Smoke and dust and your dumb rules. Hey tell me, what was a man to do,
since the soul would only want the truth and love has escaped you?
Get a take on bitter doom.
Are we the same or poles apart?
I'll put a hold on the remote, go put a grand on a broken heart.
At least we can say we got caught away on the love train.
Here's what it seems to you, "Kachoo choo kachoo". Well, keep it blowing.
Lately, all around the world.
Hey, where are you going girl? You gave your love to me?
And if you want it, maybe, you've got to give off that ecstasy.
I'm a bad boy. I'm not gonna lie to you. If you had to leave,
I'd go boogeyman crazy. I'd go Dirty Harry, I'd go...
Go put that in your stock, then. Sweet love, give a man a hug.
It's been tough, sugar. Man I'm lucky, or unlucky.
Give you voodoo, six love or nothing.
Gambling Metaphor
Modern imagery meets gambling metaphor for emotional investment. "Remote control" symbolises the illusion of control over relationships, whilst "putting a grand on a broken heart" captures the high-stakes nature of love. The juxtaposition suggests we risk everything on uncertain outcomes, making love the ultimate gamble.
All-or-Nothing Love
The final ultimatum that captures commitment's binary nature. "Voodoo" suggests love's mystical, uncontrollable power, whilst "six love or nothing" (tennis scoring) reinforces the all-or-nothing stakes. It's the album's most direct statement about love requiring complete surrender or complete absence.
© 2024 Written and Produced by Shaun 'Soulo' Parsons
