Dirty Old Town
Love and Industrial Dreams in a Weathered City
Lyrics
I met my love by the gas yard wall
Meeting the narrator's love near the gas yard wall.
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
Dreaming a dream near the old canal, possibly a nostalgic or romantic reflection.
I kissed my girl by the factory wall
Kissing the narrator's girl by the factory wall.
Dirty Old Town dirty Old Town
Describing the town as dirty and old, possibly implying a sense of decay or neglect.
I heard a siren from the docks
Hearing a siren from the docks, suggesting an industrial or maritime setting.
Saw a train set the night on fire
Observing a train setting the night on fire, possibly symbolizing energy or excitement.
I smelled the spring on the smoky wind
Smelling the spring on the smoky wind, possibly evoking a mix of nature and industrial elements.
Dirty Old Town dirty Old Town
Reiterating the town's dirty and old nature.
Clouds are drifting across the moon
Clouds drifting across the moon, creating a visual scene and a sense of transience.
Cats are prowling on their beat
Describing cats prowling on their beat, possibly suggesting a sense of vigilance or restlessness.
Spring's a girl on the streets at night
Portraying spring as a girl on the streets at night, combining natural and urban imagery.
Dirty Old Town dirty Old Town
Reiterating the town's dirty and old nature.
I'm going to make a big sharp axe
Expressing the intention to make a big sharp axe, possibly symbolizing a desire for change or transformation.
Shining steel tempered in the fire
Describing a shining steel axe tempered in the fire, emphasizing its strength and sharpness.
I'll chop you down like and old dead tree
Expressing the intent to chop down like an old dead tree, possibly symbolizing the narrator's determination to overcome obstacles.
Dirty Old Town dirty Old Town
Reiterating the town's dirty and old nature.
I met my love by the gas yard wall
Recalling the earlier meeting with the narrator's love by the gas yard wall.
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
Dreaming a dream by the old canal, repeating the earlier reflection.
I kissed my girl by the factory wall
Kissing the narrator's girl by the factory wall, echoing a previous romantic encounter.
Dirty Old Town dirty Old Town
Reiterating the town's dirty and old nature.
Dirty Old Town dirty Old Town
Concluding with a repetition of the descriptor for the town.
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