Satellite Man
Satellite Dreams Unveiled: Cool Ranching in a ScreenGreen Paradise
Lyrics
Televisions all I see
The speaker primarily perceives the world through television.
frequencies fill my dreams
Various wavelengths or signals dominate the speaker's subconscious during sleep.
I've been running all night long
The speaker has been continuously moving or active throughout the night.
I'm a double chin chain smoking satellite bomb
The speaker identifies as someone who is overweight ("double chin") and addicted to smoking, feeling like a destructive satellite.
hot steppin with a beggars stumble
The speaker describes moving confidently despite appearing destitute or lacking.
Han Solo with the legs up mambo
A comparison to Han Solo (Star Wars) suggests a confident yet precarious stance.
cool ranching on a Hollywood chick
Living a glamorous life superficially, possibly detached from reality.
watching Hollywood boys doing Hollywood tricks
Observing superficial actions of people in Hollywood.
Cool Ranching
Reiteration of the concept of living a glamorous yet superficial lifestyle.
Cool Ranching
-A ringy ding ding what's this that I hear
Referencing various iconic entertainers and imagery on TV, mixing reality with imagination.
Mr Bojangles with the Candy man cheer
-Old Sammy Davis coming thru the screen
-He's got a swat team swinging in my spatula drawer
-Swat team swinging
Emphasis on the dramatic and intense nature of the depicted imagery.
Swat team swinging
-Fat back bacon butty half shell crunch
Describing a mishmash of sensations and experiences, possibly chaotic or contradictory.
half cooked, half cocked, half open for lunch
-I'm a Moscow mule on a bobblehead dash
-lo ballin on a hi ball hurricane stash (rpt)
-cause I'm cool ranching
Reaffirming the speaker's lifestyle of living in a glamorous yet detached manner.
(tell em Sammy)
-cause I'm cool ranching
-(tell em Sammy)
-Pigeon fried chicken this is Saturday night
Depiction of a relaxed and leisurely Saturday night, enjoying simple pleasures.
I'm watching bob ross cloud toss
-and stars in the sky
-I need a few good strokes
-and I'll be saying goodnight
-cause if you're doing this well
-you know I'm doin it right.
-I'm cool ranching x mucho
Expressing a strong affinity for the described lifestyle.
Said I'm never gonna leave it
Reflections on a dreamlike and detached existence, possibly characterized by fear and detachment from reality, living in an idealized but unattainable world.
this careless vision of a dream
-I've been waking up terrified
-from what I've never seen
-said there's nothing in between us
-nothing but the screengreen
-you've been livin down in paradise
-and you don't wanna see it
-As we fall down and down
Suggesting a descent or decline from an illusory paradise.
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