Twister
Marc Johnson's Bass Desires Lyrics

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Any minute you will feel
The chemistry
Vibrations in the brain
Can't ever be explained

Slip away and out of sigh
Feel the magnet of a night
The circus lights you see

Is where you have to be

If I've seen it all before
Why's this bus taking me back again
If I don't need anymore
Why's this bus taking me back again

Feel the weight of letting go
Feel more lightness than you've ever known

You can't see when light`s so strong
You can't see when light is gone

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Marc Johnson's Bass Desires' song 'Twister' convey a sense of uncertainty and nostalgia. The song begins with the idea of a coming dynamic, the chemistry that is about to be felt. The lyrics imply that there are inexplicable vibrations in the brain that are about to be felt. The lines, "Slip away and out of sight / Feel the magnet of the night / The circus lights you see / Is where you have to be" evoke a sense of transient euphoria and the feeling of being drawn towards something without reason.

The second half of the song presents a contrast to the first. It seems to express a feeling of being trapped or stuck, almost as if the feelings mentioned earlier are not true anymore. The singer questions why they are back in the same situation again, and why they are on the same journey despite not needing it. The lines "Feel the weight of letting go / Feel more lightness than you've ever known / You can't see when light's so strong / You can't see when light is gone" seem to suggest a sense of melancholy and the notion of release from the cycle of feeling trapped. Overall, the lyrics of 'Twister' convey a sense of the transience of human emotions, and the beauty and sadness of being drawn to experiences that are fleeting.

Line by Line Meaning

Any minute you will feel
You will experience something big soon

The chemistry
A strong bond or attraction that cannot be explained scientifically

Vibrations in the brain
Physical sensations or feelings that arouse the brain

Can't ever be explained
It is not possible to describe the sensations felt in words

Slip away and out of sight
Disappearing from view or leaving unnoticed

Feel the magnet of a night
Being drawn towards or attracted to a particular event or setting of the night

The circus lights you see
The colorful and bright atmosphere of the place you are drawn towards

Is where you have to be
You need to go there to feel alive or experience something special

If I've seen it all before
Having experienced something before that seems familiar

Why's this bus taking me back again
Wondering why you are repeating the same experience again

If I don't need anymore
Feeling content or satisfied with what you have experienced

Why's this bus taking me back again
Thinking about why you are being drawn back to the same experience

Feel the weight of letting go
Experiencing the emotions that come with releasing something important

Feel more lightness than you've ever known
Feeling free and unburdened after letting go of something heavy

You can't see when light's so strong
Being blinded by something powerful or overwhelming

You can't see when light is gone
Feeling lost or uncertain when something is taken away

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANDREW BELL, LAURENCE JOHN COLBERT, STEPHEN PAUL QUERALT, MARK STEPHEN GARDENER

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