Mace Spray
Mace Spray: Love's Defenses & Surreal Moments
Lyrics
There's a place in the town, a statue,
Refers to a location in the town with a statue.
She'd make me wait beneath,
Describes waiting beneath the statue.
But its magnif icent archways, archways,
Highlights the magnificent archways near the statue.
That's where I'd go to weep.
Expresses going to the archways to cry.
I'm right up onto the counter
Mentions being on the counter, possibly in a showgirl context.
Showgirl, perfect the slow body-roll.
Describes perfecting a slow body-roll, a dance move.
And breakaway from the anger, oh, hoe,
Encourages breaking away from anger and letting go.
Just got to let it all go,
Emphasizes the need to release all emotions.
But she loves me
Asserts that the person at the statue loves the speaker.
More than anyone who wouldn't lay a hand.
Comparing the love received to someone unwilling to be physically affectionate.
She keeps mace spray,
Indicates that the person at the statue carries mace spray.
For you can't rely on the common man.
Suggests a lack of trust in the common man, necessitating mace spray.
That night up under the starlight,
Recalls a night under starlight.
Holly, you call, 'the great blistering blue,
Refers to someone named Holly and a beautiful celestial sight.
A strange formation came down from the ceiling,
Describes a strange formation descending from the ceiling.
And it began to move.
Notes the movement of the formation.
And so the shattering shards of glass fell,
Describes shards of glass falling and sparkling.
And glistened this way and that,
Highlights the shimmering effect of the glass shards.
But she would say I won't find my way through the plaster
Suggests difficulty navigating through obstacles.
I'm an empty hourglass in the sand,
Metaphorically describes the speaker as an empty hourglass in the sand.
But she loves me,
Reiterates that the person at the statue loves the speaker.
More than anyone who wouldn't speak like that.
Compares the love received to someone unwilling to express emotions verbally.
She keeps mace spray,
Reiterates the carrying of mace spray due to a lack of trust.
For you can't rely on the common man.
Emphasizes the necessity of mace spray in dealing with the common man.
But it is alright,
Assures that everything is alright in the present time and place.
Here in the time and the place I am,
Reflects on the speaker's current state and location.
You leave a light on all night,
Describes leaving a light on throughout the night as a reminder.
Just to remind of the place I am.
Suggests the significance of the place in the speaker's life.
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