Lyrics
If
Introduction to a conditional scenario.
If it would've been ten
Speculation on a past event that could have occurred ten days earlier.
Ten days later in August
Setting the time frame as August, providing context to the situation.
It would've been hell all over again
Expressing the potential recurrence of a distressing experience if it happened ten days earlier.
That
Introduction to a specific geographical feature, a great mountain.
That great mountain there
Highlighting the presence of a significant mountain in the narrative.
Take her up it and make sweat
Suggesting an action of taking someone up the mountain.
Drip, drop down her spine
Depicting physical reactions with the metaphorical use of sweat dripping down the spine.
Ask her to marry you
Proposing a marriage proposal as an event in the narrative.
Ten days later in the afternoon
Specifying the time of the proposed marriage as ten days later in the afternoon.
Ten days
Reiteration of the time frame, emphasizing the importance of the specified period.
What, oh
Pose of a rhetorical question about a blitz, creating intrigue and uncertainty.
What they called a blitz
Reference to a blitz on the deep, dark horizon, possibly symbolizing a sudden and overwhelming event.
On the deep, dark horizon
Describing the impact of the blitz and its effect on the surroundings.
Bathed her in Russian
Connecting the blitz to Russian elements, adding cultural and historical nuances.
And I, oh
Expression of the speaker's ability to imagine a scenario involving the woman mentioned earlier.
I can imagine her
Continuation of the imaginative scene, depicting the woman's actions.
Throwing her blossomed insides
Metaphorical description of the woman's intense emotions, throwing her blossomed insides over the hill.
Over the side of the hill
Spatial reference to the side of the hill where the woman's emotions are thrown.
Ask her to marry you
Repetition of the marriage proposal event, reinforcing its significance.
Ten days later in the afternoon
Reiteration of the time of the proposed marriage, emphasizing its importance in the narrative.
Ten days
Reiteration of the ten-day time frame, maintaining its significance.
Ten days
Repetition of the ten-day time frame, further emphasizing its relevance.
Ten days
Repetition of the ten-day time frame, potentially concluding the narrative.
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