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Handshake Drugs
I was chewin' gum for something to do
The blinds were being pulled down on the dew
Inside, out of love, what a laugh
I was looking for you
Saxophones started blowing me down
I was buried in sound
Taxicabs were driving me around
To the handshake drugs I bought downtown
To the handshake drugs I bought downtown
They were translated poorly, I felt like a clown
I looked like someone I used to know
I felt alright
And if I ever was myself
I wasn't that night
Oh it's okay for you to say
What you want from me
I believe that's the only
Way for me to be, exactly
What you want me to be
Oh it's okay for you to say
What you want from me
I believe that's the only
Way for me to be
Exactly what you want me to be
Oh I was chewin' gum for something to do
The blinds were being pulled down on the dew
Inside, out of love, what a laugh
I was looking for you
Saxophones started blowin' me down
I was buried in sound
The taxicabs were driving me around
To the handshake drugs I bought downtown
To the handshake drugs I bought downtown
Oh it's okay for you to say
What you want from me
I believe that's the only
Way for me to be
Exactly what do you want me to be?
Exactly what do you want me to be?
Felt like a clown
They were translating poorly
I looked like someone
I used to know
And if I ever was myself
I wasn't that night
Exactly what do you want me to be?
Exactly what do you want me to be?
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La canción 'Handshake Drugs' de Wilco narra una experiencia introspectiva y emocionante. El narrador está pasando el rato masticando chicle, observando cómo las persianas se cierran al atardecer. Está buscando a alguien especial, y de repente es envuelto por el sonido seductor de los saxofones, sintiéndose abrumado por la música que lo transporta.
Se ve conduciendo en taxis por la ciudad, comprando drogas en un apretón de manos que resulta ser una experiencia confusa y desordenada. Se siente como si estuviera actuando como una persona que solía ser, pero de repente se siente bien consigo mismo, incluso si esa noche no era exactamente él mismo.
La canción explora la idea de ser lo que los demás desean que seas, la presión de conformarte a las expectativas de los demás. Se repite una y otra vez la pregunta de qué es exactamente lo que quieren que seas, llevando al oyente a reflexionar sobre la autenticidad y la identidad.
En resumen, 'Handshake Drugs' es una pieza lírica que captura la búsqueda de identidad y autonomía en medio de las influencias externas, todo ello enmarcado en una atmósfera de melancolía y misterio.
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