Dressed Up in Gatwick
Dodging Bridges: A Journey Through Familiarity and Insanity
Lyrics
This luck has tapped me on the shoulder once again.
This line expresses the recurrence of fortunate events in the speaker's life, as luck has come their way once more.
It's testing all and every possible turn and bridge.
The speaker acknowledges that luck is being tested in various situations and challenges.
And dodging everything but deja vu's.
The speaker is adept at avoiding challenges except for experiencing a sense of déjà vu.
At least four walls won't drive, drive me insane.
Despite challenges, the speaker finds solace in the fact that at least the confinement of four walls won't lead to insanity.
if this place was familiar it wouldn't feel like kansas anyway.
The unfamiliarity of the current situation prevents it from feeling normal or comfortable, akin to being in an unknown place like Kansas.
If time moves any slower I'll start repeating myself, myself.
The speaker fears that if time slows down, they will start repeating themselves, indicating a desire for progress and change.
This insanity is driving me instead of keeping my chair warm.
The speaker feels driven by insanity rather than maintaining a passive, comfortable stance.
Is this bench ever going to lie anymore comfortable this time?
The speaker questions whether the current circumstances will ever become more comfortable, specifically referring to a bench.
this luck has tapped me on the shoulder once again.
Reiteration of the theme of luck favoring the speaker once again.
It's testing all and every possible turn and bridge.
Reiteration of the idea that luck is being tested in various ways.
Drowning in an ocean so far from home and kissing nothing.
The speaker feels overwhelmed, as if drowning in an unfamiliar environment, without any significant connections.
please take us home, please take us home.
A plea to be taken home, possibly expressing a desire for familiarity and comfort.
if this place was familiar it wouldn't feel like kansas anyway.
Reiteration of the feeling that the current place is not familiar and doesn't feel normal, similar to Kansas.
If time moves any slower I'll start repeating myself, myself.
Fear of time slowing down and the speaker repeating themselves is expressed again.
this insanity is driving me instead of keeping my chair warm.
The speaker feels compelled by insanity rather than maintaining a passive, comfortable stance.
Is this bench ever going to lie anymore comfortable this time?
Similar to line 9, questioning whether the current circumstances will become more comfortable.
take us home please.
A direct plea to be taken home is repeated.
we're dodging bridges.
Repetition emphasizing the act of avoiding challenges or difficulties, possibly symbolized by "bridges."
We're dodging bridges.
-We're dodging bridges.
-we dodged another bullet
Expressing relief at successfully avoiding potential problems, reinforcing a positive outcome.
And still 100% yeah!
-We dodged another bullet
-And still 100% yeah!
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