Lucy
Escape the Flames: Lucy's Journey Through Broken Streets and Hidden Truths
Lyrics
The water won't boil think I've been staring too long
The speaker feels a sense of stagnation, as indicated by the unboiling water, possibly due to prolonged contemplation.
This house is on fire and I don't want to get out of my bed
The speaker perceives a crisis (house on fire) but is reluctant to face it, preferring to stay in bed, avoiding reality.
Get out of my bed
Reiterates the reluctance to leave the comfort of the bed.
The streets of this town are cracked and crumbling now
The town's streets are deteriorating, reflecting a sense of decay and abandonment.
Been tripping for miles and I don't want to go home to what's left
The speaker has been traveling a long distance and doesn't want to return home to what remains.
So tell me what's left
Expresses a desire to know what is left or what remains in the speaker's life.
I want to be the driver of your getaway car
The speaker wants to take control of a situation, possibly involving escaping, leaving behind a troubled past, and making a fresh start.
Stash the paper bag at the back of the bar
-Smile through the pain and run away from your past
-Leave the handgun
-Take the cash
-Ooh, can we make an honest woman out of Lucy
Expresses a desire to bring honesty or authenticity to someone named Lucy, suggesting a commitment or transformation.
Ooh, gotta make an honest woman out of Lucy
-Sharpen your mouth let words come tumbling out
Encourages openness and confronting issues, even if painful, and references a long period of neglect or avoidance.
Stare into space 'til silence breaks through the crowd
-Oh, what's next was it something she said
-Tighten that grip on heaven just to hold on
-No, you don't care what it's just been too fucking long
-Since they said take whatever's left
Refers to the speaker's indifference to whatever is left, possibly due to the passage of time.
So tell me about a world that ran away with your heart
Describes a world that took someone's heart away, causing pain, and emphasizes the need to escape the past.
Pulled apart your ribs and left you broken and scarred
-Smile through the pain and run away from your past
-Leave the handgun
-Take the cash
-Ooh, can we make an honest woman out of Lucy
Reiterates the desire to bring honesty to Lucy, suggesting a commitment to a genuine and sincere relationship.
Ooh, gotta make an honest woman out of Lucy
-Leave the handgun
Repeats the idea of leaving behind a weapon (handgun) and taking valuables (cash) to escape a troubled situation.
Take the cash
-Hiding out at a lonely diner
Describes a scene where the speaker is hiding from the past, possibly involving encounters with law enforcement (uniform).
Still awake from the night before
-So afraid of the past behind you
-Lay low from the uniform
-Back lot with the blue lights flashing
-Radio in a 914
-Find yourself on the concrete gasping
-Staring up at a uniform
-Ooh, can we make an honest woman out of Lucy
Reiterates the commitment to making Lucy an honest woman, reinforcing the theme of transformation and sincerity.
Ooh, gotta make an honest woman out of Lucy
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