Come Back to Me
Journey of Longing: Rediscovering Love's Path in 'Come Back to Me'
Lyrics
Hear my voice, where you are, take a train, steal a car,
Hear my voice, wherever you are, whether you have to take a train or steal a car.
Hop a freight, grab a star, come back to me.
Suggesting various ways to return, even hopping a freight or reaching for a star.
Catch a flame, catch a breeze, on your hand, on your knees,
Encouraging the person to embrace passion and freedom, catching a flame or a breeze.
Swim up high, only please come on back to me.
Asking to rise above challenges and difficulties, but pleading to come back.
On a mule, in a jet, with your hair in a net,
Imagining unconventional methods of travel, like riding a mule or using a jet.
In a shower wet, I don't care.
Indifferent to the circumstances, even in a shower, as long as the person returns.
This is where you should be, from the hills to the shore,
Expressing the ideal location for the person to be, from hills to shore.
By the wind to my door, raise the highway dust,
Describing the journey back, overcoming obstacles, raising dust on the highway.
Break the law if you must, throw the world, only just
Urging to break the law if necessary, emphasizing the importance of the return.
Come back to me.
Reiterating the plea to come back, the central theme of the song.
Blast your hide, you recall, must I fight City hall
Expressing frustration, asking if it's necessary to fight against authority.
Here and now, damn it all, come on back to me,
Commanding to return despite challenges, expressing impatience.
Where on earth must I be, still I yell till I'm blue,
Questioning the whereabouts, emphasizing the longing until feeling blue.
In control then when you come on back to me.
Asserting control when the person returns, contrasting with the absence.
Have you gone to the moon, or the corner saloon
Speculating on the person's location, whether on the moon or in a local saloon.
And to crack and to croon, oh my girl, where in hell can you be?
Expressing confusion and frustration about the person's whereabouts.
In a crate, in a trunk, on a horse, on a junk,
Listing various modes of transportation, indicating the urgency to return.
In a road or a van, wrapped in mink or saran,
Describing different scenarios, whether in a road, van, or wrapped in luxury.
Anyway that you can, came back to me,
Emphasizing the flexibility of ways to return, reinforcing the plea.
Come back to me, come back to me, come back,
Repeating the plea for the person to come back, emphasizing the longing.
Come back to me, me!
Reiterating the emotional plea, ending with a strong "come back to me."
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