Showdown
3kStatic feat. Parthenon Huxley Lyrics
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About a love that was sure to end
Every dream in her heart was gone
Headin' for a Showdown
Bad dreamer, what's your name
Looks like we'r ridin' on the same train
Looks as though there'll be more pain
And it's rainin' all over teh world
It's raining al over the world
Tonight, the longest night
She came to me like a friend
She blew in on a southern wind
Now my heart is turned to stone again
There's gonna be a Showdown
Save me, oh save me
It's unreal, the suffering
There's gonna be a Showdown
And it's rainin' all over the world
It's raining all over the world
Tonight, the longest night
In the song "Showdown" by 3kStatic feat. Parthenon Huxley, the lyrics tell a story of a woman who is crying to the southern wind about a love that was sure to end. Every dream in her heart is gone and she is heading towards a showdown. The singer is a bad dreamer, and as the lyrics suggest, they are riding on the same train. It seems as though there will be more pain and there’s going to be a showdown. The song is set in the longest night where it is raining all over the world, adding to the gloomy atmosphere of the song.
The singer met someone who came in as a friend, blew in on a southern wind, but shattered the singer's heart and turned it to stone. The singer is pleading for help, to save her from her suffering but it seems to be unreal. The showdown is inevitable, and it will be the climax of the song. With its haunting melody, the song portrays a sense of doom and sadness, as if it's telling a story of two doomed lovers or two people who are on the opposing side of a conflict.
Line by Line Meaning
She cried to the southern wind
She expressed her sadness and desperation to the force that represents life and nature in the South.
About a love that was sure to end
She spoke of a romantic relationship that she knew would inevitably collapse and come to a conclusion.
Every dream in her heart was gone
All the hopes and aspirations in her heart had evaporated and vanished into nothingness.
Headin' for a Showdown
She was on the path towards a clash or confrontation.
Bad dreamer, what's your name
The person addressing the artist accused them of being a pessimist or unrealistic about life.
Looks like we'r ridin' on the same train
It appears as though both people involved are going through the same struggles together and it will affect both of them similarly.
Looks as though there'll be more pain
It appears that the pain and hardship will only intensify instead of going away.
There's gonna be a Showdown
The climactic confrontation that has been foretold before is now imminent and unavoidable.
And it's rainin' all over teh world
It's raining all over the world, implying that everyone is affected and struggling.
It's raining al over the world
The rain is symbolic of the sadness and struggle that everyone in the world is experiencing.
Tonight, the longest night
The night that is depicted in the song is the longest and the darkest, implying that it is the point where everything comes to a head.
She came to me like a friend
The woman who had been described earlier approached the artist as if she was a trusted friend.
She blew in on a southern wind
She emerged from the same force of nature that she had cried to previously.
Now my heart is turned to stone again
The singer's heart became hardened and closed off to emotions after being hurt yet again.
Save me, oh save me
The singer is crying for help and rescue from the situation and hardships that they are facing.
It's unreal, the suffering
The amount of pain and hardship that the artist is facing is unfathomable and almost surreal.
There's gonna be a Showdown
The song ends by reiterating that a confrontation or climax is imminent and that the final reckoning is arriving.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jeff Lynne
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