Notes on a River Town
Whispers of Bourbon and Bathrobes: Pony Bradshaw's Tale
Lyrics
I was steady making that white noise
I was consistently producing background noise.
But she didn't study no white boys
She didn't focus on studying or being interested in white males.
Skin smelled just like opium spice
Her skin had a scent reminiscent of opium spice.
Teeth stained red with Lebanese wine
Her teeth were stained red from Lebanese wine.
Long hair hangs in sweeps of oil
Her long hair hangs in oily strands.
Blacker than a cypress pool
The color of her hair is darker than a cypress pool.
Face bright with the last bull-whip thrum
Her face is radiant from the last impact of a bullwhip.
Of bourbon burning on my tongue
Experiencing the sensation of bourbon burning on the tongue.
I'm a' slide right in like a chaperone
Intending to enter smoothly, like a chaperone.
Curvy little comma-like backbone
Describing a curvy, comma-like backbone.
Dancing to the blues in our bathrobes
Dancing to the blues while wearing bathrobes.
Hauling it in by the boatload
Bringing in something substantial, possibly metaphorical, by the boatload.
Glory days gone got us jack-knifed
The glorious days are gone, and things are now complicated.
Seven come eleven I'm a legend on ice
A reference to luck (7 come 11) and being a legendary figure on ice, possibly indicating a skill or talent.
Waterlogged piano like heaven tuned down
Comparing a waterlogged piano to a heaven that is tuned down.
So low the notes barely even making a sound
The piano's notes are so low that they are almost inaudible.
Wayward goes my appetite
Expressing a wandering or uncontrolled appetite.
Through ancient mud and seeds of light
Mentioning a journey through ancient mud and seeds of light, possibly symbolizing a difficult path toward enlightenment.
Face bright with the last bull-whip thrum
Face illuminated by the lingering impact of a bullwhip and the taste of bourbon.
Of bourbon burning on my tongue
Repeating the sensation of bourbon burning on the tongue.
I'm a' slide right in like a chaperone
Intending to smoothly enter, like a chaperone (repeated).
Curvy little comma-like backbone
Describing a curvy, comma-like backbone (repeated).
Dancing to the blues in our bathrobes
Dancing to the blues while wearing bathrobes (repeated).
Hauling it in by the boatload
Bringing in something substantial, possibly metaphorical, by the boatload (repeated).
Wont you go on and give me what I came for
Requesting to receive what was initially sought or desired.
Wont you go on and give me what I paid for
Reiterating the request to receive what was paid for.
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