White Room
Journey Through the White Room: Unveiling Hidden Emotions
Lyrics
In the white room with black curtains near the station
The narrator is in a white room with black curtains near a train station.
Black roof country, no gold pavements, tired starlings
The setting lacks opulence, with a rural or less affluent environment ("Black roof country, no gold pavements") and tired, weary birds ("tired starlings").
Silver horses ran down moonbeams in your dark eyes
Imagery of poetic beauty: metaphorical horses running down moonbeams in the eyes of someone else, indicating a dreamlike or magical quality.
Dawnlight smiles on you leaving, my contentment
Positive feelings as the dawnlight smiles upon someone leaving, bringing contentment to the narrator.
I'll wait in this place where the sun never shines
The narrator waits in a place that lacks sunlight or joy.
Wait in this place where the shadows run from themselves
They continue waiting where even the shadows seem to flee from themselves, hinting at a deeply isolated or desolate place.
You said no strings could secure you at the station
Someone expressed an unwillingness to be tied down or committed ("no strings could secure you") at the station.
Platform ticket, restless diesels, goodbye windows
Details of leaving: buying a platform ticket, hearing the noise of restless diesels, and saying goodbye through windows.
I walked into such a sad time at the station
The narrator experienced sadness upon arrival at the station.
As I walked out, felt my own need just beginning
Leaving the station brought about a realization of their own emotional needs, possibly starting a personal journey.
I'll wait in the queue when the trains come back
Expresses willingness to wait in line for trains to return, implying patience or hope for something.
Lie with you where the shadows run from themselves
Desire to be with someone in a place where even shadows seem to hide or escape.
At the party she was kindness in the hard crowd
Describes a person at a party who displayed kindness in a difficult situation or among a tough crowd.
Consolation for the old wound now forgotten
This person provided comfort for an old wound that is now forgotten or healed.
Yellow tigers crouched in jungles in her dark eyes
Imagery of fierce or powerful beauty: metaphorical yellow tigers in someone's eyes, suggesting strength or intensity.
She's just dressing, goodbye windows, tired starlings
Describes someone getting ready to leave, mentioning tired birds and saying goodbye through windows again.
I'll sleep in this place with the lonely crowd
The narrator will sleep among a lonely crowd, emphasizing solitude in a crowded place.
Lie in the dark where the shadows run from themselves
They will lie in darkness where even the shadows seem to flee or hide from themselves, indicating a profoundly isolated or desolate state.
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