Green and Grey
Journey through Green and Grey: Reflecting on Life's Choices
Lyrics
The time I think most clearly, the time I drift away
The clearest time for introspection is during a bus ride through green and grey valleys.
Is on the bus-ride that meanders up these valleys of green and grey
Reflecting on possibilities and the uncertain future during this scenic journey.
I get to think about what might have been and what may yet come true
Contemplating what could have been and what might still happen.
And I get to pass a rainy mile thinking of you
Passing a rainy mile while thinking about a significant person.
And all the while, all the while, I still hear that call
Despite distractions, the call to a tempting yet dangerous place persists.
To the land of gold and poison that beckons to us all
Reference to a land of allure and peril that attracts everyone.
Nothing changes here very much, I guess you'd say it never will
Emphasizing the lack of significant change in the depicted place.
The pubs are all full on Friday nights and things get started still
Typical Friday nights involve packed pubs and lively beginnings.
We spent hours last week with Billy boy, bleeding, yeah queuing in Casualty
Recalling a recent experience in Casualty with a person named Billy boy.
Staring at those posters we used to laugh at,
Remembering posters, particularly "Never Never Land" and its association with laughter.
Never Never Land, palm trees by the sea
Imagining idyllic scenes with palm trees by the sea.
Well there was no need for those guys to hurt him so bad
Expressing unnecessary violence towards Billy boy.
When all they had to do was knock him down
Suggesting a less harmful alternative to the inflicted harm.
But no one asks to many questions like that since you left this town
Observing a reluctance to question such incidents since a departure from the town.
And tomorrow brings another train
Awareness of another train departing, symbolizing the departure of the young and hopeful.
Another young brave steals away
Highlighting the departure of a young, brave individual seeking something more.
But you're the one I remember
The person departed is the one most remembered from the green and grey valleys.
From these valleys of green and the grey
The valleys are associated with memories of the departed person.
You used to talk about winners and losers all the time, as if that was all there was
Reflecting on a past habit of categorizing people into winners and losers.
As if we were not of the same blood family, as if we live by different laws
Perceiving a sense of disconnection within the same blood family.
Do you owe so much less to these rain swept hills than you owe to your good self?
Questioning the loyalty owed to the hills compared to oneself.
Is it true that the world has always got to be something
Pondering if the world's significant events always seem distant and unrelated.
That seems to happen somewhere else?
Reflecting on a perception that important things happen elsewhere.
For God's sake don't you realize that I still hear that call
The persistent call to the tempting and dangerous place is still heard.
Do you think you're so brave just to go running to that which beckons to us all?
Challenging the perceived bravery of those who succumb to the call.
No, not for one second did you look behind you
No acknowledgment or reflection on the past as the person walks away.
As you were walking away
Walking away without looking back or expressing good wishes for those staying behind.
Never once did you wish any of us well
No indication of well-wishing for those who chose to remain.
Those who had chosen to stay
The difficulty and sacrifice associated with making it in the current place of residence.
And if that's what it takes to make it
If such detachment is necessary for success, the letters sent may go unread.
In the place that you live today
Recognition of the green and grey valleys as the sender's location.
Then I guess you'll never read these letters that I send
Implying a lack of communication or connection due to the chosen path.
From the valleys of the green and the grey
The final acknowledgment of the sender's perspective from the green and grey valleys.
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