Torn and Frayed
Worn Stories of Resilience: Torn and Frayed Tale
Lyrics
Hey let him follow you down
Encouraging someone to follow another person underground
Way underground wind and he's bound
Describing a windy underground path that the person is bound to
Bound to follow you down
Reiterating the person's commitment to follow someone down
Just a dead beat right off the street
Referring to a person as a deadbeat from the street
Bound to follow you down
Reaffirming the person's determination to follow
Well the ballrooms and smelly bordellos
Describing questionable places like ballrooms and bordellos
And dressing rooms filled with parasites
Highlighting the negative environment of dressing rooms
On stage the band has got problems
Pointing out the band's problems, nervousness on stage
They're a bag of nerves on first nights
Expressing the band's anxiety on their debut performances
He ain't tied down to no home town
Stating the person's lack of attachment to a hometown
Yeah, and he thought he was wreckless
Describing the person's belief in being reckless
You think he's bad, he thinks you're mad
Reciprocal perception - the person thinks others are mad at them
Yeah, and the guitar player gets restless
Highlighting the restlessness of the guitar player
And his coat is torn and frayed
Describing the worn and damaged state of the person's coat
It's seen much better days
Emphasizing that the coat has seen better days
Just as long as the guitar plays
Linking the condition of the coat to the music being played
Let it steal your heart away
Encouraging the audience to let the music captivate them
Let it steal your heart away
Repeating the call to let the music steal hearts away
And his coat is torn and frayed
Reiteration of the worn-out state of the person's coat
It's seen much better days
Re-emphasizing that the coat has seen better days
Just as long as the guitar plays
Linking the condition of the coat to the ongoing music
Let it steal your heart away
Encouraging the audience to let the music steal their hearts
Joe's got a cough, sounds kind a rough
Introducing a character named Joe with a rough-sounding cough
Yeah, and the codeine to fix it
Describing Joe's remedy for the cough with codeine
Doctor prescribes, drug store supplies
Highlighting the prescription and the challenge of overcoming it
Who's gonna help him to kick it
Pondering who will assist Joe in overcoming his struggles
And his coat is torn and frayed
Reiteration of the worn and frayed state of the person's coat
It's seen much better days
Re-emphasizing that the coat has seen better days
Just as long as the guitar plays
Linking the condition of the coat to the ongoing music
Let it steal your heart away
Encouraging the audience to let the music steal their hearts
Let it steal your heart away
Repeating the call to let the music steal hearts away
And his coat is torn and frayed
Reiteration of the worn-out state of the person's coat
It's seen much better days
Re-emphasizing that the coat has seen better days
Just as long as the guitar plays
Linking the condition of the coat to the ongoing music
Just as long as the guitar plays
Repeating the idea that the music should play as long as the guitar plays
Just as long as the guitar plays
Emphasizing the longevity of the music as long as the guitar plays
Just as long as the guitar plays
Repeating the idea that the music should play as long as the guitar plays
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