You Won't Find Me
Beyond the Night: A Quest for Identity in Peter Bruntnell's Melody
Lyrics
You won't find me after dark propping up the bar
You won't find the singer spending time at the bar after dark.
You won't find me sleeping in the back of someone's car
The singer won't be found sleeping in someone else's car.
It's not that I was born beneath a distant lonely star
The speaker wasn't born under an unfortunate fate or distant, lonely circumstances.
Don't bother trying to look you won't find me
Discourages any attempt to search for the speaker as it would be futile.
Shooting stars are going to find though they burn so bright
Even though shooting stars are bright, they, like everyone else, have to face reality.
With the rest of us they still have to come to lie
Despite their brightness, shooting stars also have to deal with the truth and come to rest.
Faded dreams and memories grounded down to dust
Faded dreams and memories reduced to dust, leaving others to create a commotion.
Leaving those behind to make a fuss
Those who have moved on leave behind the remnants for others to deal with.
You won't find me after dark propping up the bar
Reiteration of not finding the speaker at the bar after dark.
You won't find me sleeping in the back of someone's car
Reiteration of not finding the speaker sleeping in someone else's car.
It's not that I was born beneath a distant lonely star
Reiterates that the speaker's circumstances are not due to a lonely star at birth.
Don't bother trying to look you won't find me
Reiterates the futility of trying to locate the speaker.
Overnight sensations only bring you down
Overnight successes can lead to disappointment and downfall.
Stupid reputations always get around
A warning about the negative consequences of gaining a foolish reputation.
The truth can be like iodine, it helps you but it hurts
The truth, like iodine, can be both helpful and painful, leaving one in uncertainty.
Leaving you to wonder which is worse
Leaving the listener to ponder which is worse between help and hurt from the truth.
You won't find me after dark propping up the bar
Reiteration of not finding the speaker at the bar after dark.
You won't find me sleeping in the back of someone's car
Reiteration of not finding the speaker sleeping in someone else's car.
It's not that I was born beneath a distant lonely star
Reiterates that the speaker's circumstances are not due to a lonely star at birth.
Don't bother trying to look you won't find me
Reiterates the futility of trying to locate the speaker.
You won't find me after dark propping up the bar
Another repetition emphasizing not finding the speaker at the bar after dark.
You won't find me sleeping in the back of someone's car
Another repetition emphasizing not finding the speaker sleeping in someone else's car.
It's not that I was born beneath a distant lonely star
Reiterates that the speaker's circumstances are not due to a lonely star at birth.
Don't bother trying to look you won't find me
Reiterates the futility of trying to locate the speaker.
Don't bother trying to look you won't find me
Emphasizes once again the pointlessness of trying to find the speaker.
Don't bother trying to look you won't find me
Concludes with a final assertion of the impossibility of locating the speaker.
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