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The Other Shoe
Eels
It's a beautiful morning
The sky is black as ink
The city's sleeping still
And soon they'll wake up
To the stink
And soon they'll wake up
To the stink of life passing them by
Wake up and smell the stink of their lives
The garbage trucks are coming
To take your shit to the dump
You're smelling pretty now
Such a pretty little lump
A pretty little lump of flesh
Who's lost your way
Another night another day
And when you sleep at night
Dreaming of the pretty things
Don't be too surprised
When the telephone rings
I'll be sitting here
Waiting for the other shoe to drop
I'll be sitting here
Waiting for the other shoe to drop
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Translated byAllen Morningstar
About this Song
The song 'The Other Shoe' by Eels explores themes of loss, resilience, and the inevitability of hardships in life. It addresses the feeling of waiting for something bad to happen after a period of stability, manifesting that anxious anticipation in the metaphor of waiting for 'the other shoe to drop.' The poignant moments in the song touch on the emotional struggles one faces when dealing with life's uncertainties and the strength required to persevere through those moments.
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