Lyrics
I'm calling you from the foyer
Calling from the foyer of the Sands Hotel
Of the Sands Hotel
Describing the location of the call
Where the men and the women
Noting familiarity between men and women at the hotel
Are acquainted quite well
Highlighting social interactions at the hotel
And the drunkards keep on drinking
Emphasizing continuous drinking by the intoxicated
And oh, my room is cold
Expressing discomfort with a cold hotel room
I'm disputing the bill
Mentioning a dispute over the bill
I will sleep in my clothes
Choosing to sleep in clothes, possibly due to discomfort
And you, my invalid friend
Referring to someone as an "invalid friend"
You slam the receiver when you say
Describing the friend's reaction to a statement
"If I had your limbs for a day
Imagining possessing the friend's limbs for a day
I would steam away"
Expressing a desire to escape or "steam away"
I'm calling you from the foyer
Repeating the location of the call
Of this awful hotel
Describing the hotel negatively with "awful"
Where the slime and the grime
Noting the presence of slime and grime in the hotel
Gel
Using "Gel" to describe a combination of undesirable elements
And I cannot - or, I do not
Expressing uncertainty or indecision
And oh, my room is cold
Reiterating discomfort with a cold room
And I'm envying you never having to choose
Envying someone who doesn't have to make choices
And you, my invalid friend
Repeating the term "invalid friend"
You slam the receiver when you say
Describing the friend's reaction to a statement
"If I had your limbs for a day
Imagining possessing the friend's limbs for a day
I would steam away"
Expressing a desire to escape or "steam away"
I'm calling you from the foyer
Repeating the location of the call
Of the Sands Hotel
Specifying the Sands Hotel again
It's not low-life, it's just people
Clarifying that it's not about low-life, but people having a good time
Having a good time
Highlighting the positive atmosphere at the hotel
And oh, my invalid friend
Referring to the friend as an "invalid friend"
Oh, my invalid friend
Repeating the friend's invalid status
In our different ways we are
Acknowledging similarities despite different ways of life
The same
Emphasizing commonality among individuals
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