The Last Picture Show
Eternal Flames of Change: Arcade High's Last Picture Show
Lyrics
I’m folding back onto where I started, Johnny says I’m outta touch
I am returning to my origins; Johnny thinks I'm disconnected from reality.
It’s flooding back all the memories I lacked, but I still use them as a crutch
Memories are resurfacing, despite their absence; still relying on them for support.
Well someone told me it’s the sign of the times
Someone mentioned it reflects the current era.
We’re on a full collapse and we don’t know why
We are experiencing a complete breakdown without understanding the cause.
They said it will be easier in the end
A promise that things will be easier eventually.
It’s closing time in this polluted town
Time to leave this polluted town as it closes down.
Billy said he’s had enough
Billy is fed up; he leaves, but an accident occurs, symbolized by flames.
He hit the road, but his car lost control, it’s always flames that deliver us
Billy's escape turns chaotic, marked by a loss of control and flames.
He’d fall asleep while serving drinks at the bar
Billy worked at a bar, fell asleep; a mundane life paying bills but going nowhere.
It paid the bills but didn’t get very far
His job sustained him financially but lacked progress.
He said it will be easier in the end
Reiteration of the belief that things will be easier eventually.
It was a different kind of love
A unique form of love is introduced.
And now it’s strange how the town barely changed Tiresome and obvious
The town hardly changes, becoming tiresome and predictable.
The old marquee has been replaced with a screen
The old marquee is replaced with a screen, symbolizing a shift in the town's essence.
And it’s already out of touch
The town is losing touch with its roots.
The flickering of lights from the old 35
Flickering lights from the past may still hold significance.
If something’s still remembered then can it really die?
If something is remembered, does it truly fade away?
I said it’s never easy in the end
Reiteration that the end won't be easy.
It’s just a different kind of love
Another reference to a different kind of love.
Someone told me it's the sign of the times
Repetition of the notion that it reflects the current times.
It was a different kind of love
Reiteration of a unique form of love.
But the flames still travel
Flames, a recurring motif, continue to move forward.
They can’t catch me
Expressing invincibility, unable to be caught.
I’m much too fast
Emphasizing speed and departure.
I’m already gone
Already gone, indicating a departure or transformation.
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