Lyrics
When you're driving late at night
Describing a late-night drive
You feel the mosquitoes bite
Sensory experience of mosquitoes biting
On your arm
Highlighting the physical sensation on the arm
And your legs
Extending the sensation to the legs
Until you
Transition to seeking cover
Run for cover
Action of running for shelter
Then you find yourself alone as usual there's no one there
Being alone, absence of help in challenging situations
To help you distinguish right form wrong--Yucca man
Struggling to discern right from wrong, introducing "Yucca man"
Anacondas wrapped around your neck--you want respect
Mentioning anacondas as a metaphor for challenges
But it won't come through your windows or your door
Respecting not coming through conventional means (windows or doors)
Grab it by the tail
Suggesting a proactive approach to challenges
Yucca man
Repetition of "Yucca man" emphasizing a central theme or character
Yucca man
-If I had a dollar--cut it in two--give you fifty cents
Monetary metaphor, willingness to share but with a warning
But the rock will come and get you
Imminent danger represented by the approaching "rock"
Yucca man
Repetition of "Yucca man" intensifying the narrative
Yucca man
-Yucca man
-Now you are a cannibal
Metaphorically turning into a cannibal, self-destructive behavior
You eat yourself for a supper in a stew
Describing the self-destructive act of eating oneself
Shut your mouth
Advising to be silent or cautious
Stop gummin'
Encouraging to stop unnecessary talk or actions
Yucca man
Repetition of "Yucca man" suggesting a persistent presence
Yucca man
-If I had a dollar--cut it in two--give you fifty cents
Reiteration of the monetary metaphor with a cautionary tone
But the rock will come and get you
Reinforcing the danger indicated by the approaching "rock"
Yucca man
Intensified repetition of "Yucca man" building tension
Yucca man
-Yucca man
-Yucca man
-Yucca man
Final repetition of "Yucca man" concluding the narrative
Yucca man
-Yucca man
-Yucca man
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