What's Going Down
City Beats Unveiled: The Pulse of Urban Lives
Lyrics
Down in the city streets
Reference to the urban environment
Where everybody seems to meet
Description of a common meeting place
And nothin' ever gets complete
Highlighting incompleteness in the surroundings
Then they take away your favorite beat
Loss of a preferred musical rhythm
What's goin' down
Raising the question of current events
What's goin' down
Repetition for emphasis
What's goin' down
Reiteration of the central theme
What's goin' down
Continued emphasis on the ongoing situation
It's all around
Indication that the issue is widespread
What's goin' down
Reiteration and emphasis on the situation
Miss Grant is on the train today
Introduction of a character, Miss Grant
She carries all the groceries
Miss Grant's daily task of carrying groceries
Waiting on her next of kin
Anticipation of family members
Just to feed them once again
Miss Grant's purpose of providing food for her family
What's goin' down
Reiteration of the central question
What's goin' down
Repetition for emphasis
What's goin' down
Continued emphasis on the ongoing situation
What's goin' down
Reiteration of the central theme
It's all around
Indication that the issue is widespread
What's goin' down
Reiteration and emphasis on the situation
What's goin' down
Reiteration of the central theme
Down down
Repetition of "Down down" for emphasis
Down down
-Down down
-Down down
-Down down
-Down down
-Down down
-Down down
-Down down
Final repetition of "Down down" for emphasis
Now granted I have always found
Personal observation about transience
(I've looked ahead been up and down)
Reflection on past experiences
That no one really stays around
Realization that people don't stay around
(I plant myself into the ground)
Personal commitment to staying grounded
Must be something on their feet
Suspecting something influencing people's movement
(Just buzzing through this life I see)
Reflection on the transient nature of life
That moves them through this city beat
Recognition of the constant urban rhythm
(And everything's ahead for me )
Optimistic view of the future
What's goin' down
Reiteration of the central question
What's goin' down
Repetition for emphasis
What's goin' down
Continued emphasis on the ongoing situation
What's goin' down
Reiteration of the central theme
It's all around
Indication that the issue is widespread
What's goin' down
Reiteration and emphasis on the situation
What's goin' down
Repetition for emphasis
What's goin' down
-What's goin' down
-What's goin' down
-It's all around
Indication that the issue is widespread
What's goin' down
Repetition and emphasis on the situation
What's goin' down
-What's goin' down
-What's goin' down
Final reiteration of the central question
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