Mr. Tambourine Man
Chasing Shadows: Unraveling the Dreamy Tapestry of Mr. Tambourine Man
Lyrics
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
Invoking the tambourine man to play a song, seeking escape or distraction.
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Expressing restlessness, having no specific destination or purpose.
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
Repetition of the request for a song, anticipating following the tambourine man.
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you
Morning reference, suggesting a new beginning or journey in the jingle jangle morning.
Though I know that evenin's empire has returned into sand
Acknowledging the transience of evening and its empire.
Vanished from my hand
Feelings of loss as something valuable slips away.
Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleeping
Left in a state of confusion or uncertainty but still awake.
My weariness amazes me, I'm branded on my feet
Weary and marked by experiences, but still standing.
I have no one to meet
Isolated, with no one to meet on empty streets.
And the ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming
Describing the streets as too lifeless for dreaming.
Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship
Requesting a psychedelic journey on the tambourine man's ship.
My senses have been stripped, my hands can't feel to grip
Sensory deprivation, feeling disconnected from reality.
My toes too numb to step, wait only for my boot heels
Physical numbness, waiting for movement and progress.
To be wanderin'
Desire to wander aimlessly, seeking new experiences.
I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade
Ready for any adventure or change, prepared to blend into one's own parade.
Into my own parade, cast your dancing spell my way
Asking the tambourine man to enchant and guide.
I promise to go under it
Commitment to follow the enchantment wherever it leads.
Though you might hear laughin', spinnin',
Acknowledging the possibility of laughter and madness in the journey.
Swingin' madly across the sun
Clarifying that the escapade is not directed at anyone specific.
It's not aimed at anyone, it's just escapin' on the run
Emphasizing the escapism nature of the journey.
And but for the sky there are no fences facin'
Highlighting the absence of obstacles or limitations in the sky.
And if you hear vague traces of skippin' reels of rhyme
Noticing echoes of past experiences in the tambourine's rhythm.
To your tambourine in time, it's just a ragged clown behind
Downplaying the significance of these echoes as just a ragged clown.
I wouldn't pay it any mind
Advising not to give importance to the shadow or past troubles.
It's just a shadow you're seein' that he's chasing.
Reiterating that the pursuit is just a shadow.
Then take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind
Requesting to be taken away into the abstract realms of the mind.
Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves
Describing a journey through memories and distant, decaying time.
The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach
Visualizing a desolate and spooky environment.
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow
Escaping from the grip of overwhelming and irrational sorrow.
Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free
Expressing a desire to dance freely under the vast sky.
Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands
Depicting a poetic scene with memories and fate submerged beneath the waves.
With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves
Yearning to forget the present and focus on tomorrow.
Let me forget about today until tomorrow
Concluding with a plea to let go of today's troubles until tomorrow.
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