So Run Down
Run Down and Out of Hand: The Psychedelic Reflection in Song
Lyrics
Blue cars, big beat
Reference to police cars or sadness (blue) and a strong, rhythmic sound.
Dead on my feet
Feeling exhausted or lifeless.
I get this heat
Experiencing intense emotions or pressure.
Run 'round lime street
Moving around Lime Street, possibly a reference to a location or a busy life.
Do this, be there
Instructions or encouragement to engage in certain activities.
I just don't care
Expressing indifference or apathy.
All day day wear
Wearing casual clothes throughout the day.
Go home she's there
Returning home, and someone significant is there.
I don't think that I can stand
Expressing difficulty or unwillingness to endure something.
I'm so run down
Feeling physically and emotionally exhausted.
She is oh so out of hand
Describing someone as unruly or uncontrollable.
She's coming down
Indicating the person is descending or becoming more chaotic.
Run down, who cares
Emphasizing a carefree attitude or not caring about being run down.
I'm so happy
Ironically claiming happiness despite challenges.
I get some clerk
Receiving attention from a clerk or mundane interaction.
Talk talk talk talk
Repetition of meaningless talk, possibly reflecting societal noise.
Get up, get down
Encouragement to move energetically in a playful or trivial place.
This is toy town
Referring to a place as if it's a small, insignificant town.
All day, day wear
Continuing to wear casual clothes throughout the day.
Go home, she's there
Returning home, and someone significant is there.
I don't think that I can stand
Repetition of expressing difficulty or unwillingness to endure something.
I'm so run down
Reiteration of feeling physically and emotionally exhausted.
She is oh so out of hand
Reiterating that someone is unruly or uncontrollable.
She's coming down now
Stating that the chaotic descent is happening now.
Sometimes she says, she loves me
Describing verbal expressions of love with skepticism.
I just don't believe it
Expressing disbelief in declarations of love.
All day she says, my set it plays
Repetition of verbal expressions, possibly in the context of music.
Love songs all day
Playing love songs all day, emphasizing a repetitive and possibly insincere nature.
It sells toothpaste, razors band-aids
Connecting commercial products to love, suggesting commodification.
It sells love
Highlighting the commercialization of love.
And it sells hairspray
Adding humor to the commercialization theme by mentioning hairspray.
Ha ha all day, Monday Monday
Repetition of laughter, possibly mocking the commercialized nature of life.
I don't think that I can stand
Reiteration of expressing difficulty or unwillingness to endure something.
I'm so run down
Reiteration of feeling physically and emotionally exhausted.
She is oh so out of hand
Reiterating that someone is unruly or uncontrollable.
She's coming down now
Stating that the chaotic descent is happening now.
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