Red Oak Way
Lotus Plaza Lyrics


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Your bass?
Right there
Laid on
the stair
The kids are out to play
On sunny Saturday
Watching
cartoons
In the living room
The cracked wood panel walls
And other are (?)
The same light shines through
For me and you
But never quite the same
As through that windowpane

The kids are out
(?)
The kids were out




(?)
On Red Oak Way

Overall Meaning

The imagery in the lyrics of "Red Oak Way" by Lotus Plaza is deeply nostalgic, conjuring up memories of childhood and wandering around a familiar neighborhood. The first verse describes a scene inside a house on a sunny Saturday, with someone's bass guitar lying on the stairs and children watching cartoons in the living room. The cracked wood panel walls suggest a sense of wear and tear and perhaps an older house that has seen a lot of life. The second verse alludes to the world outside, where the kids are playing and the light is shining through a windowpane in a way that is never quite the same.


One interpretation of these lyrics is that they represent the passage of time and the way that our childhood memories can be both vivid and hazy at the same time. The bass guitar on the stairs suggests the presence of music and creativity, which may have been an important part of the singer's upbringing. The kids playing outside could represent a sense of freedom and innocence that is lost as we grow older, while the cracked walls and different shades of light through the window suggest the impermanence of things and the fleeting nature of memory.


Line by Line Meaning

Your bass?
Do you have your bass guitar with you?


Right there
It's in plain sight, easy to spot.


Laid on the stair
It's left casually on the staircase.


The kids are out to play
Children are playing outside.


On sunny Saturday
It's a bright and warm weekend day.


Watching cartoons
The kids are entertained by animated shows.


In the living room
The location of the TV is inside the house.


The cracked wood panel walls
The walls are made of wooden panels that are damaged.


And other are (?)
The lyric is unclear and the meaning is unknown.


The same light shines through
The sunlight coming through the cracks is consistent.


For me and you
We both see the same light.


But never quite the same
The experience of seeing the same light is different for each of us.


As through that windowpane
It's not exactly like looking through a clear window.


The kids are out
The children have left their home.


(?)
The lyric is ambiguous and the meaning is unclear.


The kids were out
The children had gone outside.


(?)
The lyric is unclear and the meaning is unknown.


On Red Oak Way
The location where the kids had left from.




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