Lyrics
It's the only clue
Referring to a significant clue or indicator.
When you're sad and through
When feeling sad and exhausted.
Where you sat and like you know your faith
A place where one finds solace and understands their destiny.
On the coldest of days
Especially during the coldest and challenging times.
'Cause I need it too
Expressing a personal need for the identified clue.
Like some kind of fool
Similar to a foolish behavior or action.
It's the song inside Alfred it takes places
Reference to a song inside "Alfred" that has significant meaning or impact.
In this green room and sage
Occurs in a green room with sage, suggesting a specific setting for the song.
Boys sing the girls cry to watch the animals fallin' in line
Depiction of boys singing and girls crying while witnessing animals conforming to a line.
The sun makes the mood die
The sun's influence on the mood, possibly indicating a change or decline.
To watch the animals fallin' in line
Continuation of the theme of animals falling in line, suggesting conformity or order.
They just keep fallin' in line
Repetition of animals falling in line, emphasizing a recurring pattern.
In the streets you'll croon
Describing a scene in the streets where one croons (sings or hums melodiously).
Several theft is tunes
Multiple thefts expressed through tunes, possibly metaphorical.
Purse your lips and whistle into the wind
Instructing to purse lips and whistle into the wind, indicating a carefree attitude.
Looking like Lanny, feeling like tune
Comparing appearance to Lanny and feeling like a tune, suggesting a particular emotional state.
Boys you used to knew
Referring to boys from the past.
Thought your church was school
Recalling a belief that the church was like a school.
Dust your feet you're welcome to entering
Invitation to dust off one's feet and enter willingly.
Tipping your top hat but sick on your chin
Depiction of tipping a top hat but being sick on the chin, potentially highlighting contradiction or discomfort.
Boys sing, the girls cry, to watch the animals fallin' in line
Reiteration of boys singing and girls crying while animals fall in line.
The sun makes the mood die
Reinforcement of the sun affecting the mood negatively.
To watch the animals fallin' in line
Continuation of the theme of animals falling in line, potentially emphasizing a sense of inevitability.
They just keep fallin' in line
Repetition of animals falling in line, underscoring the persistence of this phenomenon.
Remember the days, where your friends are naked and strange
Recollection of days when friends were uninhibited and unconventional.
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