Tropicaliptico
Green Transformation: A Love Story Unveiled on the 22nd Floor
Lyrics
On the 22nd floor
Describing the location on the 22nd floor.
Right next to the bathroom door
Location detail, emphasizing proximity to the bathroom.
Lies a speck of green
A small green plant is present.
A plant of unknown origins for him
The plant's origin is unknown to the person.
Kitchen stall is sparkling clean
Description of a clean kitchen stall with specific items.
Read the news, coffee machine
Morning routine involving news reading and coffee.
Yet no questions as to how his new gift came to be
No inquiry about the mysterious plant's origin.
Someone from work maybe
Suspecting a work colleague as the gift giver.
And for the first time it brought him to his knees
The gift has a profound impact on the person emotionally.
Takes a look down to the pool
Observing surroundings, looking down to a pool.
The favelas, public schools
Noting favelas and public schools in the distance.
In the distance, toothpicks jut up all defiantly alone
Describing structures defiantly standing alone.
Well at least it is a home
Despite challenges, it's considered a home.
Good paychecks, lemongrass foam
Positive aspects like good paychecks and luxury (lemongrass foam).
And a thirst for something
A desire or longing for something more in life.
Like his plant keeps thirsty for some love
Comparing the person's emotional state to the plant's need for love.
Water away
Suggesting the emotional release of tears, like watering the plant.
And now that's how he'd want to spend his days
Expressing a desire to spend days with emotional connection.
First the phones, their batteries dried
Phone issues, batteries dried, and unanswered calls.
Unanswered calls, his parents worried sick
Parents worried due to unanswered calls.
Crying messages, unheard
Unheard crying messages from concerned parents.
Then the plant grew salient vines
The plant grows vines, symbolizing an uncontrollable change.
It cracked the walls, let in sunlight
Positive change - the plant allowing sunlight into the apartment.
And that's how he lost his front door
The plant's growth causes the loss of the front door.
They found him growling like an animal
Describing a dramatic and animalistic state of the person.
Found him screaming "I'm in love"
Expressing love passionately, possibly for the plant.
They found him mauling through apartment walls
Extreme behavior - mauling through apartment walls in love.
Found him screaming "I'm in love"
Repetition of passionate expression, emphasizing the intensity.
They said that he was a man of reason
Others describe the person as rational but with hidden issues.
With many things to hide
Reiteration of the person's rational facade concealing inner struggles.
They said that he was a man of reason
Repeating the idea that the person hides many internal challenges.
With many thorns inside
Highlighting the metaphorical thorns within the person's character.
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