Meet a Bear
Yearning for Tokyo: A Journey through Unspoken Melodies
Lyrics
Every fly wants to die around half past nine
Expressing a desire for tranquility, as flies tend to settle down around half past nine.
On a windowsill
Observing a scene on a windowsill in an old building.
In this old building
Setting the context of the location.
Watching the sunset
Watching the sunset, possibly reflecting on the passing of time.
So do I, so do I, so do I, so do I
Expressing a shared desire to experience something, in this case, seeing Tokyo.
But not quite yet, first show me Tokyo!
Delaying the desire to die, expressing the wish to see Tokyo first.
I saw a band with two girls from Japan
Recalling an experience of seeing a band with two Japanese girls, emphasizing their energetic performance.
They hit their guitars hard and they sang
Describing the intensity of the girls' guitar playing and singing.
Words I couldn’t understand
Highlighting a language barrier, being unable to understand the lyrics.
I want to meet a bear before I die
Expressing a unique desire to meet a bear before death.
I want to help a teenager say goodbye
Expressing a desire to assist a teenager in parting ways with a disliked boyfriend.
To a boyfriend she never even liked
Elaborating on the teenager's negative feelings towards the boyfriend.
But whom she thought made her look more grown up
Explaining the teenager's perception that the boyfriend made her appear more mature.
I want to go to Tokyo
Reiterating the desire to go to Tokyo.
Children used to run in these stairs heading for open air
Recalling the past when children used to run in the stairs during breaks from academic subjects.
In-between boring lessons in math and geography
Highlighting the monotony of lessons in math and geography.
I do too, I do too, I do too, I do too
Expressing a shared desire to engage in playful activities.
But I wish you’d say it’s time to play
Wishing for a suggestion to play rather than continue with boring routines.
I saw a band with two girls from Japan
Reiterating the experience of seeing the band with Japanese girls.
They hit their guitars hard and they sang
Reemphasizing the intensity of the girls' musical performance.
Words I couldn’t understand
Reiterating the challenge of understanding the foreign lyrics.
I want to meet a bear before I die
Repeating the desire to meet a bear, indicating a strong personal wish.
I want to help a teenager say goodbye
Reiterating the desire to assist a teenager in ending an undesirable relationship.
To a boyfriend she never even liked
Restating the teenager's lack of liking for the boyfriend.
but whom she thought made her look more grown up
Reemphasizing the perception that the boyfriend contributes to the teenager's mature image.
I want to go to Tokyo
Repeating the desire to go to Tokyo, indicating its significance in the narrator's wishes.
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