Dust
Echoes of Urban Solitude: Night Hawk's Dust Unveiled
Lyrics
I was cleaning plates
I was engaged in the mundane task of cleaning plates.
As the city scape crumbled down
Observing the cityscape crumbling down, possibly symbolic of urban decay or societal challenges.
Hearing trenchant voices down the hall
Hearing sharp and penetrating voices from a distance down the hall.
I'm always at their beck and call
Being consistently responsive and submissive to others' demands.
Sweeping up their sweep stake tickets as they hit ground
Picking up discarded sweepstake tickets from the ground, perhaps highlighting the randomness or unpredictability of life.
I failed to recollect your name
Unable to recall someone's name, possibly due to being preoccupied or distracted.
I was caught up in my fluorescent oblivion
Being immersed in a vivid and distracting environment illuminated by fluorescent lights.
There's no time to hold your hand
Expressing a lack of time to offer support or comfort to someone.
Cause you were shy and I was sad
Describing a situation where one person was reserved, and the other felt melancholic.
Sick of empty, aimless words
Feeling weary of meaningless and directionless words.
I just want to remember yours
Expressing a desire to remember the meaningful words spoken by someone.
I was in the crosshairs
Being in a vulnerable position or targeted situation.
Of an urban masterplan
Feeling caught in the midst of an urban masterplan, possibly suggesting a sense of powerlessness or lack of control.
As buildings rose I thought of you
Reflecting on someone while new structures emerge.
But this cafe's been stuck here for years
Describing a cafe stuck in time, unchanged for years.
And years, I've stammered in the dark
Experiencing difficulties or hesitation in communication.
Your wide blue eyes have traveled
Noticing the expressive eyes of someone else while one's own eyes are shut against the dust, possibly indicating avoidance.
But mine are squinted shut against the dust
Symbolizing a protective response to external elements or emotions.
When the store bell rang
Reacting to a sound, possibly the entrance of someone significant.
The steps that you left were sacred ground
Considering the steps of someone as sacred, implying importance and significance.
I stood silently hoping that you might turn around
Hoping for someone's return but remaining silent.
Turn around
Repetition emphasizing the desire for the person to turn around.
Turn around
Reiteration of the plea for the person to turn around.
I was cleaning plates
Returning to the mundane task of cleaning plates.
As the city scape crumbled down
Repeating the observation of the cityscape crumbling down.
As buildings rose I thought of you
Recalling thoughts of someone while new buildings emerge.
But this cafe's been stuck here for years
Highlighting the cafe's stagnant existence over the years.
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