The City
A Soul's Lament in an Empty Cityscape
Lyrics
Now I notice the streetlamp's hum
Observing the faint buzzing sound of the streetlamp
The ghosts of graffiti they couldn't quite erase
Noticing remnants of graffiti that couldn't be fully erased
The blank-faced stares on the subway
Seeing expressionless faces on the subway
As the people go home
Witnessing people commuting back home
The parks lay empty like my unmade bed
Describing empty parks akin to an unkempt bed
The streets are silent like my lifeless telephone
Comparing silent streets to a lifeless telephone
And this is where I live, but
Reflecting on living in this place but feeling disconnected
I've never felt less at home
Expressing a lack of belonging or comfort in the home city
So I'm not unsympathetic
Understanding why someone left, empathizing
I see why you left
Recognizing the reasons for someone's departure
There's no one to know
Conveying a sense of loneliness or anonymity
There's nothing to do
Highlighting a lack of activities or purpose
The city's been dead
Stating the city feels lifeless and dull since the departure
Since you've been gone
Attributing the city's deadness to the absence of someone
Sometimes I stand on my roof at night
Describing observing events happening elsewhere
And watch, as something seems to happen somewhere else
Sensing a detachment from current surroundings
I feel like the breeze will pick me up and carry me away
Feeling a desire to be carried away by the breeze
Out and over this iridescent grid
Yearning to escape the city's structure and constraints
Up and away from the bar fights and neon lights
Wishing to move away from the city's tumultuous aspects
Out and away from everything that makes me what I am
Wanting to distance oneself from defining elements of identity
So I'm not unsympathetic
Understanding why someone left, empathizing (repeated)
I see why you left
Recognizing the reasons for someone's departure (repeated)
There's no one to know
Expressing a sense of isolation or lack of understanding
There's nothing to do
Stating a lack of purpose or activities to engage in
The city's been dead
Reiterating the city's lifeless feeling due to absence
Since you've been gone
Attributing the city's deadness to the absence of someone (repeated)
Oh I never had just whatever it is you want, baby
Expressing inability to fulfill someone's desires
And I really tried, I tried with all my might, it made me crazy
Describing attempts and frustration in meeting expectations
To try to figure out what it is I've done wrong every time
Feeling perplexed about perceived faults or mistakes
When everything I love, everything I hold dear
Emphasizing the departure of cherished things
Heads out sometime
Expressing the departure of beloved things at times
And all I ever say now is good-bye.
Concluding with a repeated farewell
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