Lyrics
A train ride to Tuesday
A metaphorical journey to a specific day (Tuesday).
A platform far away
A distant location or situation.
Scarlet shades of evening
Evening depicted with red hues and changing weather.
Move clouds of grey
Mood changing from gloomy to brighter.
Awaking arriving
Waking up or becoming aware upon arrival.
The dirty station where
Arrival at a neglected, possibly grim station.
He passes crowds of people
Passing by unnoticed in a busy crowd.
Who don't see him there
Feeling overlooked or invisible.
Here's a desert island room
A metaphorical room representing isolation.
For a man who's cast away
Being abandoned or separated from others.
Stranded in this home from home
Stranded in an unfamiliar place resembling home.
From his family far away
Away from family and loved ones.
Home, well this is it
The current situation is considered "home."
This is it, is this my heart?
Uncertainty about the authenticity of emotions.
I miss you with all my heart
Expressing deep longing and missing someone.
This is not, is this not my home?
Doubting the sense of belonging.
One shoelace, cardboard suitcase
Minimal possessions, highlighting a simple life.
One passport from the Queen
A reference to British citizenship (passport from the Queen).
One room for a light bulb
Basic living conditions with a lack of human presence.
Where no one's been
An untouched or uninhabited space.
Sticks and stones, my old bones
Aging is felt more emotionally than physically.
Not like 1954
A comparison to the past (1954) and a change in acceptance.
Then they liked me fine
Past approval contrasted with present disapproval.
But not anymore
A shift in societal acceptance over time.
This empty room
A space filled with silence and isolation.
Where he's marooned
Feeling trapped or stuck with nothing to communicate.
With nothing left to say
Avoiding communication due to emptiness.
But in the dark
Reflecting on thoughts in the darkness.
He thinks of home far away
Remembering a distant home in moments of darkness.
Home, well this is it
Reiterating the current situation as a form of home.
This is it, is this my heart?
Revisiting uncertainty about emotional authenticity.
I miss you with all my heart
Reaffirming deep longing and missing someone.
This is not, is this not my home?
Repeating doubt about the sense of belonging.
I feel cold getting old
Feeling the effects of aging, both physically and emotionally.
More than the climate's change
Comparing personal changes with climate change.
Stranded on this island
Isolation on an island affecting personal growth.
The rate of exchange
Changes in life influenced by external factors.
Here's a desert island room
Repeating the theme of isolation and abandonment.
For a man who's cast-away
Recalling being stranded, emphasizing loneliness.
Today he will not be at work
A day off from work, reflecting the lack of purpose.
There is no work anyway
Acknowledging the absence of meaningful employment.
How is it when you feel it?
Questioning the emotional impact and its origins.
Do you wonder what gets you down?
Reflecting on the source of one's emotional state.
You're looking in the windows
Observing others' lives while feeling detached.
When you walk this town
Wandering through life, feeling disconnected from the surroundings.
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