Evil Woman
Enchanting Shadows: Unraveling the Mysterious Tale in The Doobie Brothers' 'Evil Woman'
Lyrics
Well, the light's turnin' gray, nearly every day
Reflecting on a gloomy atmosphere, possibly in life or surroundings.
Come a walkin' into town and try to find the way
Describing someone entering town, seeking direction or purpose.
Well, I've only got a nickel, got to score myself a dime
Expressing financial hardship, needing to obtain a dime.
And try to make it 'til tomorrow, buy a little more time
Struggling to endure the present, hoping for a better future.
Evil woman
Repetition emphasizing a menacing figure, possibly symbolic of trouble.
Evil woman
-Evil woman
-Well, my damsel she's a woman with coal black hair
Describing a captivating woman whose beauty has a hypnotic and soul-stealing effect.
Don't you look her in her eye when she starts to stare
-'Cause her beauty drive you crazy
-And her potions steal your soul
-No matter how you beg her she don't ever let you go
-Well, you can cry, you can plead, it won't help you none
Highlighting the inescapable nature of the woman's influence, creating a sense of entrapment.
She'll keep you in the shadows, never see the sun
-Try to run, try to hide find a place to stay
-No matter where you go you can't get away
-Evil woman
Reiteration of the woman's evil nature, reinforcing the theme.
Evil woman
-Evil woman, oh
-For evil woman set my life free
Expressing a desire to be liberated from the influence of the evil woman.
I can't go on livin' this way, no
-Evil woman set my life free
-Pullin' me down, down I can't go on this way
Describing the emotional and psychological toll of the situation, a struggle to break free.
Down, down my head will go against the floor again
-Down, down I can't go on this way
-Down, down my head will go against the floor again
-Down, down I can't go on this way
Repeating the theme of despair and the inability to escape the negative impact of the evil woman.
Down, down my head will go again
-Down, down I can't go on this way
-Down, down my head will go again
-Down, down I can't go on this way
-Down, down my head will go again
-Down, down I can't go on this way
-Down, down, down
-Well, the light's turnin' gray nearly every day
Repeating the initial situation, emphasizing the ongoing struggle.
Come a walkin' into town try to find my way
-I said I only got a nickel got to score myself a dime
-Try to make it 'til tomorrow buy a little more time
-My damsel, she's a woman with coal black hair
Reiteration of the captivating and dangerous nature of the woman.
Don't you look her in her eye when she starts to stare
-'Cause her beauty drive you crazy
-And her potions steal your soul
-No matter how you beg her she don't ever let you go
-Evil woman
Final repetition of the evil woman theme, leaving a lasting impression.
Evil woman
-Evil woman
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