Purchase Rope
Struggles Unveiled: A Symphony of Time, Money, and Despair in 'Purchase Rope'
Lyrics
This bus never comes on time
This bus is consistently late.
When you need it to
Especially when you really need it to be on time.
And when it finally does the
When the bus finally arrives, the driver takes a break.
Driver takes his break and by the time
By the time you get there, the bus is empty.
You arrive, there ain't a person inside
Implying loneliness or isolation.
And it's apparent that the building's
Suggesting a general tendency for things to run late.
Clock has always run late
The building's clock is also consistently behind.
And in the shelter on Broad there is a man
There's a threatening man in a white coat at Broad Street's shelter.
In a white coat who is threatening the
This man threatens people who approach too closely.
People who dare to come too close but when
When he falls asleep, his friends go to buy rope.
He falls back asleep in his seat
His threatening demeanor is an act.
All his friends run off to purchase rope
His friends take advantage of his nap to buy rope.
9 times out of 10 they will get your
Most of the time, they will take your money if they want it.
Money if they want it that's the
Referring to the unpredictability of social structures.
Thing about the framework that
Highlighting the necessity to understand the system's framework.
You've gotta understand
Emphasizing the importance of comprehending the system.
And you can take it from Sheila
Sheila's experience underscores the lack of assistance from others.
There ain't a person that'll help
No one is willing to help you.
Ya it's the kind of
Describing a situation that the devil would relish hearing about.
Thing the devil loves to hear about ya know?
It's a scenario that brings joy to the devil.
And at the banks of the river where the
At the riverbanks where garbage accumulates.
Garbage collects there is a group of
A group of kids tries to avoid drawing attention.
Kids trying not to stick out their necks
When they get close, another group uses rope.
But when they do get close
Implying danger or risk when approaching certain situations.
There's another group of folks who get rope
When close, the second group uses rope.
9 times out of 10 the engine
Most of the time, the engine fails deep in the desert.
Fails deep in the desert
Highlighting the unreliability of machinery in challenging environments.
9 times out of 10 the junkie
Most of the time, a junkie either gets drugs or falls ill.
Gets his fix or gets sick
Describing the unpredictable outcomes for a drug user.
9 times out of 10 the rope
Most of the time, the rope breaks when hanging by a thread.
Breaks when you're hanging by
Underlining the fragility of life, symbolized by hanging by a thread.
A thread and you end up in a bottomless pit
Resulting in a descent into a bottomless pit.
And in the depths of a
Inside a warehouse, a rotor arm breaks.
Warehouse a rotar arm breaks
Causing panic as people try to replace it.
And everybody starts to
Emphasizing the chaos that ensues when a crucial part fails.
Panic as they attempt to replace it
Foreman leaves to replace the rotor arm.
So the foreman hit's the road
Panic ensues as people try to replace the broken part.
He's heading straight to his home
The foreman heads home to gather coils of rope.
To gather coils of rope
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