Trains and Boats and Planes
Love's Odyssey: Trains, Boats, and Planes
Lyrics
Trains and bloats and planes are passing by
Various modes of transportation such as trains, boats, and planes are passing by.
They mean a trip to Paris or Rome
These modes of transportation symbolize journeys to destinations like Paris or Rome.
For someone else, but not for me
The speaker expresses that these travels are for someone else, not for her.
The trains and the boats and planes
Reiteration of the presence of trains, boats, and planes.
Took you away, away from me
These transportation means have taken a loved one away from the speaker.
We were so in love and high above
The speaker recalls a time when they were deeply in love and felt elevated.
We had a star to wish upon
They had a star to make wishes upon, symbolizing hope and dreams.
Wish and dreams come true, but not for me
Despite wishes and dreams, the speaker's desires did not come true.
The trains and the boats and planes
Reiteration of the impact of trains, boats, and planes on separating the speaker from their loved one.
Took you away, away from me
Continuation of the theme of separation caused by transportation.
You are from another part of the world
The loved one is from another part of the world.
You had to go back awhile and then
They had to return to their home for a while.
You said you soon would return again
The loved one promised to return, fostering hope in the speaker.
I'm waiting here like I promised to
The speaker is faithfully waiting, as promised.
I'm waiting here, but where are you
Despite waiting, the speaker wonders about the whereabouts of their loved one.
Oh, oh, trains and boats and planes took you away
The trains, boats, and planes have taken the loved one away.
But every time I see her/him I pray
The speaker prays every time they see a representation of their loved one.
And if my prayer can cross the sea
The speaker hopes that their prayers can traverse the sea and bring the loved one back.
The trains and the boats and planes
Reiteration of the impact of trains, boats, and planes in bringing the loved one back.
Will bring you back, back home to me
Expresses the hope that the transportation means will reunite the speaker with their loved one.
The trains and the boats and planes
Reiteration of the idea that trains, boats, and planes will bring the loved one back home.
Will bring you back, back home to me
Reaffirms the belief that transportation will play a role in bringing the loved one back to the speaker's home.
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