Leaving Lisbon
Leaving Lisbon: A Journey Through Love and Loss
Lyrics
Turning over, draw you near,
Expressing the act of turning over and drawing someone close, possibly symbolizing intimacy.
Separate me from my fear,
Desiring separation from fear, indicating a wish to overcome personal fears.
White window hold me here,
Describing a white window as a confinement or barrier, possibly representing a sense of limitation.
Drive by my car crash to stop and stare.
Depicting a car crash, emphasizing a moment of impact and the attention it draws from onlookers.
I’m leaving Lisbon tonight with you
Announcing the decision to leave Lisbon with a companion.
The same old colours bleed the wisdom from this room
Noting the persistence of familiar emotions ("same old colors") influencing the atmosphere.
Woohoo woohoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
Repetitive vocalizations, possibly conveying emotional intensity or excitement.
Woohoo woohoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
-Cold as envy, and lost in love,
Describing a state of emotional coldness and being entangled in love.
Black cats crossing our paths above,
Referring to superstitions, like black cats crossing paths, suggesting a sense of foreboding or bad luck.
Say I’m here to walk you home,
Offering to accompany someone home, serving as a gesture of support.
With lightening in your belly to call your own.
Describing a person with lightning in their belly, possibly symbolizing passion or a powerful feeling.
I’m leaving Lisbon tonight with you,
Reiterating the decision to leave Lisbon with a sense of determination.
The same old sorrow split this hardened heart in two,
Expressing the impact of sorrow on a hardened heart, suggesting emotional vulnerability.
I’m leaving Lisbon tonight with you,
Reaffirming the decision to depart from Lisbon with a companion.
A fallen soldier running rings around the truth.
Depicting someone as a fallen soldier, possibly alluding to vulnerability or struggles.
Woohoo woohoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
Repetitive vocalizations, possibly emphasizing emotional intensity or a rallying cry.
Woohoo woohoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
-I’ll never be lost or found without you,
Asserting a dependence on the other person for a sense of being lost or found.
We cut ourselves falling to the floor,
Describing a shared experience of cutting oneself and falling, potentially symbolizing shared pain or challenges.
I’ll never be lost or found without you,
-We cut ourselves falling to the floor.
-I’ll never be lost or found without you,
Repetition of the theme of not being lost or found without the other person, reinforcing a sense of mutual reliance.
(Woohoo woohoo hoo hoo hoo hoo)
-We cut ourselves falling to the floor,
-(Woohoo woohoo hoo hoo hoo hoo)
-I’ll never be lost or found without you,
-(Woohoo woohoo hoo hoo hoo hoo)
-We cut ourselves falling to the floor.
-(Woohoo woohoo hoo hoo hoo hoo)
Repeating vocalizations, possibly serving as a concluding refrain or emphasis.
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