Lyrics
Here a tower shining bright
Reference to a bright tower that once existed
Once stood gleaming in the night
Describes the tower as gleaming in the past
Where now there's just the rubble in the hole
Contrasts the past glory with the current rubble in a hole
Here the paddies and the frogs
Depicts the presence of paddies and frogs in the area
Came to gamble on the dogs
States that the paddies and frogs came to gamble on dogs
Came to gamble on the dogs not long ago
Reiterates the gambling on dogs and implies it happened not long ago
Oh, the torn up ticket stubs
Mentions torn ticket stubs from numerous individuals
From a hundred thousand mugs
Specifies a large number of individuals, suggesting widespread participation
Now washed away with dead dreams in the rain
Describes the washed away ticket stubs along with shattered dreams in the rain
And the car-parks going up
Notes the construction of car parks
And they're pulling down the pubs
Highlights the demolition of pubs
And it's just another bloody rainy day
Expresses a sense of discontent with the rainy day and changes in the city
Oh sweet city of my dreams
Addresses the city as the "sweet city of my dreams"
Of speed and skill and schemes
Attributes qualities of speed, skill, and schemes to the city
Like Atlantis you just disappeared from view
Compares the city's disappearance to Atlantis
Now the hare upon the wire
Mentions a hare on a wire, symbolizing a tragic fate
Has been burnt upon your pyre
Describes the burning of the hare on a pyre, signifying destruction
Like the black dog that once raced out from trap two
Compares a black dog's fate to the hare's, both affected by changes
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