Lyrics
Broken Bacchanalian blisters,
Reference to painful and excessive indulgence, possibly in a celebratory context.
It's a long way back to the city,
Expressing the distance and difficulty in returning to urban life.
Drunk on gin and valley heat,
Intoxicated on gin and the heat of the valley, contributing to a negative emotional state.
And feeling fuckin' shitty,
Feeling very unpleasant or miserable.
Looking back to Shangri-La,
Reflecting on a past state of paradise or idealized place.
It's like a brothel on the border,
Comparing a location to a border brothel, possibly highlighting chaos and disorder.
Steady hands can't take a shot,
Despite having steady hands, unable to handle a shot, suggesting a sense of incapacity.
Clean up this disorder
Call to clean up and restore order in the midst of chaos.
And the ocean seems so far away,
Feeling distant from the calming and vast presence of the ocean.
Got to get back to my...
Repetition emphasizes the urgency to return to something important.
Got to get back to my...
-The sun was burning down
Recollection of a scorching sun from the previous day.
When I woke up yesterday,
Expressing the need to return to a crucial aspect of life.
Got to get back to my...
Repetition underscores the importance of returning to a specific place or state.
Got to get back to my...
-I had a dream three nights in a row,
Reference to a recurring dream, possibly with uncertain significance.
It might not mean a thing,
Doubting the meaningfulness of the recurring dream.
I felt my face in an empty space,
Describing a surreal experience of feeling one's face in an empty space and pulling out teeth.
And pulled out all my teeth,
Highlighting a disturbing or unsettling aspect of the dream.
Stranded in a Fresno truckstop,
Being stranded in a truckstop in Fresno, facing challenges and discomfort.
Paying for ice in a glass,
Paying for a basic necessity (ice), perhaps emphasizing the struggles faced.
Rednecks here don't like
Facing discrimination or hostility from locals in the truckstop.
My eyes or my face,
Anticipating physical confrontation due to differences in appearance.
They'll kick my ass
Expectation of being physically assaulted.
And the ocean seems so far away,
Reiteration of feeling distant from the calming influence of the ocean.
Got to get back to my...
Emphasizing the immediate need to return to a significant place or state.
Got to get back to my...
-The sun was burning down
Recalling a scorching sun from the previous day.
When I woke up yesterday,
Stressing the urgency of returning to a crucial aspect of life.
Got to get back to my...
Repetition reinforces the importance of returning to a specific place or state.
Got to get back to my...
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