Spin Me Round
Echoes of Lost Love: Roxy Music's Dance with Shadows
Lyrics
Now the ballroom's empty
Describes an empty ballroom, void of people.
Everybody I have known
Refers to departed individuals the speaker knew.
Has been and gone
Highlights their absence, having come and gone.
With the music over
Signifies the conclusion of the music or an event.
Here am I
The speaker, left alone, contemplates.
A shadow echoing on
Feels like a fading presence or an echo in the emptiness.
Spin me round
Request to be spun around, perhaps seeking distraction or a change.
Now there must be something
Contemplation on the significance of spoken wisdom.
In what they say of all things
Considering the importance of both significant and trivial matters.
Great and small
Reflection on things of different magnitudes.
There's dozen roses
Mentions a dozen roses, possibly symbolic of love or beauty.
Lying almost dying
Describes dying roses, implying decay or loss.
To say all
To communicate everything.
Spin me round
Repeated request to be spun around, seeking escape or relief.
A nether world dancing toy
Describes oneself as a toy in a hidden or obscure world of dance.
I'm wired for sound
Suggests being attuned or receptive to sound.
Does it matter to me
Ponders the insignificance of who controls or influences.
Who turns the key?
Questioning the importance of external control.
Now if life is for living
Philosophical consideration of the purpose of life.
Then the way is clear
Asserts clarity in living life authentically.
But I don't understand
Expresses confusion regarding the end of a dream.
Why the dream has ended
Questions the awakening from a dream despite its conclusion.
Yet I can't wake up
Seeks assistance or support to awaken.
Lend a hand
Asking for help or assistance.
Spin a round
Reiterates the request to be spun around, seeking change or relief.
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