Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh's Struggle: A Melodic Tale of Urban Despair
Lyrics
It's Pittsburgh in the morning
Setting the scene in Pittsburgh in the morning.
He's sleeping at the bus stop
A person is sleeping at the bus stop.
He wakes up and asks me for some cold soda change
The person wakes up and asks for spare change for a cold soda.
And I said, don't you 'member the dollar I gave you?
Speaker reminds the person about a previous dollar given.
Don't you 'member that dollar?
Reiterating the memory of the dollar given.
His heart is beatin'
Describing the person's heartbeat, implying a struggle.
And Pittsburgh is his name
Pittsburgh is metaphorically referred to as the person's name.
It's Pittsburgh in the evening
Shifts to Pittsburgh in the evening at the bus stop.
He's waiting by the bus stop
The person is waiting and asks for change again.
He jumps up and asks me for some cold soda change
Reference to the previous dollar given.
And I said, don't you 'member the dollar I gave you?
Speaker reminds the person about the dollar.
Don't you 'member that dollar?
Reiterating the memory of the dollar given.
His soul is bleedin'
Describing the person's soul as bleeding, suggesting inner pain.
And Pittsburgh is his name
Pittsburgh is metaphorically referred to again.
Just don't let me think you're gonna last
Warning not to give the impression of lasting success.
Maybe a couple of more years on that track
Suggesting a limited lifespan on a certain path or lifestyle.
Just don't let me think you're gonna last
Reiteration of the warning against a lasting impression.
Maybe a couple of more years on that crack
Suggesting a limited time on a destructive path, possibly drug addiction.
And it's Pittsburgh the next morning
Returning to Pittsburgh in the morning.
He's laying by the bus stop
The person is lying by the bus stop, not getting up.
He don't start to get up as I call out his name
Speaker calls out, but there is no response.
And I said, don't you 'member the dollar I gave you?
Reminder of the dollar given, questioning the person's memory.
Don't you 'member that dollar?
Reiterating the memory of the dollar given.
His heart ain't beatin'
Implies the person's heart has stopped, suggesting a tragic end.
Pittsburgh's got away
Pittsburgh is metaphorically depicted as having escaped or passed away.
Just don't let me think you're gonna last
Repetition of the warning against a lasting impression.
Maybe a couple of more years on that track
Reiteration of a limited lifespan, possibly related to addiction.
Just don't let me think you're gonna last
Repetition of the warning against a lasting impression.
Maybe a couple of more years on that crack
Reiteration of a limited time on a destructive path.
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