Lyrics
I'd like to see my name on a billboard by Brooklyn Bridge
I desire to have my name displayed on a billboard near the Brooklyn Bridge.
Where the light
Referring to the illumination around the Brooklyn Bridge.
The light don't ever fade
Expressing the wish for enduring brightness or success.
The light don't ever fade at all..
Reiterating the desire for unending light or success.
Through the rain
Despite challenges (rain), expressing a call for attention or recognition.
Oh here me call
Repeated plea for acknowledgment or attention.
Oh here me call
-Hear me call!
-Gridded streets and passers
Describing the urban environment with structured streets, towers, and the speaker feeling insignificant.
Watched serenely by towers in the sky
-I'm just another guy
-Below those concrete eyes
-Are they
Wondering if the impersonal city is observing or judging the speaker.
Watching me?
-Ants amongst the breeze
Metaphorically likening people to ants, emphasizing vulnerability and being watched.
Oh watch us crawl
-Watch us crawl!
-And I'm not alone in this city
Feeling a sense of commonality in the city, questioning if someone special notices the speaker.
I can see the view is pretty
-I can see her
-Can she see me?
-Oh Liberty!
Symbolizing liberty as a guiding star and the last source of hope.
You are the last of the stars
-You are the last of the stars!
-Above us swallows are migrating
Describing the annual migration of swallows, representing the passing of time and dreams.
Carrying off our dreams till next year comes -
-Breathe new life in my lungs
Expressing a desire for renewal and vitality, rejecting numbness of the soul.
This soul is not numb
-I hope you see me
Hoping to be noticed or remembered by a significant other or by liberty.
Do you remember me?
-Oh see me fall
Asking for attention, possibly in times of hardship or vulnerability.
See me fall!
-Calm the light
Calling for serenity and brightness over the Brooklyn Bridge.
Over Brooklyn Bridge!
-Calm the light
-Over Brooklyn.
Reiterating the desire for tranquility and light over Brooklyn.
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