Portsmouth
Nostalgic Journeys: Rediscovering Childhood Echoes in 'Portsmouth'
Lyrics
Let's take the long way around, turn right here.
Expressing a desire to take a longer route, suggesting a deviation from the usual path.
Go down this hill we can leave the car at Cathedral Park Pier.
Choosing to descend a hill and leave the car at Cathedral Park Pier, indicating a deliberate change in direction.
Her parents used to live right over there.
Referencing a location where the speaker's partner's parents used to live.
I think they moved; I have no idea where.
Not knowing the current whereabouts of the partner's parents, signifying a sense of disconnection or uncertainty.
Now I need some kind of backup plan
Expressing a need for a backup plan to fill the time, possibly due to boredom or emotional restlessness.
To kill this time left on my hands...
Desiring to use time productively or meaningfully.
Consume the sound of you not there.
Yearning for the presence of the partner and feeling the absence through the lack of sound.
See the gray-blue house with the picket fence,
Pointing out a specific gray-blue house with a picket fence as a landmark.
A half block up on the left off Portsmouth?
Providing directions to the mentioned house off Portsmouth Street.
That was my tree when I was just a kid.
Nostalgically recalling a tree from the speaker's childhood associated with the mentioned location.
I buried toys in the yard; I'm sure they're still there.
Indicating a past action of burying toys in the yard, suggesting a connection to the place.
Now I need some kind of backup plan
Reiterating the need for a backup plan to pass the time.
To kill this time left on my hands...
Expressing a desire to overcome the idle time, possibly due to feelings of loneliness or emptiness.
Consume the sound of you not there.
Reflecting on the absence of the partner and the impact on the speaker's emotional state.
Now I need some kind of backup plan
Repeating the theme of needing a backup plan to cope with the passing time.
To kill this time left on my hands...
Continuing to express a sense of urgency or restlessness in dealing with idle time.
Consume the sound of you not there.
Reiterating the impact of the partner's absence on the speaker's emotional well-being.
You're not there.
Emphasizing the repeated absence of the partner through the lines "You're not there."
You're not there.
-Now I need some kind of backup plan
Continuing to express the need for a backup plan to fill the time and the impact of the partner's absence.
To kill this time left on my hands...
-Consume the sound of you not there.
-Now I need some kind of backup plan
Reiterating the theme of needing a backup plan to cope with idle time and the emotional impact of the partner's absence.
To kill this time left on my hands...
-Consume the sound of you not there.
-Now I need some kind of backup plan
Final repetition of the speaker's need for a backup plan and the emotional impact of the partner's absence.
To kill this time left on my hands...
-Consume the sound of you not there.
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