Lyrics
The night begins
The night is starting.
In early moments
At the beginning moments of the night.
No easy moments
No moments that are simple or uncomplicated.
The three of us are sitting up till dawn
Three individuals are staying awake until dawn.
There are no outskirts
There are no distant areas or boundaries in New York City.
To New York City
Reiterating the vastness of New York City.
If I'm leaving
If I'm departing, let me go.
Leave me gone
Asking to be left alone.
I only ask you 'cause time won't tell you to
Requesting not to inquire because time won't provide the answer.
Leave me gone
Repetition of the request to be left alone when the time dictates.
I only ask you when time tells you to stop
Reiterating the request to stop when time commands.
Stop, the daylight
Stopping the daylight, possibly referring to the end of something.
Coming past the ending
Describing the passage of time past its conclusion.
Like a mixture of everyone in the world
A metaphorical depiction of a mixture of everyone in the world.
We're all watching a film
Collectively observing a film, possibly representing life.
Shown on gravestones
The film is projected on gravestones, symbolizing mortality.
Of us leaving
The depiction of individuals departing or dying.
And the journeys start
The beginning of journeys only occurs as journeys end.
Only as the journeys end
Highlighting the cyclical nature of journeys.
And finished it remains
Emphasizing that something has concluded.
And finished it remains
Reiteration of the finality or completion.
Leave me gone
Repeating the request to be left alone.
I won't ask you if time won't tell you
Not asking for an answer if time doesn't provide one.
To leave me gone
Repetition of the request not to ask if time doesn't dictate.
I won't ask you if time won't tell you
Restating the unwillingness to inquire if time doesn't permit.
To leave me gone
Continuation of the plea to be left alone as time allows.
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