Lyrics
A western shore and an eastern wind
A reflection on geographical contrast - a western shore and an eastern wind.
All my troubles coming back again
The return of difficulties or challenges in life.
Seems like I don’t even have a friend
Expressing a sense of isolation and lack of companionship.
On the western shore
Focusing on troubles and struggles specific to the western shore.
A Stone Age heart and a broken mind
Describing emotional hardship and mental distress.
Blue sorry skies cover up my crime
Regretful emotions masked by a sky filled with sorrow.
And all I ever find is human kind
Frustration with the prevalence of human flaws and shortcomings.
On the western shore
Continuation of struggles on the western shore.
Cold memories come from habits of the heart
Recollection of past painful experiences rooted in emotional habits.
Cold morning hours they steal you in the dark
The early hours of the day causing emotional theft in darkness.
A man of sorrow wouldn’t get this far
A sense of despair but resilience in the face of hardship.
On the western shore
Reiterating the challenges faced on the western shore.
I’ve seen it all before
Expression of familiarity with life's challenges.
I know the way the world can let you go
Understanding the potential abandonment by the world.
I know the way the world can look at you
Acknowledging the judgment and scrutiny from the world.
And leave you here on the western shore
Being left alone to face difficulties on the western shore.
One day
A hopeful anticipation of change or relief in the future.
I know the world will try to let me go
Expectation of the world trying to detach or abandon.
I know the way the world can look at you
Recognition of the potential judgment and isolation by the world.
And let you loose on the western shore
Envisioning being set adrift on the western shore.
My suffering is like a ship on the sea
Metaphorically describing personal suffering as a ship at sea.
I couldn’t get to where you wanted me to be
Frustration with inability to meet others' expectations.
I couldn’t wait for love to raise me up
Impatience for love and support, especially on the western shore.
Off the western shore
Struggling to rise above challenges on the western shore.
I curse the darkness a thousand times
A strong resentment towards challenges and difficulties.
No candle burning can stop me being so blind
Describing a profound darkness with little hope for improvement.
No sweet redemption can ride these waves
A sense of hopelessness, even in the face of potential redemption.
On the western shore (chorus)
Repeating the challenges faced on the western shore (chorus).
Some rolling thunder off the western shore
Depicting the intensity of challenges through metaphorical thunder.
Sometimes I wonder where I was before
Reflecting on the past and contemplating existence before difficulties.
my troubles and I will wash away
An optimistic view that troubles will eventually wash away.
From the western shore
Reiteration of relief and resolution from the western shore.
The western shore
Final emphasis on the challenges faced on the western shore.
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