It's Kickin' In
Vivid Awakening: It's Kickin' In - They Might Be Giants
Lyrics
It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah!
Intense sensation or effect is taking hold
It's kickin' in, yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Reiteration of the intensifying feeling
Shocked awake in the middle of the day
Being abruptly awakened during daytime
In a fight over shadows of the night
Engagement in a conflict related to remnants of the night
And you wonder why the talk is so bold
Questioning the audacity of conversation given the dullness and familiarity of the situation
When it's boring and the story's so old
Expressing boredom with a repetitive narrative
Panic call to her best friend on the phone
Anxiety-driven call to a close friend for support
Won't sit down but she just can't sit alone
Unwillingness to remain alone despite an inability to relax
Hard to justify a party band
Difficulty rationalizing celebration to someone lacking interest in such events
To somebody with no party plans
Explaining the challenge of relating partying to someone without plans for such activities
Stop to appreciate it
Pause to acknowledge or enjoy the current situation
Let's hear the boyfriends say it
Suggesting to hear the perspective of boyfriends on the matter
It's kickin' in, yeah! It's kickin' in, yeah!
Reiterating the intensification of the earlier mentioned feeling
It's kickin' in, yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Repetition emphasizing the escalating effect
Going good up until we shut 'em down
Things were progressing well until they were abruptly halted
Bum a ride to the other side of town
Seeking transportation to another part of town
In a restaurant with so much class
Being in a high-class dining establishment
If we'd stop laughing we could almost pass
Commenting on the difficulty in containing laughter in the refined setting
The disaffected waitress
Depiction of a waitress who seems disconnected or uninterested
In some fake foreign accent:
Mocking imitation of an accent by the disinterested waitress
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