This Town Will Never Let Us Go
Eternal Grip of Hometown Sorrow
Lyrics
There's a place upon the earth that has never seen the sun,
Describes a place on Earth untouched by sunlight.
and by a cruel twist of fate it is where you and I are from.
Suggests that the speaker and the listener are from this unusual place due to a twist of fate.
When you left I was happy for you, but I felt so empty then,
Expresses happiness for the listener's departure but acknowledges emptiness after.
and it was the last thing I expected to see your face again.
Unexpectedly encounters the listener again, contrary to expectations.
Did the stitches of your dreams begin to slowly come undone?
Questions if the listener's dreams are unraveling, leading to a setback.
And before you turned around you're falling flat on square one?
Suggests a sudden and unexpected return to square one in life.
If you found that hope was heavy, I coulda told you so,
If the listener felt burdened by hope, the speaker could have warned them.
and I know you know I knowthis town will never let us go.
Asserts that the town will never release its grip on the speaker and the listener.
There must be something in the water that hollows out your bones
Implies a negative influence in the environment affecting one's essence.
funny, I was born and raised here but it's never been my home.
The birthplace is not emotionally resonant despite being the place of origin.
If they tell you that you're nothing, you accept it as a fact
Accepting derogatory judgments becomes a part of one's identity.
like how I will always love you, and you can never love me back.
Expresses unrequited love, acknowledging the impossibility of reciprocity.
Did you reach the gates of heaven and discover they were closed?
Questions the closure of heaven's gates, implying an unfair judgment.
Ah, they wouldn't know an angel if it kissed them on the nose.
Highlights the town's inability to recognize genuine goodness or angels.
When you ask a hundred questions and they're answered all the same,
Repetition of unanswered questions and rejection based on prejudice.
We don't want your kind of people, so just return the way you came
Exclusionary sentiment, rejecting certain individuals from the community.
Yeah you scream until you laugh, and you laugh until you cry,
Describes emotional extremes without understanding or questioning why.
and you don't feel much of anything, or dare consider why.
Emphasizes emotional numbness and avoidance of introspection.
And if you found that truth was hard, I coulda told you so.
If the truth was difficult to accept, the speaker could have predicted it.
and I know you know I know. This town will never let us go.
Reiterates the town's inescapable hold on the speaker and the listener.
There's a boy sat in the prison with enough brains inside his head
Introduces a boy with potential who chose a destructive path.
that he could have been a doctor, but he killed a man instead.
Contrasts the boy's potential with his regrettable actions.
And a girl outside the laundry who just wanted to be heard,
Depicts a girl silenced and criticized despite her desire to be heard.
But she's been hushed and criticised until she hardly speaks a word.
Highlights the suppression of voices and the impact on self-expression.
And the kids around the corner, they just lost their second dad,
Refers to children facing adversity, losing a second father figure.
and you have to ask yourself what kind of chance they ever had.
Raises the question of the opportunities available to these children.
And their mother knows her meds are just a temporary relief
Acknowledges the temporary nature of medication for a struggling mother.
she might empty out the bottle if she could only get some sleep
Expresses the mother's desperation for sleep, suggesting a bleak reality.
And so it goes
Reflects on the cyclical and challenging nature of life in the town.
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