Lyrics
Drivin' in my Saab
Beginning a journey while driving a Saab car.
On my way to Ireland
En route to Ireland.
It's been a long time
Considerable time has passed.
It's been a long time
Emphasizing the duration of the time passed.
Drivin' with my friends
Traveling with companions.
On my way to Ireland
Still heading towards Ireland, reiterating the time elapsed.
It's been a long time
Reinforcing the sense of a long passage of time.
It's been a long time
Repeated emphasis on the duration of the wait.
So when I was out
Recalling an experience in the desert.
In the desert
Specifically, while in the desert.
And a cowboy
An encounter with a cowboy figure.
Tried to lasso me
The cowboy attempted to capture or control the narrator.
He said your red
Describing the narrator as "red" and "made of clay" metaphorically.
And made of clay
Portraying the narrator as a virgin or innocent.
A virgin portrait
A reference to a pristine image.
I let him wake me
The narrator allowed the cowboy's interaction but chose not to stay.
But decided not to stay
The decision to move on despite the encounter.
Next in New York
Subsequent experience in New York.
I fell out with a dragon
A conflict or disagreement with a powerful figure symbolized as a dragon.
Of the white collar kind
Comparing the dragon to a powerful, possibly corporate, entity.
But just as ferocious
Emphasizing the dragon's fierceness.
I remembered Macha
Recollection of Macha, known for speed, in contrast to the dragon.
Running faster than the horses
Highlighting the swift pace of Macha compared to the dragon.
Then an encounter with
An encounter with a captivating voice or person.
A voice that caressed me
The impact of a seductive voice or presence.
Wasn't it you who
Questioning if someone resisted yielding to a nun with privileges.
Held off a surrender
The narrator or someone else resisted surrendering to authority.
To one spoiled nun
Reference to a nun with advantages or spoiled privileges.
Who taught you the names
Possibly questioning who taught about distant or unattainable things.
Of the mountains
Mentioning knowledge of unreachable or symbolic places.
On the moon
Referencing naming the impossible or unattainable.
And then a Jesuit
Introduction of a Jesuit figure arranging someone's soul.
Proceeded to arrange your soul
Implies a religious or spiritual influence on someone's inner self.
While I prayed
The narrator's prayerful stance.
On my knees
Physically praying on knees.
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