Gilbert and George

Urban Connections: Exploring Trust and Luck in East London Streets
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Lyrics

You can give me what I want

You have the ability to provide me with what I desire.

You can give me what I need (And I need)

You have the ability to provide me with what I require, and I have a genuine need for it.


I can give you what you want

I have the capability to offer you what you desire.

I can give you what you need (And I need)

I have the capability to offer you what you need, and I have a genuine need for it.


Walking East London

Describing a location: East London

There's a certain type of light

There is a specific quality of light in East London.


Gilbert and George

Reference to the artists Gilbert and George.

Eat at the same place every night

Gilbert and George have a routine of dining at the same place every night.

I'm walking the streets with my best friend

The speaker is walking the streets with their best friend.


I gotta lot of luck around me now

The speaker feels fortunate or blessed.

Is that the last of it

Questioning if the positive situation is coming to an end.

Can I trust it

Expressing doubt and questioning trust in the positive situation.

I gotta lot of luck around me now

Reiteration of the speaker's sense of luck or fortune.

Is that the last of it

Continuation of the questioning of the positive situation.


I'll only trust you

Expressing a willingness to trust someone.

I'll put my trust in you

Committing to place trust in someone.


Walking East London

Describing a location: East London

There's a certain type of light

There is a specific quality of light in East London (repeated).

Gilbert and George

Reference to the artists Gilbert and George (repeated).

Eat at the same place every night

Gilbert and George have a routine of dining at the same place every night (repeated).

I'm walking the streets with my best friend

The speaker is walking the streets with their best friend (repeated).


Some things are not like the others

Highlighting differences among things, suggesting uniqueness.

Did I ever say

Possibly a reflection or a question about expressing something.

Some friends are not like the others

Highlighting differences among friends, suggesting uniqueness.

Did I ever say

Possibly a reflection or a question about expressing something (repeated).


Did I ever say

Repetition of questioning or expressing something.

Did I ever say thank you

Expressing gratitude, specifically asking if thanks were ever conveyed.

My best friend

Reiteration of the speaker's best friend.

Did I ever say thank you

Repetition of expressing gratitude, specifically asking if thanks were ever conveyed (repeated).

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