The Happening

Journey to the Unknown: Pixies' Desert Odyssey
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Lyrics

They got a ranch they call

Refers to a ranch known as Number fifty-one.

Number fifty-one

Reiteration of the ranch called Number fifty-one.

They got a ranch they call

Repetition of the ranch name, emphasizing its significance.

Number fifty-one

Continued emphasis on the ranch known as Number fifty-one.

Can't see it all

Highlighting limited visibility unless flying over the ranch.

'less your flying by

Suggests the need for aerial perspective to comprehend the entirety.

Just sitting there square

Describing the ranch as stationary and exposed to the sun.

Baking in the sun

Further details about the ranch's exposure to sunlight.

Beneath the sky

Emphasizing the ranch's location beneath the sky.


They're gonna put it down

Anticipation of an event involving placing something down.

Right on the strip

Specific location mentioned for the placement, the strip.

They're gonna put it down

Repetition of the intent to put something down on the Vegas strip.

On the Vegas strip

Reiteration of the Vegas strip as the designated location.

They're gonna put it down

Continued emphasis on the action of putting something down.

And step outside

Reference to stepping outside, possibly after the placement.

Into the lights

Suggesting exposure to lights immediately after stepping out.

Right outta that ship

Exiting from a ship, indicating arrival or descent.

Saying hi!

A greeting or acknowledgment upon arrival.


I was driving doing nothing on the shores of Great Salt Lake

Narrator recalling a drive along the shores of Great Salt Lake.

When they put it on the air I put it in the hammer lane

Reaction to hearing something on the air, resulting in increased speed.

I soon forgot myself and I forgot about the brake

Loss of self-awareness and abandonment of caution.

I forgot all laws and I forgot about the rain

Ignoring laws and adverse conditions like rain.

They were talking on the 9 and all across the any band

Communication on channel 9 and various frequency bands.

Across the road they were turning around and headed south with me

Others on the road turning south, suggesting a shared direction.

It got so crowded on the road I started driving in the sand

Crowded roads leading to unconventional driving in the sand.

My head was feeling scared but my heart was feeling free

Conflicting emotions of fear in the mind but freedom in the heart.

The desert turned to mud it seems that everybody heard

Transition from desert to mud, everyone collectively remembering to forget.

Everybody was remembering to forget they had the chills

Recollection of experiencing chills, a shared sensation.

Then I heard the voices on a broadcast from up on the bird

Voices heard in a broadcast from an aerial source (bird).

They were getting interviewed by some Goodman whose name was Bill

Interview scenario involving a person named Bill Goodman.

I'm almost there to Vegas where they're puttin' on a show

Narrator nearing Vegas, where a show is being prepared.

They've come so far I've lived this long at least I must just go and say

Recognition of the journey's length and a decision to go and say hello.

Hello

A simple greeting or acknowledgment upon arrival in Vegas.

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