Black Capricorn Day
Navigating Shadows: Jamiroquai's Black Capricorn Day Chronicles
Lyrics
Hey hey
Expression of greeting or attention
Hey hey
Repetition of greeting or attention
Let the rain come down on me
Desire for rain to fall on the speaker
Hey hey
Repetition of greeting or attention
Hey hey
-I see people and they're craving blood
Observation of people with aggressive tendencies
And I'm so rarely understood
Feeling misunderstood by others
Well I don't know what they want from me
Uncertainty about others' expectations
It's gonna take some time just to let them see
Recognition that it will take time for others to understand
I'm going through a black, hey, Capricorn day
Expression of going through a difficult time
And though it doesn't seem so
Clarification that the difficulty may not be apparent
I've got to get this way
Need to experience this state
I'm going through a black, hey, Capricorn day
Reiteration of going through a challenging time
Though you want to check me out
Warning that the speaker is not to be taken lightly
I'm not the man to play, play, play, play
Repetition of the caution
Hey hey
Repetition of greeting or attention
Don't you see I'm not the man to play
Assertion that the speaker is not to be played with
Hey hey
Repetition of caution
No way you can play with me today
Emphatic statement that playing is not allowed
Hey hey
Repetition of greeting or attention
Just let me sing it to my Capricorn day
Expressing the desire to sing about the difficult day
Hey hey
Repetition of greeting or attention
My heart is a pure sun and the sky is black
Metaphorical description of the speaker's heart and surroundings
And I can feel cold steel when I turn my back
Sensory perception of cold steel and vulnerability
It stings like needles, with a jagged tongue
Comparison of emotional pain to stinging needles
You know this scream reminds me
Association of a scream with the speaker's youth
Of when I was so young
Reflection on a past experience
I never had any of those
Acknowledgment of the absence of certain difficult days
Black, hey, Capricorn days
Expression of going through a black, challenging day
Though it doesn't seem so
Clarification that the difficulty may not be apparent
I've got to get this way
Need to experience this state
I'm going through a black, hey, Capricorn day
Reiteration of going through a challenging time
And though you want to check me out
Warning that the speaker is not to be taken lightly
I'm not the man to play, play, play, play
Repetition of the caution
It's just too black for me
Repetition emphasizing the intensity of the difficulty
It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black
-I'm stuck on the highway
-Leading straight to Hell
-Like any other drifter with a soul to sell
-You know I'm dealing with the devil
-In everyone I meet
-And their faces tell a story,
-That life ain't so sweet
-I'm going through a black, hey, Capricorn day
-And though it doesn't seem so
-I've got to get this way
-I'm going through a black, hey, Capricorn day
-Though you want to check me out
-I'm not the man to play, play, play, play
-Black, hey, Capricorn day
-Though it doesn't seem so
-I've got to get this way
-I've got to get this way
-Black, hey, Capricorn day
-Though you want to check me out
-You wanna check me out
-I'm not the man to play
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
-It's just too black for me
Final assertion of the overwhelming nature of the challenge
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