Downtown
City Dreams: Nostalgia and Second Chances in 'Downtown' by People Just Pretending
Lyrics
There's a place downtown that I used to go
Reflecting on a place downtown that the speaker used to visit.
But I can't go there no more
Expressing an inability to return to the mentioned place.
Cause the sound reminds me of another life
Associating a particular sound in the place with memories of a past life.
When you came knocking at my door
Recalling a moment when someone (you) knocked on the speaker's door.
And the thought of you still makes me pick up the phone
Indicating that thoughts of the person still prompt the speaker to call.
I still look for you at Broadway and Twenty-Four
Continuing to search for the person in specific locations.
If this city never sleeps are you awake
Pondering if the person is awake in a city that never sleeps.
I could meet you where I met you by the Empire State
Suggesting a potential meeting place near the Empire State Building.
It's just a couple blocks from your door
Highlighting the proximity of the suggested meeting place to the person's door.
If I see you then I know you had a chance to think it over
Expressing hope for the person to have reconsidered their feelings.
There's a park downtown by the subway train
Mentioning a park downtown as a place for self-reflection.
And I find myself again
Finding solace and self-discovery in the mentioned park.
Looking for your face in the morning rush
Searching for the person's face amidst the busy morning rush.
I hope I see you there again
Expressing hope to encounter the person again in the park.
And the thought of you still makes me pick up the phone
Reiterating that thoughts of the person lead to phone calls.
I remember how it felt walking you back home
Recalling the emotions of walking the person back home.
If this city never sleeps are you awake
Questioning if the person is awake in the ever-active city.
I could meet you where I met you by the Empire State
Proposing to meet at the previously mentioned location.
It's just a couple blocks from your door
Emphasizing the proximity of the meeting place to the person's home.
If I see you then I know you had a chance to think it over
Expressing hope for the person to have reconsidered their feelings.
I know the last time that we met
Recalling the last meeting and the person's unreadiness.
You said that you weren't ready yet
Referencing the person's statement about not being ready.
Maybe sleepless nights are keeping
Suggesting that sleepless nights may threaten the relationship.
All our love from disappearing
Speculating about the potential disappearance of their love.
Do you still think of me at times
Pondering whether the person still thinks about the speaker.
Do you think hearts can realign
Contemplating the possibility of realigning hearts.
Either way I'll still be waiting
Expressing a willingness to wait regardless of the outcome.
If this city never sleeps are you awake
Reiterating the question of the person being awake in the city.
I could meet you where I met you by the Empire State
Suggesting meeting at the Empire State Building location again.
It's just a couple blocks from your door
Emphasizing the proximity of the meeting place to the person's home.
If I see you then I know you had a chance to think it over
Expressing hope for the person to have reconsidered their feelings.
If I see you then I know you had a chance to think it over
Repeating the hope for the person to have thought things over.
I hope I see you then I'll know you had a chance to think it over
Expressing the speaker's desire to see the person again after reconsideration.
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