Lyrics
At the station, trains are pulling out and in, you smell the heat of the city
Observing trains at the station, feeling the urban heat.
Take a photo, send it to your mother, tell her that you love her and you're okay
Sending a reassuring message to loved ones.
Hit the shopping centre for an hour, baby, take a shower and a shave to
Engaging in mundane activities like shopping, showering, and shaving.
Paris in the Springtime's never better to send the world a letter to make it true
Expressing the beauty of Paris in spring through a letter.
Peel away the layers 'till you're feeling alright
Stripping away layers to find inner peace.
Where did all the good times go?
Reflecting on the disappearance of good times.
Stranded on a treadmill, running like a Tiger
Feeling stuck in a monotonous routine, running tirelessly like a tiger.
All the motions just for show
Performing actions without real purpose or meaning.
Wake up early, try to beat the traffic, win your little battle then blow out a tire
Facing the challenges of daily life, dealing with setbacks.
There were ten or maybe half a dozen ways out of the oven back into the fire
Various difficult choices with no clear escape from challenges.
At the station, trains are pulling out and in, you smell the heat of the city
Repeating the observation of trains and city heat.
Take a photo, send it to your mother, tell her that you love her and you're okay
Reassuring loved ones through a photo and message.
Peel away the layers 'till you're feeling alright
Continuing the process of self-discovery and healing.
Where did all the good times go?
Expressing nostalgia for lost good times.
Stranded on a treadmill, running like a Tiger
Feeling trapped in a repetitive and exhausting routine.
All the motions just for show (Just for show)
Performing actions for appearances, lacking genuine meaning.
All this freaking motion
Highlighting the overwhelming and meaningless nature of constant motion.
All this freaking motion
Reiterating the idea of excessive and purposeless motion.
Get up early, try to beat the traffic, win your little battle then blow out a tire
Facing challenges and setbacks, again expressed through blowing out a tire.
There were ten or maybe half a dozen ways out of the oven back into the fire
Multiple difficult choices, each leading to challenges (oven to fire metaphor).
Peel away the layers 'till you're feeling alright
Continuing the journey of self-discovery and healing.
Where did all the good times go?
Questioning the disappearance of good times.
Stranded on a treadmill, running like a Tiger
Feeling stuck in a treadmill-like routine, running tirelessly.
All the motions just for show (Just for show)
Actions performed merely for show, lacking genuine purpose.
Peel away the layers 'till you're feeling alright
Continuing the process of peeling away layers for self-discovery.
Where did all the good times go?
Reflecting on the loss of good times.
Stranded on a treadmill, running like a Tiger
Expressing the feeling of being stuck in a repetitive and exhausting routine.
All the motions just for show, oh
Highlighting the emptiness of actions performed solely for show.
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