Cheap Whisky
City Wanderer's Quest for Meaning
Lyrics
I keep walking kicking leaves kicking rocks (uh- huh)
The speaker is physically moving, symbolized by walking, and casually interacting with the environment by kicking leaves and rocks.
No point stopping sipping sweet on the rocks (uh- huh)
Continuing to walk without interruption, enjoying a drink on the rocks, possibly reflecting a carefree attitude.
Alone in the city
Expressing solitude in an urban setting.
What a feeling (uh- huh)
The speaker acknowledges a positive emotion, possibly related to the freedom of being alone in the city.
Walking till I’m losing all my feelings (uh- huh)
Continuing to walk until emotional numbness or detachment occurs.
This might be my only way of dealing (uh- huh)
Suggesting walking as a coping mechanism or escape from emotions.
Walking till I’m losing all my feelings (uh- huh)
Repeating the idea of losing emotions through walking, reinforcing its significance.
There’s no one else around think I’m feeling free
Feeling liberated due to the absence of others in the surroundings.
There's no one in the city standing next to me
Highlighting the speaker's isolation in the city.
Music on
Introducing the element of music being turned on.
Music off
Contrasting the previous line, turning the music off.
Rock's on
Switching to a rock music genre.
Rocks off
Symbolizing the end or detachment from the previous emotional state.
Feeling one way feeling lost
Describing a conflicted emotional state, feeling a certain way but also feeling lost.
Does anything mean anything at all?
Raising a philosophical question about the meaning or significance of anything in life.
I keep walking kicking leaves kicking rocks (uh- huh)
Repetition of previous themes and emotions, emphasizing the speaker's journey and search for meaning.
No point stopping sipping sweet on the rocks (uh- huh)
-Alone in the city
-What a feeling (uh- huh)
-Walking till I’m losing all my feelings (uh- huh)
-This might be my only way of dealing (uh- huh)
-Walking till I’m losing all my feelings (uh- huh)
-There’s no one else around think I’m feeling free
-There's no one in the city standing next to me
-Music on
-Music off
-Rock's on
-Rocks off
-Feeling one way feeling lost
-Does anything mean anything at all?
-Cause this life’s totally busted
Expressing dissatisfaction with life, the desire to avoid wasting time, and acknowledging past mistakes.
And I don’t wanna waste my time
-Any more than I did
-And time it keeps on moving
-And I don’t wanna waste your life
-Any more than I have
-Yeah
Repetition of previous themes and emotions, emphasizing the speaker's journey and search for meaning.
Music on
Reiteration of the cycle involving music, rocks, and emotions, questioning the meaning of it all.
Music off
-Rock's on
-Rocks off
-Feeling one way feeling lost
-Does anything mean anything at all?
-Music on
-Music off
-Rock's on
-Rocks off
-Feeling one way feeling lost
-Does anything mean anything at all?
-Walking, walking, I’ll keep walking through
Repetition of previous themes and emotions, emphasizing the speaker's journey and search for meaning.
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