Scenery

Rearranging Time: Unveiling the Evocative Story in Joe Pope's 'Scenery'
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Lyrics

There's a watch on the bedside table

There is a clock placed on the bedside table.

I don't remember seeing before

The speaker doesn't recall noticing the clock previously.

Looks like the time was perfectly able

The time on the clock seemed accurate until it broke on the bedroom floor.

Until it broke on the bedroom floor

The clock broke and fell on the bedroom floor.

Seems the time is right

It appears to be the right time for a change in the speaker's life.

For a change

The speaker contemplates making a significant change.

Colors on the horizon rearrange

The colors on the horizon are shifting, symbolizing a transformation in the speaker's perspective.

The scenery

The speaker reflects on changing the scenery of their life.

There's a bottle on the bedside table

There is a bottle placed on the bedside table.

I don't remember seeing before

The speaker doesn't recall seeing the bottle before.

There's a time I was perfectly able

There was a time when the speaker could drink without needing more.

To have a drink without needing more

The speaker now feels the need for more drinks.

Seems the time is right

Similar to line 5, it suggests the right time for a change, possibly related to drinking habits.

For a change

The colors in the speaker's mind are rearranging, indicating a shift in mental perspective.

Colors in my mind rearrange

The speaker reflects on changing their point of view.

My point of view

Continuation of the speaker's contemplation on changing their perspective.

Just keep on riding 'til

The speaker advises to keep going until the money is depleted.

Until the moneys gone

Reiteration of the advice to keep riding until financial resources are exhausted.

Just keep on riding 'til

Continuation of the advice to persevere until witnessing the break of dawn.

You finally see the break of dawn

The speaker urges persistence until a new beginning is visible.

Just keep on riding 'til

Continuation of the encouragement to persist until seeing the other side of a challenging situation.

You see the other side of this

The speaker advises to keep riding through difficulties.

Just keep on riding and riding and riding

Repetition emphasizing the continuous effort required to overcome challenges.

Seems the time was right

Similar to lines 5 and 13, suggesting the opportune moment for change.

For a change

Reiteration of the speaker's feeling that it is the right time for a change.

I can't shake how time rearranged

The speaker is unable to ignore how time has rearranged and affected their perspective.

My point of view

Continuation of the speaker's reflection on the rearrangement of their point of view.

My point of view

Repetition emphasizing the profound impact of the changes on the speaker's perspective.

What was the point of you?

The speaker questions the purpose or significance of a certain entity or person.

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