Topless models
Doin' semaphore
Wave their flags as she walks by
And get ignored
Illuminations
On a rainy day
When she walks, her footsteps sing
A reckless serenade

I've been tryna figure out exactly what it is I need
Called up to listen to the voice of reason
And got the answering machine

The type of kisses
Where teeth collide
When she laughs, the heavens hum
A stun gun lullaby
Those twinkling vixens
With the shining spiral eyes
Their hypnosis goes unnoticed
When she's walking by

I've been tryna figure out exactly what it is I need
Called up to listen to the voice of reason
And got his answering machine

I left my message
But did he fuck back to me
And now I'm stuck here wonderin'
How it's meant to be

Singin' a reckless serenade
Reckless serenade
Reckless serenade
Reckless serenade

Reckless serenade
Reckless serenade
Reckless serenade


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    My Interpretation

    I feel like this is a song about a girl who is attractive without even trying. Not even pretty necessarily, she just has a wonderful kind of aura that draws people in, obviously from the first four lines. I feel like the next four lines explain that she never strived to be like this, her serenade is reckless and almost oblivious. Then the person who's point of view this is from is trying to pinpoint exactly why he's so attracted to her and realises he has no idea, there's no reason behind it. "did he fuck get back to me". from her point of view, talking about how he meant nothing to her when she was his dream girl, i feel.

    lilydaltonon November 19, 2013   Link

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