Mermaids and Slaves
Intoxicating Journeys: Mermaids, Dreams, and the Drive of Life
Lyrics
Baby lets drink and drive
Baby, let's engage in reckless behavior by drinking and driving.
Baby lets drink and drive,
Reiteration of the suggestion to drink and drive, emphasizing a carefree attitude.
Drink till the conversation turns pink
Continue drinking until the conversation becomes lighthearted ("pink"), then drive to the other side.
And drive to the over side
Suggests a journey or escape by driving to the "over side."
Baby lets look and learn
Encouragement to observe and gain knowledge.
Baby lets look and learn
Reiteration of the suggestion to observe and learn.
Look till I set the feelings take hole
Continue looking until emotions take hold, and learn when faced with challenges ("river is burned").
And learn when the river is burned
Suggests learning from difficult experiences.
Lets all out of first died of and suffer from pain
Suggests facing hardships, pain, and suffering as a necessary part of life.
For you for dream a bucklear or dream must genius can jump off and say
Encourages dreaming big and taking bold actions ("jump off and say").
Oh lets drive of a cliff or maybe a rift maybe a rift cursed of the car from Spain
Suggests driving off a cliff or into a rift, referencing a potential tragic end ("cursed of the car from Spain").
Oh lets put out to sea poor you and poor me,
Suggests sailing away to sea, highlighting shared difficulties ("poor you and poor me").
Poor you and poor me the racks of mermaids and slaves
References the struggles of mermaids and slaves, symbolizing challenges and hardships.
Baby lets duck and dive
Suggests evading or avoiding difficulties ("duck and dive").
Baby lets duck and dive
Reiteration of the suggestion to evade or avoid challenges.
I duck till I made a change in our life
Duck until a positive change is made in life.
And dive to the over side
Dive to the other side, possibly symbolizing a leap into a better future.
Baby lets hit and run
Suggests engaging in hit and run behavior, avoiding commitment or responsibility.
Baby lets hit and run
Reiteration of the suggestion to hit and run.
Hit till you see the split in my lip and run like the wind to the sun
Hit until visible harm ("split in my lip") and then run towards freedom or escape ("to the sun").
Oh lets rap up in motion to serious potion the gradients
Suggests getting involved in reckless actions ("rap up in motion") with serious consequences ("serious potion").
A good way to die take tragic mistake and crash in to lake
Highlights a tragic mistake leading to a fatal outcome, such as crashing into a lake.
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