Lyrics
It takes a lifetime to pull all of the knives out of a nations back
Expresses the prolonged and challenging process of addressing the betrayals and wounds inflicted on a nation.
This will be the city you lived in but never liked
Suggests a disconnect or dissatisfaction with the city, portraying it as a place of residence that is not genuinely liked or enjoyed.
Let's take the cameras and paint them black
Proposes a symbolic act of obscuring or obstructing the observation of reality by painting cameras black, perhaps indicating a desire for privacy or a critique of surveillance.
Is this all that you want?
Repetition of questioning whether the described situation is truly desirable or fulfilling.
Is this all that you want?
-Is this all that you want?
-Is this all you?
-Is this all that you want?
-Is this really all that you want?
-Is this all that you want?
-London's just a burning fire
Describes London as a metaphorical burning fire, emphasizing its destructive nature and its consumption of life-giving resources (oxygen).
London's just a burning fire that takes your oxygen
-A burning fire
-London's just a burning fire that takes your oxygen
-I hope that one day I will get the chance
Expresses a hope for a chance to break free from a seemingly futile race and become a city on fire that leaves no trace, possibly indicating a desire for a transformative escape.
To lose this hopeless race
-I'll be the city on fire that will never sleep
-I'll make you vanish without a trace
-Is this all that you want?
Repetition of questioning, emphasizing uncertainty or discontent with the current situation.
Is this all that you want?
-Is this all that you want?
-Is this all you?
-Is this all that you want?
-Is this really all that you want?
-Is this all that you want?
-London's just a burning fire
Reiterates the destructive nature of London as a burning fire, reinforcing the idea of oxygen being taken away, possibly symbolizing life and vitality.
London's just a burning fire that takes your oxygen
-A burning fire
-London's just a burning fire that takes your oxygen
-London's just a burning fire
Further repetition of London as a burning fire, highlighting the pervasive and inescapable nature of its impact on life.
London's just a burning fire
-London's just a burning fire
-London's just a burning fire that takes your oxygen
-A burning fire
Repeats the concept of a burning fire in London taking away oxygen, reinforcing the destructive and suffocating nature of the city.
London's just a burning fire that takes your oxygen
-A burning fire
-London's just a burning fire that takes your oxygen
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