Josephine
Jose Vanders Lyrics

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Veins, veins over my hands
Taking blood from my fingers to my
Brain, brain inside my skull
Life without words is life very dull
Josephine sitting in her chair
Wasting her days away nobody to care

Ohhhhh

Ohhhhh
Ohhhhh
Ohhhhh

She stole a car back in ‘53
Nobody heard her so she ran free
And she drove down the lane, drove down the lane, drove down the lane,
Drove down the lane
Josephine

Dear Father who art in Heaven hallowed be thy name
Praying won't save you from this twisted game
So we'll roll the dice we'll roll the dice
And move along your feet
And we'll take her back to '53 behind the driving seat

Ohhhhh
Ohhhhh
Ohhhhh
Ohhhhh

She stole a car back in ‘53
Nobody heard her so she ran free

And she drove down the lane, drove down the lane, drove down the lane
Josephine

Overall Meaning

The song "Josephine" by Jose Vanders begins with the first verse about veins and the brain, leading into the second verse about Josephine sitting in her chair, wasting her days away with nobody to care. This juxtaposition of the physical and the emotional creates a sense of detachment and loneliness. The chorus of the song consists of four lines of "Ohhhhh" repeated, repeating the sense of emptiness and a lack of purpose.

The third verse tells the story of Josephine stealing a car in 1953 and getting away with it, but these actions did not bring her any satisfaction. The fourth verse mentions a prayer that is seemingly ineffective as we must roll the dice and move along to take her back in time to try to understand her past. The final chorus repeats the same lines as before, emphasizing the sense of emptiness and longing for something more.

Overall, the song "Josephine" is a melancholic ballad that explores the emptiness and disconnection that we can feel within ourselves if we don't have a sense of purpose and connection to the world around us. The lyrics are evocative and haunting, and the repetition of the chorus only adds to the powerful emotions conveyed in the song.

Line by Line Meaning

Veins, veins over my hands
My hands have veins running through them

Taking blood from my fingers to my
These veins take blood from my fingers up to my

Brain, brain inside my skull
The blood travels to my brain which is inside my skull

Life without words is life very dull
Life is boring without the use of words to communicate

Josephine sitting in her chair
A woman named Josephine sits in a chair

Wasting her days away nobody to care
She spends her days doing nothing and no one pays attention to her

She stole a car back in ‘53
Josephine took a car without permission in 1953

Nobody heard her so she ran free
She was not caught, so she was able to avoid punishment

And she drove down the lane, drove down the lane, drove down the lane, Drove down the lane Josephine
Josephine drove down a road

Dear Father who art in Heaven hallowed be thy name
A prayer directed to God

Praying won't save you from this twisted game
Praying alone will not protect someone from the game they are playing

So we'll roll the dice we'll roll the dice
They will take their chances with the situation they are in

And move along your feet
They will continue to move forward

And we'll take her back to '53 behind the driving seat
They will mentally revert to the time Josephine took the car

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Georgia

There's so many people at the station

Waiting for a train to

Take them on some long journey far, far away

There's a boy with a smile

Thinking about Marie

'Cause he caught her in the shower last night, accidentally

He caught her in the shower last night, accidentally

There's a woman with a baby

Trying to make it stop crying

So she's bribing with a lemon lollipop

There's a girl with a boyfriend

She's in way too far 'cause

I saw him looking at another woman's heart

I saw him looking at another woman's heart

And people say that I'm just being lazy

I've got the dreams but don't know where to go

I think if I could choose to live here at the station I would

There's a man with a bald patch

At the back of his head

His heart is getting sleepy

And he's watching where he treads

A group of sweaty girls are standing in a line

Naivete exploding as he gives them all the eye

Naivete exploding as he gives them all the eye

The lady with the basket

Full of all her eggs

She's counted them too quickly

She'll wake up and they'll be dead

The boy who's lost his marbles

Has found them down the drain

The slit's too thin to get them so he'll have to start again

The slit's too thin to get them so he'll have to start again

And people say that I'm just being lazy

I've got the dreams but don't know where to go

I think if I could choose to live here at the station

To live here at the station

Oh, I think if I could choose to live here at the station

I would

All comments from YouTube:

Perez Hilton And Family

5y↑20

This song still makes me so happy!

Gabrielle Delolmo

Completely forgot about this song, so glad I found it again!!! Please add to Spotify ❤

klanana

49w

I remember buying this cd back in the early 2000's and it took weeks to get from the UK to LA!! To think I still remember and think of these songs 20+ years later. You're a soul toucher