Oxford Street
Nostalgic Reflections: Life's Tapestry in 'Oxford Street'
Lyrics
When I was ten I thought my brother was God -
Reflecting on childhood, the speaker held a high regard for their brother, perceiving him almost god-like.
He'd lie in bed and turn out the light with a fishing rod.
Illustrates a childhood memory where the brother, in a playful manner, turned off the light using a fishing rod.
I learned the names of all his football team,
The speaker memorized the names of the brother's football team, showing admiration and a desire to connect.
Aid I Still remembered them when I was nineteen.
Despite the passage of time, the speaker still recalls the football team names at the age of nineteen, indicating the lasting impact of childhood influences.
Strange the things deal that I remember still
Reflecting on memories, the speaker notes the enduring nature of certain experiences and their impact on the present.
Shouts from the playground when I was home and ill.
Recalls moments of being unwell at home and hearing shouts from the playground, highlighting the connection between health and childhood memories.
My sister taught me all that she learned there;
Describes the sibling bond, where the sister imparts knowledge gained at school, fostering a sense of shared growth.
When we Grow up, we said, we'd share a flat somewhere.
Expresses a shared aspiration with the sister to live together in the future when they grow up.
When I was seventeen, London meant Oxford Street.
At seventeen, London's significance is encapsulated by Oxford Street, suggesting a shift in focus from hometown to broader horizons.
Where I grow up there were no factories.
Contrasts the speaker's childhood surroundings with the absence of factories, emphasizing a simpler, non-industrial environment.
There was a school and shops and some Fields and trees,
Details the familiar elements of the speaker's childhood landscape: school, shops, fields, and trees.
And rows of houses one by one appeared.
Chronicles the gradual expansion of the neighborhood with the appearance of houses over time.
I was born in one and Lived there for eighteen years.
Shares the personal connection to a particular house, having lived there for eighteen years.
Then when I was nineteen.
At nineteen, the speaker anticipates the Humber River as a gateway to a broader, more "real" world.
I thought the Humber would be the gateway from my Little world into the real world.
Expresses a belief that the Humber River would serve as a transition from the speaker's limited world to a more expansive reality.
But there is no real world -
Challenges the concept of a single "real world," suggesting that people coexist in diverse experiences.
We live side by side, and sometimes collide. .
Highlights the coexistence and occasional clash of different lives lived side by side.
When I was seventeen, London meant Oxford Street.
Reiterates the importance of Oxford Street in the speaker's perception of London at seventeen.
It was a little world;
Emphasizes the smallness of the speaker's world during adolescence, possibly implying a limited perspective.
I grew up in a little world.
Summarizes the speaker's upbringing in a confined environment, encapsulating the essence of a "little world."
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