Take a Giant Step
Unveiling Shadows: James Reyne's Tale of Hidden Fears and Forbidden Steps
Lyrics
It's everywhere outside your window
Expresses a pervasive feeling, suggesting that the subject is present everywhere outside one's window.
Just beware, just you chill
Advises caution and a relaxed attitude in the face of potential threats or challenges.
Truth laid bare, if this don't get you
Indicates that truth is revealed openly and warns that if the current situation doesn't affect you, something else will.
Next thing will
Suggests anticipation of an impending event or consequence.
The rag and bone man
Introduces the "rag and bone man," possibly symbolizing someone or something attempting to instill fear.
He's trying to scare you
Implies the rag and bone man's intention to intimidate and bring you down, but encourages maintaining a positive attitude.
Drag you down, feeling fine, don't you frown
Emphasizes the importance of feeling fine and not succumbing to negativity.
Waiting at the end of, the end of the line
Suggests that challenges or threats are waiting at the end of a line, possibly symbolizing life's journey.
The man who waits under your bed
Introduces the "man who waits under your bed," implying a lurking danger.
"Meet me tonight", he said
Quotes the man, inviting a meeting tonight, creating a sense of urgency.
Take a giant step now
Encourages taking a significant, bold action, possibly to overcome fears or challenges.
Take a giant step now
-Dust on the Bible
Introduces the metaphorical "Dust on the Bible," implying neglect or disregard for spiritual guidance.
The man who waits behind your door
Reiterates the presence of the waiting man behind the door, suggesting a hidden threat.
You can't feel, you can't score
Suggests a lack of sensation or achievement, possibly emphasizing a sense of emptiness.
Breathing on his face to make him real
Describes a physical interaction to make the waiting man real, implying a desire for tangible experiences.
The man who waits under your bed
Repeats the introduction of the man under the bed, reinforcing the lurking danger.
"Meet me tonight", he said
Reiterates the urgent invitation to meet the man tonight, emphasizing the immediacy of the situation.
Take a giant step now
Encourages taking another giant step, reinforcing the theme of bold action in the face of danger.
Take a giant step now
-The man who waits under your bed
Repeats the urgency and encouragement to take a giant step, creating a sense of urgency and importance.
"Meet me tonight", he said
-Take a giant step now
-Take a giant step now
-Under, under your bed
Reiterates the location under the bed, emphasizing the source of potential danger.
Under, under your bed
-The man who waits under your bed
Repeats the urgent invitation and encouragement to take a giant step, maintaining the intensity of the message.
"Meet me tonight", he said
-Take a giant step now
-Take a giant step now
-The man who waits under your bed
Continues the repetition of urgency and bold action, reinforcing the importance of facing the threat head-on.
"Meet me tonight", he said
-Take a giant step now
-Take a giant step now
-The man who waits under your bed
Repeats the imagery of the man under the bed and the call to take a giant step, possibly emphasizing the persistence of danger.
The man who waits under your bed
-Take a giant step now
-Take a giant step now
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