| Dishwalla – Counting Blue Cars Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I think most people who have posted thus far are missing a ton of this song. I believe that the speaker in the song, and very likely the child as well, are homeless. Here's why: 1: The song describes a full day of walking (mid-afternoon, late-afternoon, evening) in an urban setting. 2: The speaker tells the time by the child's shadow rather than by a watch. 3: The speaker and child occupy themselves in simple ways - counting cars, skipping cracks, etc. 4: As it gets cold, the song turns more melancholy and quiet; they pick up the pace, suggesting a fear of the cold. 5: Their clothes are stained, and the people they describe the people they pass as cross-eyed. Since I doubt many people are actually cross-eyed, I think this may mean angry-faced, using 'cross' as the synonym for angry. 7: As an earlier comment suggested, the two may suffer from a mental disorder such as OCD (which is far more prominent among the homeless). Based on this, I think the song is a homeless person narrating a day spent with his or her child; they are among many people, but they can't really communicate with them (much like a child is surrounded by adults, patronized or ignored). They occupy themselves, observing the world around them, and thinking about God. I think they may even be angry at being abandoned by God, and so they have many questions for her. That's my seven cents. |
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