Drunk Tank
Late Night Reflections: Embracing Change and Forgiveness in Tindersticks' 'Drunk Tank'
Lyrics
How you doing tonight?
Expression of concern or inquiry about the listener's well-being.
Pull the blankets tight
Suggesting a desire for comfort or warmth by pulling blankets tight.
The drunks shout outside your window
Reference to disruptive noise from intoxicated individuals outside.
Light scrapes across your wall
Visual imagery of light scraping across the wall, possibly reflecting disturbance or unrest.
Think of me
Request to be remembered or thought of by the listener.
It never goes away
Emphasizing a persistent, enduring nature of a certain feeling or situation.
Think of me, I know
Reiteration of the request to be remembered, acknowledging its enduring nature.
It never goes away
Confirmation that the mentioned thought or memory remains persistent.
How you doing tonight?
A friendly inquiry about the listener's current state or mood.
I don't wanna fight
Expressing a desire to avoid conflict or confrontation.
Just walked these miles
Indication of covering a considerable distance, possibly metaphorical.
To be passing by
Passing by without engaging in a conflict, possibly for a positive reason.
Just to say
A purposeful visit to communicate a message or check on someone.
That I'm okay
Expressing personal well-being, possibly reassurance for the listener.
For you to see the state of me
Allowing the listener to witness and understand the speaker's emotional state.
I know I said
Recalling a previous commitment or statement.
We'd better get home to bed
Reference to the importance of going home to rest.
And I was the one
Reflection on personal behavior, acknowledging staying out late habitually.
I always stayed out so late
Acknowledging a consistent pattern of behavior, possibly regretful.
Always forgiving
Reference to a forgiving nature despite the speaker's shortcomings.
Recognition of the speaker's lack of consideration for others.
It's a different story
Introduction of a challenging situation where returning home is no longer possible.
When you can never go home again
Confirmation of the inability to return home.
I'm home, home again
Expressing a sense of being home again, possibly with mixed emotions.
My hands came back today
Notification of a physical change or healing in the speaker's hands.
Finally set themselves free
Confirmation of the hands being liberated or freed from a previous state.
No more fists on the end of my arms
Emphasis on the absence of aggression or violence in the speaker's actions.
Just these hands, trembling
Description of the current state of the speaker's hands, possibly indicating vulnerability.
Think of me
Reiteration of the enduring nature of being remembered or thought of.
It never goes away
Confirmation that the mentioned thought or memory persists, possibly with emotional weight.
Think of me
Encouraging the listener to remember the speaker as they used to be.
The way I used to be
Reflecting on a past version of the speaker, suggesting a change or evolution.
I know I said
Recalling a previous commitment or statement related to going home.
We'd better get home to bed
Reiteration of the importance of returning home to rest.
And I was the one
Reflection on personal behavior, acknowledging staying out late habitually.
I always stayed out so late
Recognition of a consistent pattern of behavior, possibly regretful.
Always forgiving
Reference to a forgiving nature despite the speaker's shortcomings.
My inconsideration
Acknowledging the speaker's lack of consideration for others.
It's a different story
Restating the challenging situation where returning home is no longer possible.
When you can never go home again
Confirmation of the inability to return home.
I'm home, home again
Expressing a sense of being home again, possibly with mixed emotions.
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