Out of season
Chronicles of Babylon: A Journey Through Seasons and Desolation
Lyrics
I went down to Babylon to catch a train but
I traveled to Babylon to catch a train but
Then they struck me down with thunderbolts and rain
Encountered obstacles, represented by thunderbolts and rain
I'm out of season, out of season
Feeling metaphorically "out of season," possibly experiencing a challenging or unfavorable period
Out of luck and out of season
Facing both bad luck and being in a difficult period
And I went down to Babylon to scrawl my names on
Returned to Babylon to leave my mark on the walls
All the walls of buildings, then they sent me home in chains
Faced consequences, being sent home in chains for my actions
I'm breathing, out of season
Existing metaphorically "out of season," out of my right state of mind
Out of mind and out of season
Experiencing challenges both mentally and metaphorically "out of season"
And in thirty days' time the sun will eat itself
In thirty days, a reference to a future event, the sun undergoing a destructive process
Nothing left behind but wine-eyed sky
After the destructive event, only a wine-eyed sky remains
And I went down to Babylon to watch the great men
Visited Babylon to witness influential figures arguing
Argue on the front lawns till the night was late then
They argued until late at night, then departed, possibly indicating a lack of resolution
Watch them leaving, out of season
Observing departures, feeling "out of season," out of the right time
Out of time and out of season
Out of time and metaphorically "out of season"
And I went down to Babylon to watch the sparrows
Traveled to Babylon to observe sparrows in the night
Flitter through the night and slip between the arrows
Witnessed sparrows navigating danger, represented by arrows shot by heathens
Shot by heathens out of season
Sparrows facing danger metaphorically "out of season," out of their usual safety
Out of touch and out of season
Feeling out of touch and metaphorically "out of season"
And in thirty days' time the sun will eat itself
Reiteration of the earlier reference to the destructive event involving the sun
And all that's left behind is wine-eyed sky
After the sun's self-destruction, only a wine-eyed sky remains
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