Hong Kong Station
Journey of Love and Distance: Hong Kong Station Lyrics Unveiled
Lyrics
Well I'm weary with expectation
Expressing fatigue or weariness due to anticipation.
I've got a map and my old guitar
Prepared with a map and a guitar for a journey.
And a bleary eyed destination
Destination is unclear or hazy, possibly metaphorical.
From the train to the bus to the bar
Describing the journey involving a train, bus, and a bar.
And I'll sing like the birth of a nation
Commitment to singing passionately, like the birth of a nation.
But it'll sound like a road too far
Acknowledging potential challenges, sounding like a difficult road.
'Cause I'm thinking about you on the train into Hong Kong station
Thoughts about someone significant while traveling to Hong Kong.
It's a neo-colonial morning
Describing the morning with a reference to neo-colonialism.
There's a soldier asleep on the road
Observing a sleeping soldier on the road, possibly symbolic.
Like a distant early warning
Comparing the soldier to an early warning of past debts.
Of all those long dead debts that I've owed
Acknowledging past financial or emotional obligations.
But your face shines like a beacon
Expressing admiration for the person, using a beacon metaphor.
Like a streetlight in a Wanchai road
Comparing the person's presence to a streetlight in a specific road.
Like a wave of calm on a sea of aggravation
Describing the person as a source of calm amidst life's challenges.
Gotta get me some sleep
Expressing the need for rest or sleep.
No, don't take it like that
Clarifying the intention not to cause harm with the request for sleep.
I don't mean no harm
Emphasizing a harmless intent in the request.
If the hour-hand don't get you
Highlighting the passing of time and its potential consequences.
The second-hand will
Emphasizing the urgency of time through a second-hand reference.
When you're a long way from home
Feeling distant or far away from home.
There's eight thousand miles between us
Quantifying the physical distance between two individuals.
But there ain't nothing comes between you and me
Asserting the strength of the connection despite the physical gap.
Like that city that soars so stubbornly
Describing the stubborn and resilient nature of a city.
Between the mountains and the sea
Depicting the geographical features of mountains and the sea.
I've got a photo of you in my wallet
Carrying a tangible reminder of the person in a wallet.
And a thousand RMB
Possessing a currency amount, possibly associated with memories.
Are you thinking about me on the train into Hong Kong station?
Wondering if the person is thinking about the speaker while traveling.
'Cause I'm thinking about you on a train into Hong Kong station
Confirming the speaker's thoughts about the person during the journey.
I wish you were with me on the train into Hong Kong station
Expressing a desire for the person's presence during the journey.
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