Hometown Waltz
Exploring Hometown Waltz: Unveiling Hidden Realities
Lyrics
The drummers and jugglers in Montreal
The performers in Montreal, such as drummers and jugglers, are non-existent or have lost their significance.
Don't even exist at all
There's a sense of unreality or absence about the cultural elements in Montreal.
So I'm tearing up these tarot cards and Venetians clowns
Expressing a rejection or disregard for mystical practices (tarot cards) and theatrical figures (Venetian clowns).
Antique shops and alcoholic homosexuals
Mentioning a mix of unconventional elements, possibly representing a diverse and eccentric community.
You may ask why I want to torch my home town
Questioning the desire to destroy one's hometown, suggesting a conflict or dissatisfaction.
Partly it's bitterness and hopping 'round and 'round again
Exploring the reasons behind the desire, including bitterness and a cyclical pattern of frustration.
On Ontario Street looking up
Specific location (Ontario Street) where the narrator contemplates the destructive feelings.
Maybe I'll catch him on his way to the show
Expressing a possibility of encountering someone ("him") on the way to a performance or event.
You travel the world and find all the answers
Suggesting a journey of self-discovery and the quest for understanding, possibly through travel.
Everything operates on the unattainable's
Highlighting a theme of pursuing the unattainable, where everything seems out of reach.
And then you hear your mother laugh attached to the phone
Connecting with the personal and familiar (mother's laugh) in the midst of the unknown.
Could have walked around the block 'cause all roads lead to
Suggesting that despite diverse paths, there's a common destination ("home").
home
Emphasizing the inevitability of returning to one's roots or origin, regardless of the journey taken.
Say, will you ever ever ever know,
Pose a question about understanding or knowing the essence of one's self or origin.
Ever ever ever fly away?
Questioning the possibility of breaking away from the familiar and venturing into the unknown.
Will you ever ever ever go,
Asking about the potential for exploring new paths or possibilities in life.
Ever ever ever find a way?
Expressing the desire to find a way forward or a new direction in life.
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