Music Man
Midnight Dreams and Melodies: Unveiling the Soulful Meaning of 'Music Man'
Lyrics
Tom johnston
Introduction: Song credited to Tom Johnston
It's late at night
Setting the scene: Late at night
Can't go to sleep
Restlessness: Unable to sleep
Eyes open wide
Alertness: Eyes wide open
Doin' the midnight creep
Stealthy movement: Midnight creep
Well it's just a holiday
Metaphorical reference: Holiday for a circus dream
For a circus dream
Identity: Musician ("music man")
'cause I'm a music man baby
Affirmation: Embracing the role of a music man
Hangin' from a wire with no net below
Risk-taking: Hanging from a wire without a safety net
You know I'm gonna catch you if you fall
Commitment: Assuring support for those who depend on him
Swirling dancers
Imagery: Swirling dancers in the night
Driftin' in the night
Mesmerizing atmosphere: Drifting dancers
Make you go crazy
Emotional escape: Music making one forget right and wrong
Forget what is wrong and what is right
Impact of melody: Elevating emotions
'cause the melody gonna make you high
Musical euphoria: Melody bringing a high sensation
Float you away like a cloud in the sky
Visual metaphor: Floating away like a cloud
And the music man with a song for you
Introduction of the music man with a song
A sweet georgia minstrel who loves to sing the blues
Description: A sweet Georgia minstrel singing the blues
Get it
Encouragement: "Get it"
Come and get it
Invitation: Urging to come and get the music
When you get back home to your flat in the city
Shift in setting: Returning home to the city
Notice that your neighbor has the radio on
Observation: Noticing a neighbor with the radio on
Out of nowhere you gonna hear a sound
Unexpected experience: Hearing a mysterious sound
Movin' through your head, spinning 'round and 'round
Sensory effect: Music moving through the head, spinning
And the music man with a song for you
Reiteration of the music man with a song
A sweet georgia minstrel who loves to sing the blues
Redundancy: Repeating the description of the sweet Georgia minstrel
Get it
Encouragement: "Get it" (repeated)
Come and get it
Invitation: Reiterating the call to come and get the music
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