Buffalo
Escape the Winter Blues: A Tale of Longing in Buffalo
Lyrics
Snow came up Friday, I gotta go
Snowfall occurred on Friday, prompting the need to leave.
Spending winter up in Buffalo
Planning to spend the winter in Buffalo.
Someone I met there is calling me so
Someone from Buffalo is inviting the speaker to return.
Got to escape the blues man, don't you know
Expressing a desire to escape from feelings of sadness.
Days of sinking summer packed up and gone
Summer days have passed and left a sense of emptiness.
Nothing helps me, there's nothing wrong
The speaker feels a lack of solutions despite nothing being explicitly wrong.
It was so pleasant, incandescent, it's over now
Reflecting on a past experience that was enjoyable but has ended.
We should get going
Suggesting the need to leave or move forward.
Lady I know there, name of Christina
Introducing a person named Christina known to the speaker.
Six lonely lifetimes since I've seen her
Highlighting a significant period of time since the speaker last saw Christina.
She takes you places your heart cannot go
Describing Christina as someone who can take you to emotional places.
During the winter up in Buffalo
Reiterating the plan to spend the winter in Buffalo.
Days by her fire, dazed in the glow
Recalling days spent by the fire with Christina, captivated by its warmth.
Winter surrounds us up in Buffalo
Emphasizing the winter setting in Buffalo that surrounds them.
Days of drowsy pleasure in the afternoon dark
Describing pleasurable, lethargic days in the dark afternoon.
We drift together, we drift apart
Expressing the ebb and flow of closeness with Christina.
She's got the wherewithal, she's got the knowledge
Acknowledging Christina's qualities and knowledge as something wonderful.
It's wonderful
Reiterating a sense of wonder or admiration.
I should be going
Suggesting the necessity to depart or move on.
Out there the Snow Queen is kidnapping boys
Introducing a character, the Snow Queen, who kidnaps boys.
Her block-of-ice heart tunes out the noise
Describing the Snow Queen's heart as cold and indifferent.
And soft in the bedroom her eyes indigo
Depicting a serene scene in the bedroom with the Snow Queen.
Sleeping in the winter in Buffalo
Highlighting a winter sleep in Buffalo, possibly contrasting with the Snow Queen.
Down in Buffalo
Concluding with a simple mention of Buffalo.
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