Stop This World
Escape the Chaos: Mose Allison's Plea to Stop the Madness
Lyrics
Stop this world, let me off
Expressing a desire to escape or detach from the current state of the world.
There's just too many pigs in the same trough
Criticizing the overcrowded and competitive nature of society, using "pigs in the same trough" metaphorically.
There's too many buzzards sitting on the fence
Highlighting the prevalence of opportunistic and predatory individuals ("buzzards") on the sidelines.
Stop this world, it's not making sense
Conveying a sense of confusion and disillusionment with the state of the world.
Stop this show, hold the phone
Requesting a pause or interruption in the ongoing performance or spectacle of life.
Better days this lad has known
Reflecting on better times that the speaker once experienced.
Better days so long ago
Emphasizing that those better days are now distant memories.
Hold the phone, won't you stop this show
Asking for a break or interruption in the current situation, reminiscing about past happiness.
Well, it seems my little playhouse has fallen down
Describing a metaphorical collapse or failure of the speaker's personal space or refuge.
I think my little ship has run aground
Expressing a feeling of being stuck or stranded, facing difficulties.
I feel like I'm in the wrong place
Feeling out of place or lost in one's current circumstances.
My state of mind is a disgrace
Admitting a state of mental distress or turmoil.
So won't you stop this game, deal me out
Urging an end to a deceptive or manipulative situation, using a card game metaphor.
I know too well what it's all about
Acknowledging a deep understanding of the true nature of the situation.
I know too well that it had to be
Recognizing inevitability and the necessity of a change in the current circumstances.
Stop this game you know it's ruining me
Stating that the ongoing situation is detrimental and harmful to the speaker.
Well, I got too smart for my own good
Admitting to making unwise decisions, becoming too clever for one's own good.
I just don't do the things I know I should
Expressing a failure to adhere to known principles or act in a self-preserving manner.
There's bound to be some better way
Hoping for a better, more suitable path or solution to emerge.
I just got one thing more to say
Adding a final thought or statement to conclude the narrative.
And that is stop this game, deal me out
Reiterating the desire for an end to the deceptive or harmful situation, using a card game metaphor.
I know too well what it's all about
Reaffirming a profound understanding of the situation at hand.
I know too well that it had to be
Reiterating the inevitability of change and the need for intervention.
Stop this game you know it's wrecking me
Emphasizing the detrimental impact of the ongoing situation on the speaker.
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