Trains and Boats and Planes
Journey of Love: Trains, Boats, and Planes
Lyrics
Trains and boats and planes
Expresses modes of transportation: trains, boats, and planes.
Are passing by,
Observing the continuous movement of these vehicles.
Could mean a trip
Suggests the possibility of a journey or adventure.
To Paris or Rome
Specifically mentions destinations like Paris or Rome.
For someone else
Reflects a personal distance from the experiences mentioned.
But not for me
Clarifies that these experiences are not applicable to the speaker.
The trains and boats and planes
Reiterates the vehicles taking someone away.
Took you away, away from me.
Confirms the separation caused by the trains, boats, and planes.
We were so in love,
Recalls a time when the speaker and the subject were deeply in love.
And high above
Suggests a romantic, elevated state of being.
We had a star
Refers to having a star to make wishes.
To wish upon, wish
Highlights the act of wishing.
And dreams do come true,
Asserts the potential realization of dreams.
But not for me
Contrasts the general truth with the speaker's personal reality.
The trains and boats and planes
Reiterates the separation caused by transportation.
Took you away, away from me.
Confirms the ongoing impact of the departure.
Trains and boats and planes
Repeats the mention of trains, boats, and planes.
Took you away,
Restates that these modes of transport took someone away.
But every time I see them I pray
Expresses a recurring hope or plea every time they are seen.
And if my prayers
Introduces the concept of prayer as a means to bring someone back.
Can cross the sea,
Highlights the metaphorical crossing of obstacles, like the sea, through prayers.
The trains and boats and planes
Reiterates the role of trains, boats, and planes in the return.
Will bring you back,
Expresses the desire for the transportation to bring the person back home.
Back home to me...
Concludes with the ultimate wish for the return of the departed person.
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