Kookaburra
Electric Storms: Unveiling Life's Creation and Destruction
Lyrics
Lightning shot from the sky
Lightning is originating from the sky.
It breathed life into every living thing
Lightning symbolizes a life force affecting all living beings.
It made you, it made me
Attributing creation to the force of lightning, suggesting a universal origin.
It gave us the kookaburra
Lightning is credited with creating the kookaburra, a bird native to Australia.
It gave us frangipane tree
Lightning is also credited with creating the frangipane tree.
From dusk to dawn
Describing the continuous cycle of day and night, with the sky affected by the aftermath of lightning.
And dawn to dusk
-The sky will fill
-With vaporized dust raining…
-White on white
Depicting the impact of lightning with metaphors of disappearance, emphasizing a transformative power.
Like streamers of dirty confetti
-White on white
-The Chrysler Tower had disappeared
-White on white
-The Capitol dome was invisible
-White on white
-The hoisted flag had disappeared
-It can’t be stopped
Highlighting the unstoppable nature of thunder clouds and the destructive power of electricity, implying vulnerability.
Thunder clouds are tightening
-In the sky tonight
-We can’t be saved
-Electricity will scribble out
-Your name
-Lightning shot from the sky
Reiterating the dual nature of lightning, both giving and taking away life.
It gives it takes away from
-Every living thing
-It made you, it made me
Attributing the creation of technological advancements (terabyte, 117v) to the same force of lightning.
It gave us the terabyte
-It gave us 117v
-From dusk to dawn
Repeating the cyclic nature of day and night, emphasizing the continuous impact of lightning on the sky.
And dawn to dusk
-The sky will fill
-With vaporized dust raining…
-White on white
Continuing the theme of disappearance, using political and symbolic references to convey the far-reaching consequences.
Like streamers of dirty confetti
-White on white
-The looming spire had disappeared
-White on white
-The budestag was invisible
-White on white
-The hoisted flag had disappeared
-White phosphor rain
Introducing elements of war, describing destructive events caused by lightning and electricity.
And blackout bombs
-Are falling out of the sky tonight
-We can’t be saved
-Electricity crossing out
-Your family name
Emphasizing the personal impact, suggesting the erasure of family identity by electricity.
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