Get Here
Journey of Love: Overcoming Distance
Lyrics
You can reach me by railway, you can reach me by trailway
You can reach me by various means of transportation, like the railway or trailway.
You can reach me on an airplane, you can reach me with your mind
Ways of reaching the speaker include an airplane or through mental connection.
You can reach me by caravan, cross the desert like an Arab man
Another metaphorical option is reaching by caravan, crossing the desert like an Arab man.
I don't care how you get here, just get here if you can
The speaker doesn't mind how the person arrives; the emphasis is on the act of arriving.
You can reach me by sailboat, climb a tree and swing rope to rope
Additional imaginative ways to reach the speaker, such as by sailboat or swinging rope to rope.
Take a sled and slide down slow, into these arms of mine
Mentions using a sled to slide into the speaker's arms.
You can jump on a speedy colt, cross the border in a blaze of hope
Offers more creative possibilities, like jumping on a speedy colt or crossing borders with hope.
I don't care how you get here, just get here if you can
Reiterates the speaker's main point: the method of arrival is not important; just come if you can.
There are hills and mountains between us
Acknowledges the challenges and obstacles (hills and mountains) in the relationship.
Always something to get over
Highlights that there are always difficulties to overcome in any relationship.
If I had my way, then surely you would be closer
Expresses a desire for the person to be physically closer if the speaker had control over the situation.
I need you closer
Reiterates the emotional need for closeness.
There are hills and mountains between us
Repeats the acknowledgment of obstacles (hills and mountains).
Always something to get over
Reiterates the idea that challenges persist in relationships.
If I had my way, then surely you would be closer
Expresses the speaker's wish for the person to be physically closer if circumstances allowed.
I need you closer
Emphasizes the ongoing emotional need for closeness.
You can windsurf into my life, take me up on a carpet ride
Introduces more imaginative ways to connect, like windsurfing or a carpet ride.
You can make it in a big balloon, but you better make it soon
Urges the person to make the connection soon, emphasizing the urgency of being together.
You can reach me by caravan, cross the desert like an Arab man
Repeats the idea of reaching by caravan through the desert.
I don't care how you get here, just get here if you can
Reiterates the main sentiment: just find a way to be here, regardless of how.
I don't care, I need you right here right now
Strongly emphasizes the speaker's current need for the person to be present.
Cause I need you right here, right now, right by my side
Repeats the immediate need for the person to be by the speaker's side.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Expresses a sense of urgency and longing through repetition.
Yeah
A brief affirmation or exclamation of emotions.
I don't care how you get here, just get here if you can
Reiteration of the central theme, emphasizing the importance of the person's arrival.
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