americana
Escape the Suburban Canvas: Isaac Parker's Journey Through Americana
Lyrics
White washed fences round front porch lights
Describing a picturesque scene with white fences and porch lights.
Tossing rocks at the railroad ties
Recreating childhood activities like throwing rocks at railroad ties.
Red meat grilling, lemonade, July ninth
Evoking a sense of traditional American summer with grilling and lemonade on July ninth.
Passing time under blue summer skies
Spending leisure time under clear summer skies.
I hide you seek in the abandoned lot
Engaging in childhood games like hide and seek in an abandoned lot.
Making everything we couldn't have bought
Creating things that money can't buy.
Falling asleep to Bible stories told
Recalling falling asleep to bedtime Bible stories.
Growing up before you ever grow old
Emphasizing the idea of growing up before aging.
Oh a Rockwell picnic painting
Reference to a picturesque Rockwell painting of a picnic.
But the front porch swing is breaking
Contrasting the idyllic scene with the reality of a breaking porch swing.
Americana
Introducing the theme of "Americana," celebrating American culture.
Don't you wanna get out of here
Prompting a desire to leave the current situation.
Americana
Reiterating the desire to escape the present state.
Don't you wanna just disappear
Suggesting a wish to disappear from the current circumstances.
We can keep on running no red lights
Expressing a willingness to keep moving forward without stopping at red lights.
Till we see the future is all blue skies
Describing a hopeful future with all blue skies.
Americana
Reiterating the theme of "Americana."
Don't you wanna
Prompting the question of whether one desires the Americana lifestyle.
Neon cities and palm tree signs
Introducing contrasting images of neon cities and palm tree signs.
So many wonders beneath flashing lights
Highlighting the wonders beneath the flashy lights of urban life.
Swimming through strangers you'll never see again
Describing the experience of navigating through a crowd of strangers.
But they see you, and they know you, and you know them
Emphasizing the interconnectedness and mutual recognition in a social setting.
With the glitz and the glam and the fashion
Contrasting the glamour with a reminder that it's not Hollywood.
We're not in Hollywood but everybody's acting
Noting that despite the lack of Hollywood, people still act as if they're in a movie.
Like a bored housewife or starlet gold
Drawing parallels between the behavior of bored housewives and aspiring starlets.
Do the kids really want to take control?
Raising a question about whether the younger generation truly wants to take control.
Americana don't you wanna get out of here
Repeating the desire to escape the current situation using the theme of "Americana."
Americana don't you wanna just disappear
Reiterating the wish to disappear through the lens of "Americana."
We can keep on running no red lights
Expressing the determination to keep moving forward without hindrance.
Till we see the future is all blue skies
Reinforcing the optimism for a future with clear blue skies.
Americana don't you wanna
Repeating the question about the desire for the Americana lifestyle.
Little Amber got lost in fields of grain
Introducing a character, Amber, who got lost in fields of grain.
Little Amber wouldn't be lost if she stayed in the plains
Suggesting that Amber wouldn't be lost if she stayed in the plains.
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