Helicopter
Riding High: Exploring Freedom and Choices in Psychic Sidekick's 'Helicopter'
Lyrics
Yea look away now honey
Expressing a desire for the listener to look away.
Tell me what you see
Asking the listener to describe what they perceive.
Oh you think you're funny
Suggesting that the listener's attitude is amusing.
Well you're just like me
Pointing out a similarity between the speaker and the listener.
I wanna ride a helicopter
Expressing a desire to experience riding in a helicopter.
have it take me right over the sea
Specifically wanting the helicopter to fly over the sea.
I wanna get away or something
Expressing a desire to escape or find a change, but acknowledging that it won't be without cost.
Oh but nothing comes free
Highlighting the idea that freedom or change often involves sacrifices.
To me
Reiteration of the speaker's perspective.
To me
-Oh don't you smile too big now
Advising against excessive optimism or joy.
I don't want pity no
Rejecting the idea of receiving pity from others.
I guess I saw that coming
Anticipating an outcome but admitting a personal tendency to act slowly.
But I always move too slow
Reflecting on a habitual delay in taking action.
I wanna ride a helicopter
Reiterating the desire to ride in a helicopter.
Sit in a basket up there
Describing a specific vision of sitting in a basket while in the helicopter.
I wanna wash the floors and windows
Expressing a willingness to perform mundane tasks like cleaning or grooming.
Or maybe cut my hair
Suggesting potential activities while in the helicopter.
I swear
Reiteration of a commitment or promise.
I swear
-Listen up
A call to attention or to listen closely.
You're not gonna have any fun if you wait at the door for an answer
Advising against waiting for answers and encouraging action.
Better off
Emphasizing the idea of taking initiative and seizing opportunities.
Making a run take the keys and the cash and the arm of a dancer
Providing specific advice on taking control by taking possessions and the arm of a dancer.
Big cloud helicopter
Describing a helicopter in the context of a big cloud.
Bright sky helicopter
Emphasizing the bright sky associated with the helicopter.
Drive through helicopter
Referencing various ways a helicopter can be experienced or encountered.
I wanna ride a helicopter
Reiteration of the desire to ride in a helicopter.
Big cloud helicopter
Repetition of the imagery of a big cloud in relation to the helicopter.
Bright sky helicopter
Repetition of the bright sky imagery associated with the helicopter.
Drive through helicopter
Repetition of different ways a helicopter can be encountered.
I wanna ride a helicopter
Reiteration of the desire to ride in a helicopter.
Listen up
A repetition of the call to attention or to listen closely.
You're not gonna have any fun if you wait at the door for an answer
Reiteration of the advice against waiting for answers and the encouragement of action.
Better off
Reiteration of the emphasis on taking initiative and seizing opportunities.
Making a run take the keys and the cash and the arm of a dancer
Reiterating the specific advice on taking control by taking possessions and the arm of a dancer.
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