Wishing the Days Away
Yearning Through Days: A Musical Odyssey of Anticipation
Lyrics
On Monday I wished it was Tuesday night
Expressing a desire for time to pass quickly, moving from Monday to Tuesday night.
So I could wish for the weekend to come
Anticipating the weekend and looking forward to the future.
On Tuesday I wished that the night would pass
Wishing for the night to pass to be able to make a phone call on Tuesday.
So I could call you on the phone
Expressing a desire to communicate with someone special.
Now a man can spend a lot of time
Reflecting on the time spent contemplating Jack Ruby's thoughts.
Wondering what was on jack ruby's mind
Wondering about the mind of Jack Ruby, a historical figure associated with the Kennedy assassination.
And time is all I have without you here
Emphasizing the emptiness of time in the absence of a loved one.
On Wednesday when you hung up
Reflecting on the emotional impact of a phone call ending on Wednesday.
It was as much as I could do
Struggling to avoid wishing for Thursday to pass quickly.
To stop from wishing Thursday
Expressing a desire for time to slow down to savor the moments.
Would pass so quickly too
Feeling the passage of time and its impact on emotions.
They're out there making history
Acknowledging significant events and historical developments happening elsewhere.
In the Lenin shipyards today
Specific reference to the Lenin shipyards, highlighting global events.
And here I am in the Hammersmith Hotel
Contrasting the narrator's location in the Hammersmith Hotel with global historical events.
Wishing the days away
Expressing a sense of waiting and longing, wishing for time to pass quickly.
There's always room for one more soul
Commenting on the crowded and chaotic nature of human existence.
Down in the human zoo
Expressing a desire for connection and returning home to a loved one.
I don't want you to come here though
Rejecting the idea of someone coming to the narrator and instead wanting to go home.
I want to come home to you
Expressing a preference for returning home to a loved one.
Somebody's knocking at the door
Noticing someone at the door, possibly representing an interruption or distraction.
Its later than I think
Realizing that time is passing, and there is a need to take action.
And its time to put on these stinking clothes
Expressing reluctance to get ready and go out, possibly for work or responsibilities.
And get out there and stink
Highlighting the mundane and unpleasant aspects of daily life.
On Friday I wished there was something more
Expressing a desire for more meaningful content in the letters received on Friday.
To be seen in the letters you send
Wishing for something more substantial or interesting in correspondence.
On Saturday I wished it was Sunday
Anticipating the end of the week and the relief it may bring.
Oh will this torment ever end
Expressing impatience and a desire for the torment of waiting to end.
Sometimes I get a notion to put a torch
Contemplating destructive actions as a response to frustration.
To the tools of my trade
Considering the tools of the narrator's trade, possibly metaphorical.
Here I am in the Hammersmith Hotel
Returning to the setting of the Hammersmith Hotel and the theme of waiting.
Wishing the days away
Reiterating the theme of wishing time away and the emotional state of the narrator.
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