Here Comes Your Man
Emotive Tale of Anticipation: Here Comes Your Man
Lyrics
Outside there's a box car waiting
Refers to a box car waiting outside, setting the scene for anticipation or journey.
Outside the family stew
Describes a family gathering or meal, possibly emphasizing the domestic setting.
Out by the fire breathing
Implies a scene by a fire, suggesting warmth and possibly a contrast to the cold outside.
Outside we wait till face turns blue
Waiting outside until faces turn blue, indicating a prolonged wait or anticipation.
I know the nervous walking
Observing nervous walking, suggesting anxiety or tension in the atmosphere.
I know the dirty beard hangs
Noting a dirty beard hanging, possibly portraying a rugged or unkempt appearance.
Out by the box car waiting
Reiterating the box car waiting, emphasizing the outdoor setting and anticipation.
Take me away to nowhere plains
Expressing a desire to be taken away to nowhere plains, indicating a longing for escape.
There is a wait so long
Stating that the wait is so long, emphasizing the patience required in the situation.
(So long, so long)
Repeating the idea of a prolonged wait, reinforcing the theme of patience.
You'll never wait so long
Asserting that you'll never wait so long, possibly suggesting a resolution or end to the wait.
Here comes your man
Announcing the arrival of someone significant, indicating a pivotal moment.
Here comes your man
Repeating the announcement, emphasizing the arrival of "your man."
Here comes your man
-Big shake on the box car moving
Describing a significant shake on the box car, possibly symbolizing a major event or change.
Big shake to the land that's falling down
Referring to a land that's falling down, indicating instability or decay.
Is a wind makes a palm stop blowing
Suggesting a wind that stops palm trees from blowing, potentially symbolizing a pause or change in direction.
A big, big stone fall and break my crown
Describing a big stone falling and breaking a crown, possibly representing a significant downfall or failure.
There is a wait so long
Reiterating the idea of a long wait, building anticipation for the arrival of "your man."
(So long, so long)
-You'll never wait so long
-Here comes your man
-Here comes your man
-Here comes your man
-Here comes your man
-There is a wait so long
-(So long, so long)
-You'll never wait so long
-Here comes your man
Continuing the repetition and anticipation, emphasizing the imminent arrival of "your man."
Here comes your man
-Here comes your man
-Here comes your man
-Here comes your man
-Here comes your man
-Here comes your man
-Here comes your man
-Here comes your man
-Here comes your man
-Here comes your man
-Here comes your man
-Here comes your man
Concluding with a final declaration of "Here comes your man," reinforcing the central theme of the song.
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