Boy At A Bus Stop
Lost Souls and Lonely Roads: The Bicycle Thief's Tale at a Bus Stop
Lyrics
Hope you don't mind
Expressing concern about the listener's comfort with the speaker's presence.
If I just sit here a while
Requesting permission to stay seated and engage in conversation.
Well, I've been off the beaten track
Indicating a prolonged period of deviating from the conventional path.
For a long, long time
Highlighting a significant duration of being away from the mainstream or expected course of life.
Don't know if I was misled
Expressing uncertainty about being misled and losing one's way.
And just got lost
Suggesting a state of confusion or disorientation.
But I know nothing's ever
Acknowledging that nothing will be alright or normal again.
Never gonna be okay again, no how
Emphasizing the permanence of the negative outlook on the future.
'Cause everything is just closing in
Conveying a feeling of suffocation or being overwhelmed by circumstances.
Well, I don't know that I have one single friend
Expressing doubt about having any true companions.
Not one single friend
Reiterating the absence of genuine friends in the speaker's life.
My mom thinks I need religion
Highlighting a perceived solution to life's challenges—finding solace in religion.
I think I need a shower and something to eat
Contrasting the suggested need for religion with more immediate physical needs.
Can I bum another cigarette?
Requesting another cigarette, possibly using it as a coping mechanism.
And thanks for the listening to me
Expressing gratitude for the listener's patience and willingness to hear the speaker's troubles.
You know I don't like to steal
Acknowledging a moral dilemma about stealing but justifying it due to personal needs.
But I've got needs
Asserting the existence of personal needs that may override ethical considerations.
And I know nothing's ever
Reiterating the belief that things will never be okay again.
Never gonna be okay again, no how
Emphasizing the lasting impact of difficulties on the speaker's outlook.
'Cause everything is just closing in
Repeating the sense of feeling trapped or overwhelmed by life's challenges.
I don't know that I have one single friend
Restating the lack of genuine companionship in the speaker's life.
Not one single friend
Reiterating the absence of true friends.
Not one single friend
Emphasizing the continued absence of genuine companionship.
Not one single friend
Repeating the theme of isolation and lack of true friends.
Not one single friend
Affirming once again the complete absence of real friends in the speaker's life.
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