Lyrics
From the bed to the car
Transition from a bed to a car, symbolic of movement or change.
Let us stick to you now and then
Suggests attachment or connection, a desire to stick with someone intermittently.
Move on, move on
An encouragement to keep moving forward.
Out of school, into home
Transition from school to home, possibly signifying a shift in life phases.
Let us swallow you whole
Metaphorical expression of being engulfed or consumed completely.
Or just hold on, hold on
An alternative suggestion to hold on rather than succumb.
We were close
Indicates a close connection or relationship.
Army dub
Introduction of the term "Army Dub" without immediate clarity on its meaning.
Not as quick as you run, you run
Comparing the speed of running, possibly metaphorical for life's pace.
You run, you run
-Brand new shirt
Description of mundane aspects of life, contrasting with the need to keep running.
Knackered shoes
-Coffee made, office blues
-And then run on, run on
-Well, who's gonna take it like this?
Rhetorical questions about who can handle life's challenges, asserting "you are."
No way
-You are, you are
-You are, you are, you are
-Who's gonna take it like this?
Repetition of the theme, emphasizing the individual's capability.
No way
-You are, you are
-You are, you are, you are
-The one-armed man
Repetition of "The one-armed man," possibly a symbolic or enigmatic reference.
The one-armed man
-The one-armed man
-The one-armed man
-The one-armed man
-The one-armed man
-Who's gonna take it like this?
Reiteration of the rhetorical questions about handling difficulties.
No way
-Who's gonna take it like this?
-No way
-From the bed, in the car
Repetition of transitioning, introducing the idea of showering someone's heart.
Let us shower your heart
-And then move on, move on
-It's the one fatal flaw
Identification of a fatal flaw and a call to be consumed entirely.
Let us swallow you all, you all
-You all, you all
-We were close
Recurrence of the theme of being close and the pace of running.
Army dub
-Not as quick as you run, you run
-You run, you run
-Who's gonna take it like this?
Repetition of asserting "you are" in response to handling life's challenges.
No way
-Who's gonna take it like this?
-No way
-I said, you are, you are
-You are, you are, you are
-Who's gonna take it like this?
Continued emphasis on individual strength and resilience.
No way
-I said, you are, you are
-You are, you are, you are
-(Who's gonna take it like this?
Repetition of questioning who can handle challenges with a consistent response.
No way
-Who's gonna take it like this?
-No way
-Who's gonna take it like this?
-No way)
-You are, you are
Final assertion of "you are" as a conclusion to the repeated affirmations.
You are, you are, you are
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