The Escape
Chasing Shadows: Unveiling the Enigmatic Journey in Scott Walker's 'The Escape'
Lyrics
The car in front follows the long way around
The car ahead takes a longer route.
Prey moves
Prey is in motion.
Predator moves
Predator is also in motion.
Foreshortened angels hunting me down
Angels, with a distorted perspective, are pursuing the speaker.
Halle -- halle -- halle
A chant or exclamation, possibly expressing distress.
Underkill
An act of subtle or insufficient killing.
Sticks in gutters
Sharp objects in drainage channels.
Overkill
An excessive and personal form of killing.
Is personal
Excessiveness in violence is a personal matter.
Too many bullets
An abundance of bullets.
Rabbi crater
A reference to a crater with religious significance.
Keyed for action
Prepared and ready for action.
Hits the marks
Achieves the desired objectives.
I wish I was in Dixie
An ironic reference to a famous song associated with the American South.
Sleet switches silence
Switching from rain to the sound of tearing birds.
To the shredding of larks
Symbolic destruction of birds.
Serifot
A term possibly related to death or angels.
Combs of honey
Hair combed with honey, possibly a sweet deception.
Kellipot
A term possibly related to Kabbalah and mystical concepts.
Saliva's coating
Saliva serves as a protective coating.
Balls of money
Wealth in the form of spherical objects.
You and me against the world
A united front against challenges.
You and me against the world
Repeated emphasis on unity against adversity.
You and me against the world
Continued emphasis on unity, possibly amidst a crisis.
World about to end
Anticipation of the imminent end of the world.
World about to end
Reiteration of the impending apocalypse.
World about to end
Continued emphasis on the impending end of the world.
Windblown hair in a windowless room
Descriptive imagery of disheveled hair in an enclosed space.
A lifeline of knuckles
A vital and precarious connection, represented by knuckles.
Waddles into the afternoon
Moving awkwardly into the later part of the day.
Look into its eyes
An invitation to gaze into something's eyes.
It will look into your eyes
Mutual eye contact is suggested.
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