Zillionaire
Zillionaire's Tale: A Dog's Howl on the Ocean Waves
Lyrics
Gonna tell the tale of a dog named Zillionaire
Gonna tell the tale of a dog named Zillionaire.
who stands on the back of a whale howling out in the middle of the ocean.
Depicts Zillionaire standing on the back of a whale, howling in the middle of the ocean.
Waves of dog emotion.
Describes intense emotions experienced by the dog, akin to waves.
Howl on 'til you find your sailor.
Encourages continuous howling until the dog finds its sailor.
Howl on 'til he carries you home.
Continuation of urging the dog to howl until the sailor takes it home.
Hear him calling for his master
References Zillionaire calling for his master, a sailor lost at sea.
a sailor lost at sea who sank inside a splash and disappeared beneath.
Describes the sailor's fate—lost at sea after sinking and disappearing in a splash.
Zillionaire was left drowning in his sorrows riding on a whale, drifting in
Details Zillionaire's sorrowful state, adrift on a whale, lost in the future.
tomorrow.
Howl out for your sailor.
Reiterates the dog's call for the sailor.
Howl for yourself.
Encourages the dog to call for itself.
Howl out for someone to carry you home.
Urges calling for someone to take the dog home.
Racecar driver skinny head lookin' out the window.
Depicts a racecar driver observing scenes from a window.
Racecar driver skinny legs pressed against the pedal.
Describes the racecar driver's physique and action of pressing against the pedal.
Faster than a second thought speeding 'round the bend.
Illustrates high speed and recklessness, faster than rational thought.
Never gonna be caught dead 'less they're at the end.
Expresses a disregard for consequences unless it leads to the ultimate end.
Racecar driver crazy fool, don't worry about nothin'.
Emphasizes the carefree attitude of the racecar driver.
Ball of fire burning heat, slammed against the wall.
Describes a dramatic crash involving intense heat and impact.
Never calculated this thing happening at all.
Highlights the unexpected nature of the crash, not previously calculated.
Twelve excited people saw the ambulance arrive.
Depicts the arrival of an ambulance with witnesses acknowledging the severity of the situation.
Everybody knew that he was more dead than alive.
Conveys the consensus that the driver is closer to death than life.
Racecar driver crazy fool, he don't worry 'bout nothin'.
Reiterates the carefree nature of the racecar driver.
Racecar driver crazy fool, he don't worry 'bout nothin' cept crashin' o-o-o-ohh.
Highlights the driver's carefree attitude, particularly toward crashing.
Crashing o-o-o-ohh. Crashing o-o-o-ohh like waves.
Emphasizes the repeated crashing and its resemblance to waves.
Way out where the water is blue there's no land to be seen.
Depicts a distant, serene location where sea and sky merge.
The sky and the ocean fuse together like events inside a dream.
Compares the fusion of sky and ocean to events in a dream.
When the sun sinks in the water
Describes the sun setting in the water.
stars look down and blink at the sailors standing on deck
Depicts sailors smoking, observing stars, and contemplating.
who smoke cigarettes and think.
Indicates sailors' moments of reflection during calm sea times.
And sometimes when the waves are mellow,
References quiet moments when the waves are calm.
all crashed out you can hear that lonely dog howling out.
Suggests that even during quiet times, the dog's howling is audible.
Howl out for you master.
Encourages continued howling for the master.
Howl all night long.
Urges prolonged howling throughout the night.
And maybe he'll hear you and carry you home.
Expresses hope that continued howling might lead the sailor to take the dog home.
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