Manhattan Skyline
Navigating Farewells: Manhattan Skyline's Emotional Journey
Lyrics
We sit and watch umbrellas fly
We observe people rushing with umbrellas in the air.
I'm trying to keep my newspaper dry
I'm making an effort to protect my newspaper from getting wet.
I hear myself say
I hear myself announcing that my boat is departing soon.
My boat's leaving now
We exchange farewells and tears as I leave.
So we shake hands and cry
We say goodbye with a handshake and tears.
Now I must wave goodbye
Now I have to bid farewell, and I wave my hand.
Wave goodbye, wave goodbye
Repetition emphasizing the act of waving goodbye.
Wave goodbye, wave goodbye
-You know I don't want to cry again
Expressing a reluctance to cry again.
I'll never see your face again
Acknowledging that the speaker will never see the person's face again.
I don't want to cry again
Reiterating the desire not to cry again.
We leave to their goodbyes
We depart amid others saying their goodbyes.
I've come to depend on the look in their eyes
The speaker relies on the emotions reflected in others' eyes.
My blood's sweet for pain
The speaker's blood is metaphorically described as sweet for pain.
The wind and the rain brings back words of a song
The weather brings back memories of a song.
And they sing wave goodbye
Others sing "wave goodbye," reinforcing the farewell theme.
Wave goodbye, wave goodbye
Repetition emphasizing the act of waving goodbye.
Wave goodbye, wave goodbye
-You know I don't want to cry again
Reiterating the aversion to crying again.
I'll never see your face again
Confirming the permanent separation and no more encounters.
I don't want to cry again
Restating the unwillingness to cry again.
So I read to myself
The speaker turns to reading, possibly to distract from emotions.
A chance of a lifetime to see new horizons
A chance is mentioned to explore new horizons in life.
On the front page a black and white picture of
A newspaper article featuring a black and white picture of the Manhattan Skyline.
Manhattan Skyline
Reaffirming the visual reference to the Manhattan Skyline.
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