Lights of the Commodore Barry
Reflections of Urban Resilience: The Story in Melodic Verse
Lyrics
I saw the lights of the Commodore Barry
The narrator observed the lights of the Commodore Barry.
From the deck of the ghost of the flower street ferry
The narrator viewed the lights from the deck of a ferry named the ghost of the flower street ferry.
And I felt the shock of an atom bomb
The narrator experienced a profound shock comparable to an atom bomb.
When the tired old city of Chester
The tired old city of Chester was in a state of decline and appeared to be dying.
Was draped and dying in my arms
The city of Chester was metaphorically depicted as dying, and the narrator felt the weight of this decay.
For a while I was lost under the weight of remembering
For a period, the narrator felt overwhelmed by memories, burdened by recollections.
Of how the sun would warmthe projects some mornings
The narrator remembered moments when the sun would warm the housing projects, possibly indicating some comfort amidst hardship.
When the birds were falling like winter's frozen rain
A vivid image of birds falling, likened to winter's frozen rain, suggests a scene of hardship and desolation.
And I was all fingers numb holding a brown paper lunch
The narrator, at a young age, felt numb and detached while holding a brown paper lunch, possibly indicating poverty or neglect.
Twelve years old and already ashamed
At twelve years old, the narrator felt a sense of shame already.
Now soon I was floating over Highland Avenue
The narrator envisioned floating over Highland Avenue, possibly indicating a departure from past struggles.
By my side was the Red Cross, the Pope and the President too
The presence of influential figures like the Red Cross, the Pope, and the President beside the narrator suggests a sense of significance or responsibility.
Yeah I had returned like I swore I would
The narrator returned as promised to correct mistakes and share his message.
To right some wrongs and sing my song
The narrator aimed to address wrongs and share the good fortune that every person deserves.
And share the luck that every man should
However, when the narrator woke from the dream-like state, the fever broke, and he found himself passed out beside a jukebox, possibly indicating a setback or failure in fulfilling his intentions.
But when the fever broke and I awoke from the dream
The narrator was discovered unconscious near a jukebox, siphoning gasoline, possibly in a state of self-destructive behavior.
I was passed out beside a jukebox siphoning gasoline
The narrator's brother intervened, pulling him away from the bar and carrying him home, indicating care and concern for the narrator's well-being.
When my brother yanked me hard from the corner bar
The narrator's brother carried him home, bearing the weight of the narrator's intoxicated state.
And carried my drunk bones all the way home
The narrator felt heavy and burdened while being carried home by his brother.
Draped and heavy in his arms
The narrator was draped and weighed down in his brother's arms, possibly symbolizing the weight of his struggles and mistakes.
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