Mansion On The Hill
Journey Through Nostalgia: Mansion on the Hill's Evocative Tale
Lyrics
There's a place out on the edge of town, sir
Refers to a location situated at the outskirts of town.
Risin' above the factories and fields
Positioned higher than the industrial and agricultural areas.
Now ever since I was a child I can remember
Since childhood, the speaker recalls a particular grand residence.
That mansion on the hill
The mansion remembered from childhood.
In the day you can see the children playing
During daytime, children are visible playing near the mansion.
On a road that leads to those gates of hardened steel
A path leading to the mansion with robust, secure gates.
Steel gates that completely surround, sir
Describing the sturdy gates encircling the mansion.
That mansion on the hill
Reiterating the mansion's setting and its boundaries.
At night my daddy take me and we'd ride
The speaker and their father would journey at night.
Through the streets of a town so silent and still
Portrays the town as quiet and motionless during these nighttime rides.
Park on a back road along the highway signs, sir
The father would park near highway signs to gaze at the mansion.
Look up at the mansion on the hill
Observing the mansion's grandeur during these nighttime visits.
In the summer all the lights would shine
During summers, the mansion's lights illuminate the area.
There'd be music playin' people make all the time
There's constant music and liveliness around the mansion.
Me and my brother we'd lie down in the tall cornfields, sir
The speaker and their brother relax in cornfields, listening to the mansion.
Sit and listen to the mansion on the hill
Reflects on the experience of enjoying the mansion's presence from afar.
Tonight I'm here in Linden Town
The speaker is currently in Linden Town.
I watch the cars rushin' by home from the mill
Observing the busy rush of cars returning home from work.
There's a beautiful full moon rising
Notices a beautiful full moon rising above the mansion.
Above the mansion on the hill
A final reference to the mansion's prominence under the moonlit sky.
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