Player Piano
Escape the Puppet Show: Unveiling the Deeper Tale of 'Player Piano'
Lyrics
Wait your turn to speak
Advocating patience and respectful communication
You're listening to talk instead of hearing what I need
Highlighting the difference between listening and hearing needs
Oh I'm feeling different now
Expressing a change in emotions or perspective
The weight is off my shoulders but they've run me out of town
Feeling liberated, but forced to leave town
Slow down - just take your time
Encouraging someone to slow down and be cautious
We thank you for your service now please sign the dotted line
Thanking for service but hinting at hidden obligations
But mind my trigger now
Warning about potential danger or conflict
My sights are pointed upwards but the barrel's coming down
Being vigilant despite positive outlook
Friend - don't waste your life
Advising a friend not to waste life on illusions
It's smoke and mirror theatre and the company is fine
Describing a deceptive theatrical situation
So here they come marching down the street
Depicting a group marching with a foreign influence
Set to a rhythm of a foreign beat
Emphasizing a rhythmic and unfamiliar occurrence
You see it coming - you see it coming
Awareness of an impending event
You see it coming but it's never gonna bring you relief
Realization that the anticipated event won't bring relief
Oh any day - oh any day now
Expressing a sense of anticipation for a specific event
They come and see you when you close your eyes
Suggesting a visitation in one's imagination
Any way - oh any way now
Regardless, the event will happen
'Cause now you know they'll come and get you in the still of the night
Implying a potential threat in the night
I hear them calling from the back of the stage
Hearing a distant call from an obscured source
I hear them calling when I'm turning away
The call persists even when turning away
It doesn't matter if you see them again because they will find you
Assuring inevitability of being found
So goes the story for a girl in a robe
Depicting a narrative of a girl in a specific attire
When she was young they gave her diamonds and clothes
Recalling a past of material abundance
She sees it coming - sees it coming
Similar to line 13, but in the context of a girl
Sees it coming but it's never gonna bring her relief
Reiterating that the anticipated event won't bring relief
Oh any day - oh any day now
Repeating the sense of anticipation
They come and see you when you close your eyes
Reiterating the visitation when closing eyes
Any way - oh any way now
Reiterating the inevitability of the event
'Cause now you know they'll come and get you in the still of the night
Reiterating the potential threat in the still of the night
And our player piano
Introducing the metaphor of a player piano
Is working just fine
Asserting the proper functioning of the player piano
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