Lyrics
Red smoky sky
Describes a red, smoky sky.
On New Year’s Eve
Set on New Year's Eve.
In the Town of Eden
Refers to the location as the Town of Eden.
Panic in the air
Conveys a sense of panic in the atmosphere.
Empty shelves
Highlights empty shelves, indicating scarcity.
Queues with desperate people
Depicts queues filled with desperate people.
Once it was the
Recalls a past state as the Garden of Eden.
Garden of Eden
Contrasts the current state, describing it as a living hell.
Now it is a living hell
Expresses a desire to escape the dire situation.
I just want to
Reiterates the longing to leave the place.
Flee this place
Indicates obstacles in leaving, such as burnt roads.
But the roads are burnt
Emphasizes the feeling of being trapped with nowhere to go.
Nowhere to go
-Nowhere to go
-Asylum seekers
Mentions asylum seekers drifting in a haze, possibly lost or disoriented.
Drifting in a haze
Highlights the desperation, with people eyeing the last bread.
Eyeing the last bread
Portrays an overflow of people in a shelter.
People overflow
Describes anxious parents and crying children in the shelter.
In the shelter
Reiterates the contrast between the past and present state of Eden.
Anxious parents and crying children
Expresses a strong desire to escape the current situation.
Once it was the
Repeats the sense of being trapped, emphasizing the burnt roads and nowhere to go.
Garden of Eden
-Now it is a living hell
-I just want to
-Flee this place
-But the roads are burnt
-Nowhere to go
-Nowhere to go
-Reckless youth
Introduces the element of reckless youth in a difficult night.
This night drags on and on
Describes the night as dragging on, indicating its difficulty.
Waiting for midnight
Depicts individuals waiting for midnight, possibly for a symbolic change.
How do they still smile?
Questions how people can still smile in the face of adversity.
Once it was the
Repeats the theme of wanting to escape but facing obstacles and having nowhere to go.
Garden of Eden
-Now it is a living hell
-I just want to
-Flee this place
-But the roads are burnt
-Nowhere to go
-Nowhere to go
-Nowhere to go
Reinforces the idea of being trapped with nowhere to go.
Nowhere to go
-Nowhere to go
-Nowhere to go
-Nowhere to go
-Nowhere to go
-Nowhere to go
-Nowhere to go
-Nowhere to go
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