Color in Your Cheeks
Vibrant Stories in Melody: Unveiling the Essence of Color in Your Cheeks
Lyrics
She came in on the red eye to Dallas-Ft. Worth
Arrival of a person on a late-night flight to Dallas-Ft. Worth
All the way from sunny Taipei
Originating from sunny Taipei
Skin the color of a walnut shell
Describing the person's skin color as the shade of a walnut shell
And a baseball cap holding down her black hair
Wearing a baseball cap to secure her black hair
And she came here after midnight
Arriving after midnight and feeling comfortable in the hot weather
The hot weather made her feel right at home
Expressing how the warm climate suits her
Come on in, we haven't slept for weeks
Inviting the person inside, revealing a period of sleep deprivation
Drink some of this, it'll put color in your cheeks
Offering a drink with the promise that it will bring color to her cheeks
He drove in from Mexicali, no worse for wear
Introduction of another person arriving from Mexicali, seemingly unaffected
Money to burn, time to kill
Indicating wealth and free time
But five minutes looking in his eyes and we all knew
Observing emotional distress through eye contact
He was broken pretty bad so we gave him what we had
Recognizing the person's broken state and offering assistance
We cleared a space for him to sleep in
Preparing a space for the person to sleep
And we let the silence that's our trademark make its presence felt
Embracing silence as a characteristic gesture
Come on in, we haven't slept for weeks
Reiterating the lack of sleep and extending hospitality
Drink some of this, it'll put color in your cheeks
Encouraging the new arrival to drink for a rejuvenating effect
They came in by the dozens, walking or crawling
Describing the diverse arrivals, either walking or barely moving
Some were bright-eyed, some were dead on their feet
Highlighting the varying states of alertness among the arrivals
And they came from Zimbabwe or from Soviet Georgia
Enumerating different places of origin for the arrivals
East St. Louis or from Paris or they lived across the street
Emphasizing the wide range of locations, including local ones
But they came, and when they finally made it here
Acknowledging the effort it took for the arrivals to reach their destination
It was the least we could do to make our welcome clear
Expressing a commitment to making the arrivals feel welcome
Come on in, we haven't slept for weeks
Reiterating the prolonged lack of sleep
Drink some of this, it'll put color in your cheeks
Encouraging the newcomers to drink for a refreshing effect on their appearance
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