Not Dark Yet
Embracing the Twilight: Robyn Hitchcock's Poetic Journey
Lyrics
Shadows are falling and I've been here all day
Shadows are falling, indicating the approach of evening or a darker time, and the speaker has been in a particular place all day.
It's too hot to sleep time is running away
The heat makes it difficult to sleep, and time seems to be slipping away.
Feel like my soul has turned into steel
The speaker feels emotionally hardened, as if their soul has become like steel.
I've still got the scars that the sun didn't heal
The scars, both physical and emotional, inflicted by the sun or life's challenges, have not healed.
There's not even room enough to be anywhere
There's a sense of confinement or lack of space, both physically and perhaps emotionally.
It's not dark yet, but it's getting there
Although it's not completely dark, there's a growing sense of impending darkness or difficult times.
Well my sense of humanity has gone down the drain
The speaker has lost faith in humanity, and a cynical view has taken over.
Behind every beautiful thing there's been some kind of pain
Behind every beautiful thing, there's been some form of pain or struggle.
She wrote me a letter and she wrote it so kind
A letter received, seemingly from someone important, expressed kindness.
She put down in writing what was in her mind
The content of the letter reflects the sender's thoughts and feelings.
I just don't see why I should even care
The speaker questions why they should care about the letter or its contents.
It's not dark yet, but it's getting there
While it's not fully dark, the sense of impending darkness persists.
Well, I've been to London and I've been to gay Paris
The speaker has traveled to major cities, including London and Paris.
I've followed the river and I got to the sea
The journey has taken the speaker from the river to the sea.
I've been down on the bottom of a world full of lies
Despite experiences in a world of deceit, the speaker isn't seeking anything in the eyes of others.
I ain't looking for nothing in anyone's eyes
A rejection of material or emotional pursuits in the gaze of others.
Sometimes my burden is more than I can bear
The burdens the speaker carries sometimes become overwhelming.
It's not dark yet, but it's getting there
Although not completely dark, the sense of approaching darkness lingers.
I was born here and I'll die here against my will
The speaker was born in a particular place and feels trapped or compelled to stay against their will.
I know it looks like I'm moving, but I'm standing still
Despite appearances, there's a feeling of stagnation or lack of progress.
Every nerve in my body is so vacant and numb
The speaker feels emotionally numb, every nerve in their body vacant.
I can't even remember what it was I came here to get away from
There's a loss of purpose or direction, an inability to remember the initial reason for coming to this place.
Don't even hear a murmur of a prayer
No signs of hope or prayers are audible.
It's not dark yet, but it's getting there
While darkness hasn't completely descended, the feeling of its arrival persists.
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