Lyrics
My heart is the bums on the street
Expressing a connection between the speaker's heart and the destitute individuals on the street.
With nothing to eat and their dirty hands cupped up
Describing the dire circumstances of the homeless, emphasizing their poverty and need.
My heart is the squirrels in the park
Drawing a parallel between the speaker's heart and the squirrels in the park, perhaps symbolizing a sense of vulnerability or exposure.
Late Sunday evening dodging the raindrops
Depicting a scene of the speaker's heart resembling squirrels avoiding raindrops, suggesting a struggle against adversity.
My heart is a barrel on fire
Using the metaphor of a barrel on fire to convey intense emotional turmoil.
That blows burnin' ashes at a telephone wire
Describing the burning emotions projecting like ashes towards a telephone wire.
My heart is the avenue wind rattlin' street signs
Portraying the speaker's heart as an avenue wind, shaking street signs and creating a delicate noise.
With its delicate din…
Leaving an open space, possibly for the listener to reflect on the described emotions.
What did I do to cause you to leave me?
Expressing confusion or regret about actions leading to a separation.
Girl if you just knew what I'm goin' through
Conveying a plea for understanding the emotional pain the speaker is experiencing.
I lost my pride, my head hands in sorrow
Acknowledging the loss of pride and the overwhelming sorrow after the departure of a loved one.
Every inch of the city reminds me of you…
Stating that every part of the city serves as a painful reminder of the absent person.
My heart is the schoolyard so empty
Describing the emptiness of the speaker's heart using a schoolyard devoid of joy and laughter.
Vacant of smiles and void of all joy
Highlighting the absence of happiness and joy in the speaker's emotional state.
My heart is the ghetto at midnight
Comparing the speaker's heart to a midnight ghetto, emphasizing a chaotic and fearful atmosphere.
Teeming with beats and reverberate fear
Characterizing the emotional state as intense, filled with beats, and reverberating fear.
My heart is the newspaper blowin'
Metaphorically connecting the heart to a newspaper blowing down the street in a desolate, snowy landscape.
Down the street when it's snowin' and no ones around
Describing isolation and solitude through the image of a snowy street with no one around.
My heart is a saxophone solo from a third story window
Depicting the speaker's heart as a saxophone solo from a high window just before dawn, possibly symbolizing melancholy.
Just before dawn
Highlighting a moment of emotional intensity and introspection.
What did I do to cause you to leave me?
Repeating the theme of questioning the cause of the separation and expressing the emotional toll.
Girl if you just knew what I'm goin' through
Reiterating the desire for the person to understand the speaker's emotional struggle.
I lost my pride, my head hands in sorrow
Echoing the sentiment of losing pride and being overwhelmed by sorrow.
Every inch of the city reminds me of you…
Repeating the idea that every part of the city serves as a painful reminder of the departed person.
My heart is the smell of the sewer,
Connecting the heart to unpleasant and raw sensory experiences, such as the smell of the sewer.
The taste of the lobster, the price of the wine
Referencing luxurious and contrasting experiences like the taste of lobster and the cost of wine.
My heart is the rush of the traffic
Describing the emotional rush analogous to traffic, music, and the scene of a crime.
The tug of the music, the scene of the crime
Conveying the emotional pull of music and possibly alluding to a turbulent relationship.
My heart is the crowd that keeps cheerin'
Portraying a lively and supportive crowd, highlighting positive aspects amidst challenges.
The trains by the river, the points that we score
Referencing trains, possibly symbolizing journeys, and celebrating the points or victories achieved.
My heart is this wondrous city
Characterizing the city as wondrous, with its love and life, despite the speaker's personal struggles.
With its love and its life
Expressing the complexity and richness of the city, juxtaposed with the speaker's emotional turmoil.
And its one…slammin' door
Referring to a slamming door, suggesting a definitive and possibly painful ending.
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