Lyrics
I am somewhere in this city
I am currently located somewhere within this city.
I am climbing up a fire escape
I am ascending a fire escape.
I am somewhere in this city
I am still situated somewhere in this city.
I am climbing up a fire escape
I am continuing to climb a fire escape.
I have gotta save my baby
I must rescue my loved one.
From the mess this world has made.
This action is driven by the chaotic state of the world.
I arrive through a window
I enter a space through a window.
I leave through a whole in the wall
I exit through a hole in the wall.
I arrive through a window
I return through a window.
I leave through a whole in the wall
I depart through a hole in the wall.
I scramble down the stairwell
I quickly descend a stairwell carrying my baby.
With my baby, cradle and all.
The baby is held in my arms like a cradle.
Helicopter, helicopter let your long rope down
Addressing a helicopter, asking it to lower its long rope.
Let us sway into the sunset,
Expressing a desire to sway into the sunset.
I have done all I can do in this town.
I have exhausted all my efforts in this town.
Tom, violence has taken
A character named Tom is informed that violence has demoralized or disheartened the speaker.
The wind out of my sails
Reiteration of the impact of violence on the speaker's spirits.
Tom, violence has taken
The wind out of my sails
The helicopter is mentioned as disrupting or shattering a dream.
Helicopter has taken to
Breaking this dream as well.
The speaker's mind is active and racing.
My mind is 'a racing
My heart is prepared somehow
Preparation for a searchlight to reveal the speaker under a cloud.
My mind is 'a racing
My heart is prepared somehow
-For that searchlight come shining
-And find me under a cloud.
-Helicopter, helicopter let your long rope down
Similar to line 15, repeating the request for the helicopter to lower its long rope.
Let us sway into the sunset,
Reiteration of the desire to sway into the sunset.
I have done all I can do in this town.
Expression of having exhausted all possibilities or efforts in this town.
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