"Receiving dept., 3 A.M.
Staff cuts have socked up the overage
Directives are posted.
No callbacks, complaints.
Everywhere is calm."
These lyrics lay the groundwork/imagery for the circumstances/setting. Early morning, overworked, nightshift worker on a loading dock.
"Hong Kong is present
Taipei awakes
All talk of circadian rhythm"
Circadian rhythm is the 24 hour life cycle, the fact that Hong Kong and Taipei have awakened prove the Circadian rhythm concept.
"I see today with a newsprint fray
My night is colored headache grey
Daysleeper"
Seeing today with a newsprint fray is the individual reading/visualizing the previous days events via newspaper.
"My night is colored headache grey" which means; when the shift is over in the morning, the individuals night is daybreak/dawn(which would be grey in most cases) and is also accompanying headache. Indeed his days are all f*cked up.
"The bull and the bear are marking
Their territories"
Yes, Bull and Bear markets are determining what goes where, when, how much ect...
"They're leading the blind with
Their international glories"
This basically means those outcomes dictate the lives of the uninformed(the blind)(uninformed in relation to how that system works/dictates).
I'm the screen, the blinding light = the screen/window is blinding in the day
I'm the screen, I work at night. = the individual monitors actively screening at work
"I see today with a newsprint fray
My night is colored headache grey
Don't wake me so much. = Try to Keep It down please, there's a daysleeper.
Daysleeper"
"I cried the other night
I can't even say why
Fluorescent flat caffeine lights
Its furious balancing"
Indeed I would have to agree with the other posters that the individual is just tired and angry with the routine of their life. However "Fluorescent flat caffeine lights" is more than likely a reference to fluorescent lighting and light on an all too familiar coffee pot. "It's furious balancing" Could be trying to balance a normal life with the abnormal work life or just trying to get some sense of normalcy. Gets to be irritating. It's a statement like if I were to say, 'this is pissing me off'.
I see today with a newsprint fray
My night is colored headache grey
Don't wake me with so much = don't wake me with all that Life(noise, light)
The ocean machine is set to 9
I'll squeeze into heaven and valentine = Sleep aides
My bed is pulling me.
Gravity = Bed has power equal to gravity from lack of sleep.
Daysleeper. daysleeper.
Daysleeper. daysleeper. daysleeper.
"Receiving dept., 3 A.M. Staff cuts have socked up the overage Directives are posted. No callbacks, complaints. Everywhere is calm."
These lyrics lay the groundwork/imagery for the circumstances/setting. Early morning, overworked, nightshift worker on a loading dock.
"Hong Kong is present Taipei awakes All talk of circadian rhythm"
Circadian rhythm is the 24 hour life cycle, the fact that Hong Kong and Taipei have awakened prove the Circadian rhythm concept.
"I see today with a newsprint fray My night is colored headache grey Daysleeper"
Seeing today with a newsprint fray is the individual reading/visualizing the previous days events via newspaper. "My night is colored headache grey" which means; when the shift is over in the morning, the individuals night is daybreak/dawn(which would be grey in most cases) and is also accompanying headache. Indeed his days are all f*cked up.
"The bull and the bear are marking Their territories"
Yes, Bull and Bear markets are determining what goes where, when, how much ect...
"They're leading the blind with Their international glories"
This basically means those outcomes dictate the lives of the uninformed(the blind)(uninformed in relation to how that system works/dictates).
I'm the screen, the blinding light = the screen/window is blinding in the day I'm the screen, I work at night. = the individual monitors actively screening at work
"I see today with a newsprint fray My night is colored headache grey Don't wake me so much. = Try to Keep It down please, there's a daysleeper. Daysleeper"
"I cried the other night I can't even say why Fluorescent flat caffeine lights Its furious balancing"
Indeed I would have to agree with the other posters that the individual is just tired and angry with the routine of their life. However "Fluorescent flat caffeine lights" is more than likely a reference to fluorescent lighting and light on an all too familiar coffee pot. "It's furious balancing" Could be trying to balance a normal life with the abnormal work life or just trying to get some sense of normalcy. Gets to be irritating. It's a statement like if I were to say, 'this is pissing me off'.
I see today with a newsprint fray My night is colored headache grey Don't wake me with so much = don't wake me with all that Life(noise, light)
The ocean machine is set to 9 I'll squeeze into heaven and valentine = Sleep aides My bed is pulling me. Gravity = Bed has power equal to gravity from lack of sleep. Daysleeper. daysleeper. Daysleeper. daysleeper. daysleeper.
It's 2pm, I got off at 6am. ready to pass out