Snake Oil
Enchanting Movements and Intoxicating Melodies: Snake Oil Revelations
Lyrics
Well I never
Expressing surprise or disbelief at a situation or action.
I never saw
Noticing or perceiving something for the first time.
Anybody move like that before
Describing a unique or captivating movement observed.
Why do we spend so much time
Raising a question about the purpose or value of spending time on a particular activity or in a specific place.
Here on the floor
Reflecting on being on the floor, possibly in a vulnerable or submissive position.
Looking up like I did before
Recalling a past experience of looking up, suggesting a sense of nostalgia.
Your intoxicating movement ate away
Describing the captivating and consuming nature of someone's movement.
At my sad eyes and my headache
Indicating the impact of the captivating movement on the speaker's emotions (sadness and headache).
I never
Reiterating a sense of surprise or disbelief.
I never thought
Expressing unexpected feelings of falling or being caught.
I'd be falling I'd be caught
Reflecting on the speaker's perception of vulnerability.
I see a bone and a straw in the dirt
Observing specific items (bone and straw) on the ground.
White and if by the light
Describing the color white and suggesting a contrast against light.
I squint against his shirt
Referring to squinting against the light and noticing details on a person's shirt.
My sleeping pills melted
Metaphorically expressing a change or dissolution of the speaker's sleep aid.
And I sleep fine
Indicating improved sleep despite the changes in sleep aid.
The tears on my shoulder
Referring to tears on the speaker's shoulder and their inability to disturb sleep.
Won't keep me up tonight
Expressing a sense of resilience or strength against emotional turmoil.
The snake around my finger
Introducing the image of a snake around the speaker's finger.
Starts to unwind
Suggesting the beginning of a release or resolution, as the snake starts to unwind.
Soak up the weather
Encouraging the absorption of positive elements from the environment, such as weather and sunlight.
Suck up the sun
Advising to absorb the positive energy into one's being.
Into your bones
Suggesting a process of internalizing positivity.
Then move on
Encouraging forward movement or progression.
I see a snake and a girl in the snow
Observing specific elements (snake and girl) in a snowy environment.
White and if by the light
Describing the color white and the speaker's response to light.
I feel the itch to go
Expressing a desire or impulse to move or take action.
The tears on my shoulder
Referring again to tears on the speaker's shoulder, undergoing a transformation (freeze then boil).
Freeze then boil
Describing a dynamic emotional process.
I wouldn't be here
Stating a conditional situation: the speaker wouldn't be in the current state without the influence of "snake oil."
If not for your snake oil
Referring to the transformative or influential power of "snake oil" in the speaker's life.
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