West End
City Lights and Shaky Graces: Red Island's West End Story
Lyrics
Under city lights
Describing a scene under the lights of the city.
Ride me by my bike, I don't
Expressing movement on a bike.
Stop me for a sight
Continuing the bike ride without stopping for a sight.
Stop me for a sight
Repeating the idea of not stopping for a sight.
Under city lights, under city lights
Repetition of being under city lights while biking.
Ride me by my bike, I don't, I don't
Reiterating the bike ride without interruption.
Stop me for a sight, stop me for a sight
Emphasizing not being stopped for a sight.
Righteously, rightfully
Describing actions as righteous and rightful.
When all these nights divide
Suggesting a division of nights.
You know you'll hold me by my waist, I want cause
Expectation of being held by the waist.
All the days come tumbling down
Anticipating challenges when venturing into the world.
When you're off in the world
Being away from a familiar environment.
Cabs can't calm you now
Saying that taxis can't provide comfort now.
All the days come tumbling down
Repeating the idea of challenges coming down.
When you're off in the world
Reiterating the experience of being away in the world.
Cab can't calm you now
Repeating the idea that a taxi can't provide comfort.
On and on I'm a young King Kong
Self-assertion as a powerful and enduring figure.
I been saving up on my graces
Accumulating positive qualities and experiences.
Had to get a hold of all of my faces
Taking control of different aspects of oneself.
Face it, holding on by a shoestring
Describing a precarious situation, holding on by a shoestring.
Like who did wrong, am I gonna ring
Raising questions about who is at fault.
And I pulled it on and I run again
Taking action and running away.
Budda Baker who the safety
Referring to Budda Baker, possibly a metaphor for safety.
You done got a rude awaken moving shaky
Describing a rude awakening and instability.
Not about to move the pace, the coupe the same
Stating a reluctance to change the pace.
Hopped off fumes to race it through the rain
Continuing a fast-paced journey through challenges.
Yeah yeah
Expression of affirmation or agreement.
Bottle all of my heart and all of my memories will be faded
Preserving emotions and memories in a bottle.
Off the Tylenol on a flight involving my confidence, it's all jaded
Mentioning the influence of Tylenol on confidence.
Yeah yeah
Reiteration of a jaded state of confidence.
Hard enough without saying, baby
Stating the difficulty without verbalizing it.
Kinda looks like I made it, maybe
Noting an achievement that may look like success.
Scaling out my basement, lately
Indicating a period spent in a basement.
Calloway you ride the wave we make huh
Referring to Calloway and riding a created wave.
All these nights divide
Repetition of the idea of nights dividing.
You know you'll hold me by my waist, I want cause
Reiteration of the desire to be held by the waist.
All the days come tumbling down
Repeating the concept of challenges coming down.
When you're off in the world
Reiteration of facing difficulties in the world.
Cabs can't calm you now
Reinforcing the idea that taxis can't provide comfort.
All the days come tumbling down
Repeating the notion of challenges coming down.
When you're off in the world
Reiterating the experience of being away in the world.
Cab can't calm you now
Repeating the idea that a taxi can't provide comfort.
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