One More Day
The Slingers Lyrics

Flies buzz around the homemade irrigation
The singer is observing the everyday happenings on the farm, like flies buzzing around the irrigation system.

The labels on the bottles sag in condensation
The bottles lying around have gathered condensation droplets and the labels on them are sagging.

Can hear the crunch of tyres
The singer can hear the sound of tyres crunching over the gravel in the backyard.

On the backyard gravel
The crunching tyres are on the gravel found at the backyard.

Sister leans on Grandpa′s shovel
The artist is seeing the sister leaning on their grandpa's shovel.

And the heat twists the air
The singer is witnessing the heat twist the air, which makes it look blurry.

Like crinkled cellophane
The heat is making the air look like crumpled cellophane paper.

And it shimmers too
The air shimmers due to the heat, as if a mirage has appeared.

Like spilt kerosene 'round the driveway drain
The shimmers in the air are akin to the reflection of spilt kerosene around the driveway drain.

One more day, brother
The singer is asking for one more day from his brother.

You can still see the cricket
The singer can still see the game of cricket playing on TV from the backyard.

On the T.V from the back veranda
The cricket match playing on TV can be viewed from the back veranda of the house.

So the men stand around like headless agapanthuses
The men stand in one place the way agapanthuses move slightly in the wind, with their heads missing.

But you watch the rosellas people a perfect sky
The singer, without bothering about the men, observes the rosellas enjoying the perfect sky.

And you feel perfect too, but can′t say why
The singer feels perfect, but there's no apparent reason behind it.

Now Dave wears long-sleeves
Dave is now wearing long-sleeved clothes, maybe to hide something on his arms.

To cover up the track-marks on his arms just in case
Dave is wearing long-sleeved clothes to cover up the track marks on his arms to hide drug use.

Ah but he can't hide
Dave cannot really hide his drug addiction, which is also evident from his face.

What's written in the rings and the lines on his face
Dave's struggle with drugs can be seen as lines and rings on his face.

But I ain′t never seen the sun
The artist hasn't seen the sun set the way it currently has.

Set through the gums like that before
The setting sun is going through the gums in an unusual way, which is unique and not something the artist has seen before.

And would it really matter
The artist wonders if it would matter if the sunset was the last thing someone ever saw.

If it was the last thing you ever saw?
The singer questions if it would be significant if the sunset was the last thing someone ever experienced.

One more day
The artist demands one more day to appreciate things around him.

One more hour
The singer would also settle for an hour, as long as he can cherish things for one more hour.

As the sun dips behind the Telstra tower
The sun is dipping from behind the Telstra tower, indicating the end of the day.

So, think of all the things that you would say
While cherishing the last hour, the singer encourages to think of things they always wanted to say.

With one more day
The artist wants another day to express things that he has always wanted to but never got the chance.

Coils burning in the pool-side patio
Coils are burning in the patio that's beside the pool.

Brother, we got Skyhooks on the wireless radio
The singer says to his brother that they have Skyhooks playing on the radio that's wireless.

There′s this picture of Dad, Grandpa and myself
The singer talks about the picture of himself, his dad, and grandpa that can be seen somewhere in the house.

Rosary beads and candles burning on the cluttered shelf
Rosary beads and candles are burning on a cluttered shelf that's probably also found inside the house.

Now Grandpa did it in one August night
Grandpa probably did something one August night.

With a sawn-off shotgun
Grandpa did this thing with a gun that's sawed-off.

(Beneath my breath now)
These words are spoken quietly, almost under the singer's breath.

Don't ask me where he fucken got one
The artist knows about Grandpa's shotgun but doesn't know the origin of the gun.

Now Dave comes in ragged
Dave enters the scene looking disheveled.

He′s been round the bend
Dave seems to have lost his sanity or at least acting weird.

And he's all wigged out
Dave seems to be agitated and nervous, causing him to act weirdly.

He′s going off at Mum again
Dave is shouting at their mum again, probably out of sheer frustration or drug addiction issues.

Mum just stands there and takes it
The mom isn't reacting to Dave's outburst and is taking it all in.

Like the backyard Jacaranda
The mom is taking the outburst like the Jacaranda tree at the backyard, which doesn't react to anything.

Like Sisyphus
The mom takes Dave's behavior like Sisyphus, who is punished to do the same task repeatedly without getting bored or tired.

Like a sun-burned agapanthus
The mom is taking the outburst of Dave like an agapanthus plant, who gets sunburn, but cannot do anything about it.

One more hour
The artist refers to having one more hour of time to talk about things that should have been spoken of.

One more petal falls
The artist refers to time running out, where one more petal falls from the flowers on the back veranda.

From the back-veranda flower
The petal that fell is from a flower that's on the back veranda.

Maybe then I'd find the words to say
Maybe having more time will give the artist a chance to find the right words to express his thoughts.

(One more day)
The singer is asking for one more day of time to cherish things around him.

But I′d probably just piss it all away
The singer thinks that if given one more day, he would probably waste it away and wouldn't make good use of it.

I'd lie awake a lifetime in your arms
The singer wants to spend his lifetime with someone special in their arms.

(Not fade away)
These words are repeated to emphasize that the artist wishes to spend his lifetime with someone, and not let their memory fade away.

And I'd never do no one any harm
The artist promises never to harm anyone, as long as they get to spend their lifetime with someone special.

One more day
The singer reiterates his desire to have one more day to cherish things around him.

Just fade away
The singer will probably fade away without any trace, but the desire to have one more day will remain.

I fade away
The singer is once again confirming that he might fade away without experiencing more of life.

(Give me one more day)
The singer is still asking for one more day to experience life even further.

One more day
The singer ends the song by once again requesting one more day to cherish life and its moments.

(Give me one more day)
The singer repeats his request for one more day to cherish it to the fullest.