One for the Road
Lost in the Desert of Broken Promises: One for the Road
Lyrics
There are miles left to walk
There is still a considerable distance to cover.
And this desert never lies
The desert, a metaphor, always reveals the truth.
Broken bottles on the floor
Discarded broken bottles on the ground.
Cigarette kisses on the walls
Imprints of past intimate moments, symbolized by cigarette kisses on the walls.
Did you forget to call
Questioning if a call was forgotten.
To find your way back home?
Searching for the way back home.
Out for another drink
Leaving for another drink, leading to solitude.
You find yourself alone
Being left alone in the process.
And with the truth I feel inside
Expressing the internal truth.
Could you believe me
Asking if the listener could believe in that truth.
That I could wait here all my life
Expressing willingness to wait indefinitely.
For you to find me?
Waiting for the listener to discover the speaker.
Faces pass me by
Faces passing, visual elements confirming honesty.
And these pictures never lie to me
Pictures as a representation of reality, always truthful.
Broken bottles on the floor
Reiteration of broken bottles on the floor.
And all this writing on the wall
Acknowledging messages left on the wall.
Did you forget to call
Repeating the inquiry about a forgotten call.
To find your way back home?
Continuing the quest to find the way back home.
Out for another drink
Leaving again for another drink, facing solitude.
You find yourself alone
Being left alone once more.
And with the truth I feel inside
Reiterating the internal truth.
Could you believe me?
Asking for belief in that truth.
That I could wait here all my life
Expressing enduring patience, waiting a lifetime.
For you to find me
Repeating the theme of waiting for the listener to find the speaker.
Pass me by, never lie
Reiteration of faces passing by, emphasizing the truth.
Pass me by, never lie
Emphasizing the perpetual honesty in passing by.
You never lie
A final assertion of never lying.
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