Take My Leave
Journey of Departure: Steve Grozier's 'Take My Leave' Meaning
Lyrics
Well, the streets round here, they know my name
Despite being known in the streets, the speaker feels a sense of detachment or not belonging.
But like my father before me, I don't belong to them
The speaker reflects on a generational pattern, expressing that, like their father, they don't feel a sense of belonging to the surroundings.
All these empty fields and the railway station lines
The speaker observes empty fields and railway station lines, possibly symbolizing a lack of direction or purpose.
Those car, their headlamps they wave, as I'm passing by the broken down arcades
While passing broken down arcades, the speaker notices car headlamps waving, suggesting fleeting connections or interactions.
All these empty field and railway station bars
Repetition of the theme of emptiness, now in the context of fields and railway station bars.
Well, I can't go
The speaker expresses a feeling of being unable to move forward.
I'm afraid to stay
There's a fear associated with staying in the current situation or environment.
But I think one day
Despite the uncertainty, the speaker holds hope for a future departure.
I'll take my leave
The speaker anticipates a future act of leaving or taking their leave.
And, out by that old house where I was born
The speaker refers to an old house where they were born, suggesting a connection to their past.
There runs a gravel path that leads to my old home
A gravel path leading to the speaker's old home is mentioned, reinforcing the theme of nostalgia and familiarity.
And I know the way, like I know my love
The speaker claims to know the way to their old home as well as they know their love, emphasizing deep familiarity.
My mother stands in the garden in the cold
The speaker describes their mother standing in the garden in the cold, painting a poignant image.
Holding in her hand a flower, a rose
The mother holds a flower, specifically a rose, possibly symbolizing love or beauty in the midst of hardship.
As the winter comes I know that my father will hold her close
Anticipating the winter, the speaker imagines their father holding the mother close, suggesting warmth and comfort.
Well, I can't go
Repetition of the sentiment of being unable to move forward.
I'm afraid to stay
The fear associated with staying is reiterated.
But I think one day
Despite the challenges, the speaker continues to hold onto the hope of eventually leaving.
I'll take my leave
Reiteration of the anticipation of a future departure.
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