spend your entire life under someone's control.
Wrapped around a finger
Metaphorically, being controlled or manipulated by someone.
And some may say it's fucking rich
Some may find it vulgar or inappropriate, given the speaker's own experiences.
Coming from me
Referring to himself, acknowledging the potential contradiction in his perspective.
But it seems this time
This time, a positive experience (Cloud nine) has a negative aspect (grey lining).
Cloud nine of divine silver
A blissful and divine experience represented by silver.
Has a grey lining
Despite the positive experience, there is an underlying negative aspect.
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