Watching
Echoes of Electric Dreams: Unveiling the Thompson Twins' Enigmatic Watchful Melody
Lyrics
watching you... watching me
Observing someone watching the speaker
watching you... watching me
Reiteration of the act of mutual observation
I focus on a face in Samarkand
Focusing on a face in Samarkand, possibly a metaphor for a distant and exotic place
accepting my reward
Receiving acknowledgment or recognition
It brings alive my distant memories
Stirring up distant memories through the reward
they're my last resort
Distant memories are the last option or solution
(chorus)
Chorus emphasizing the act of watching each other
watching you...watching me
Repetition of the chorus
(watching you...watching me)
Continuation of the chorus
a look left, look right
Repetitive actions of looking left and right, suggesting cautious observation
look left, look right
-look left, look right
-look left, look right
-look left, look right
-look left, look right
-look left, look right
-look left, look right
-Dinosaurs are grazing in suburbia
Metaphorical reference to dinosaurs in suburbia, possibly symbolizing outdated or out-of-place elements
they're glowing in the dark
The outdated elements are noticeable even in the dark
Electrified they fight and fuss about
Personification of dinosaurs fighting and causing trouble, eating up the park
they're eating up the park
The consequences of outdated elements affecting the environment
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Repetition of the chorus
(REPEAT CHORUS)
-The circuit boards are linking up in rhyme
Connecting circuit boards creating a rhythmic pattern
there is no reason why
No apparent reason for the connection
Except the dreams of soft machines
Soft machines, possibly referring to futuristic, gentle technologies or dreams
we have no need to cry
No need for sadness or despair
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Repetition of the chorus
watching you... watching me
Continuation of watching each other
(watching you... watching me)
-watching you... watching me
Repetition of the chorus
(watching you... watching me)
-a look left, look right
Repetitive actions of looking left and right
look left, look right
-look left, look right
-look left, look right
-look left, look right
-look left, look right
-look left, look right
-look left, look right
-a look left, look right
-I spend all of my time...
The speaker spends all their time...
watching...
...watching
Watching you watching me
Repetition of the act of mutual observation
Yeah, watching you watching me
-Yeah, watching you watching me...
-(to fade)
Fading out, possibly implying the continuous nature of observation
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