Lyrics
Here I am in traffic's slow flow
Expressing being stuck in slow traffic.
(Where the needle touched down)
Reference to a significant moment ("needle touched down").
Carbon planes draw a cage around the air force base
Describing carbon planes creating a perimeter around an air force base.
(where the needle touched down)
Reiteration of the impactful moment of the needle touching down.
My foot on the brake
The narrator's foot on the brake, possibly indicating a pause or reflection.
Its OK to fly low
Encouraging flying low over a specific area (Spanaway).
Over poor spanaway
Referencing the location Spanaway, possibly with a negative connotation.
An eagle swooped down from a semitrailer
An eagle descending, taking inspiration from the surroundings.
Took the name of your town from a sharktooth freighter
Symbolic reference to the town's name taken from a freighter.
The needles the same its recorded and played
Describing the needle as a constant element, recorded and played.
As when you left me at the greyhound station the year I moved away
Recalling a moment of separation at a greyhound station in the past.
And if I knew then what's so obvious now
Reflecting on the hindsight of not realizing something obvious then.
You'd still be here baby
If the narrator had known, the person would still be present.
My baby
Expressing affection or attachment to the absent person.
Baby
Repetition of endearment ("Baby").
that's why I never come back here
Explaining the reason for avoiding a return, possibly due to past experiences.
That's why they spit out my name
People rejecting or disapproving of the narrator, evident in spitting out the name.
Your ex is a part of the battle
Acknowledging the narrator's ex as a challenge or obstacle.
Trying to keep me away
Struggling against efforts to be kept away.
The sledge of tectonic fever
Metaphorical impact, possibly indicating a forceful separation.
The needle has landed again
Reiteration of the needle landing, suggesting a recurring theme.
Let it play
Encouraging the playback or continuation of the significant moment.
And the needle touched down
Repeating the impact of the needle touching down.
The needle has landed
Reiteration of the needle landing, emphasizing its significance.
The needle touched down
Repeating the moment of the needle touching down.
The needle has landed
Reiteration of the significance of the needle landing.
The needle touched down from a semitrailer
Recalling the eagle and the freighter, possibly emphasizing their symbolic importance.
Took the name of your town from a sharktooth freighter
Repeating the reference to the town's name taken from a freighter.
And if I knew then what's so obvious now
Reflecting on the hindsight of not realizing something obvious then (repeated from line 12).
You'd still be here
If the narrator had known, the person would still be present (repeated from line 13).
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