My Man
Unraveling the Human Cable: My Man's Struggle Between Body and Mind
Lyrics
My man
Expressing ownership or affection towards an individual referred to as "My man."
Muscles from hand to foot
Describing the physical attributes of "My man," emphasizing muscularity.
Completely coated in uninterrupted skin
Highlighting the unbroken and continuous nature of the skin covering "My man's" body.
My man
Reiteration of affection for "My man."
Signals command the leg
Indicating that signals or commands are controlling "My man's" leg.
To follow orders coming down from headquarters
Suggesting that these commands come from a central authority ("headquarters").
Why then am I in bed?
Raising the question of why the speaker is in bed despite the apparent control over "My man."
I guess my man's fallen out with my head
Speculating that a conflict between "My man" and the speaker's head might be the reason for the speaker being in bed.
May I direct your attention to the following simile
Requesting attention for a simile that follows.
You're like the coasts of an ocean
Comparing someone to the coasts of an ocean.
Buried beneath is a submarine cable
Introducing a metaphorical submarine cable buried beneath the ocean coasts.
Connecting the opposite shores that surround it
Describing the cable as connecting opposite shores surrounded by the ocean.
My man
Reiteration of affection for "My man."
How can he stand?
Raising a question about how "My man" can stand, possibly questioning his resilience.
Your fingers could encircle clear around the ankle
Describing the physical dimensions of "My man's" ankle in a metaphorical manner.
My man won't walk again
Declaring that "My man" won't walk again, possibly due to a physical or metaphorical impairment.
In conflict with express instructions given by the brain
Explaining that this inability to walk is a result of conflicting instructions from the brain.
Why can't the message be sent?
Pondering why the message (instructions) can't be sent effectively.
I guess my man's fallen out with my head
Reiterating the speculation that a conflict between "My man" and the speaker's head is the cause of the issue.
When something happens to drag on the floor of the ocean
Introducing a scenario involving something dragging on the ocean floor, potentially causing disruption.
For instance an anchor or mooring
Giving an example, such as an anchor or mooring, that could disrupt the submarine cable.
The cable can be disrupted and even be severed
Explaining that the disruption can lead to the cable being severed.
Which halts the transmission across it
Indicating that this severance halts the transmission across the cable.
There is no way to repair the break
Stating that there is no way to repair the break in the cable.
My man
Repetition of the description of "My man's" physical attributes.
Muscles from hand to foot
Reiterating the muscularity and uninterrupted skin of "My man."
Completely coated in uninterrupted skin
Reiteration of the continuous skin covering "My man's" body.
My man
Reiteration of affection for "My man."
Signals command the leg
Reiteration of commands controlling "My man's" leg.
To follow orders coming down from headquarters
Reiteration of the idea that commands come from a central authority ("headquarters").
My man
Repetition of the question about how "My man" can stand.
How can he stand?
Reiteration of the declaration that "My man" won't walk again.
My man
Repetition of the description of "My man."
Muscles from hand to foot
Reiteration of the muscularity and uninterrupted skin of "My man."
Completely coated in uninterrupted skin
Reiteration of the continuous skin covering "My man's" body.
My man
Repetition of the declaration that "My man" won't walk again.
Won't walk again
Reiteration of the speculation that a conflict between "My man" and the speaker's head is the cause of the issue.
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