Stuck
Giant Sand Lyrics

The car stopped running in the middle of the road
The car became non-functional and stopped between two directions on the road

Beyond any phone line or 911 code
There was no telephone reception or emergency service in the area

Hopes were dismal we'd ever get towed
The chances of getting the vehicle towed were low

And if we slept in that ride we might awake upon explode
Sleeping in the vehicle could lead to an explosion

It was as dark as night when the sun went down
It became pitch dark when the sun set

Long after we left the last little town
They were far from the last inhabited area they passed

Not even the endless heat of day cared to stick around
The sun was so hot that it quickly disappeared and gave way to night

It got as cold as it gets here then got colder we found
The weather became freezing cold in that area

The linkage must've jammed 'cause now the Chevy won't budge
The car's mechanism must have malfunctioned, and the car wouldn't move

The kid sleeps on your lap and won't wake when you nudge
The child was sleeping on the person's lap and wouldn't wake up

You left a whole world of light behind, now you hold a grudge
The singer misses the well-lit area that they have left behind

And as you carry the kid out, you curse the clutch
The person was getting frustrated with the malfunctioning parts of the car.

It'll be a wonder if you both can avoid the death of cold
The weather is too cold, and it'll be miraculous if the cold doesn't harm them.

This stuff used to be cake but now takes its toll
The previous effortless journey has become a strenuous task.

How can you be this unlucky just to get this unlucky old?
The singer is frustrated with their unlucky situation.

And you wonder what else lives in this slice of road
The person is anxious about other possible threats on the road.

And you lie to your hands, you lie to your heart
The person is trying to delude themselves about their situation

You lie to your liver and tell them they will survive
The person is convincing themselves that they would make it through the situation.

Ironically, as you lie there by the side of the road
The person is sitting by the road, and this situation is fittingly ironic.

And can't wait for the sun to come and burn off the cold
The person is eagerly waiting for the sun to come and warm them up.

When you awake it's still dark
The artist wakes up, and it's still dark outside.

And the thunder could mean rain
The sounds after thunder may indicate that it's going to rain.

You check the child's breathing
The singer checks the baby to ensure they are still breathing.

And curse the clutch again
The person is angry with the clutch.

It seems impossible that no one has passed
The singer is surprised that no one has come across them.

Or crashed into your ride
The singer thinks that no one has collided with their vehicle.

And as the lull of sleep again attacks
The person feels sleepy again.

The rain finds where you hide
The rain finally reaches where the person is staying.

Somewhere there's a bar filled with the careless and content
The artist imagines a place where people are carefree and happy.

Somewhere folks are happy and don't care which way you went
The person thinks there must be a place where people don't care where you are going.

Somewhere it's even warmer than the day you just spent
The person is imagining a warmer place.

And wish them away with deplore and lament
The person wishes they were not stuck in the current situation.

There's songs that come to mind
The lyrics of a song come to the artist's mind.

When the mud turns blood to ice
The appearance of mud changes to look like blood which had turned to ice.

A dance that shows itself
The singer may start dancing due to the situation.

When the night becomes so spiced
The situation becomes so intense that it's like adding spice to the night.

A realm you never felt that steals away the life
The luckless circumstance drains the life out of the person, and they feel like they are in another world.

Out of your heart, out of your soul, it takes a slice
The situation makes the person feel like they are losing a piece of themselves.

With the dull grey thud of morning
Morning dawns unremarkably without shining brightly.

You can't believe you're not dead
The artist is surprised that they survived the situation.

The child wakes with a smile
The baby is cheerful when they wake up.

And just wants to be fed
The baby is hungry and needs to be fed.

There were no ghosts of the past
The person didn't experience any nostalgia or flashbacks.

Nor visions of the days ahead
The person didn't have any clear ideas about their future.

And as you stand to stretch
The person stands up after taking care of the baby.

You flag down a blue flatbed
The person calls and waves down a blue flatbed truck.