Lyrics
Meet me on the wastelands - later this day
Proposing to meet in desolate areas later in the day.
We'll sit and talk and hold hands maybe
Planning to sit, talk, and hold hands as there's little else to do.
For there's not much else to do in this drab and colorless place
Describing the dull and colorless nature of the environment.
We'll sit amongst the rubber tires
Suggesting sitting among discarded rubber tires.
Amongst the discarded bric-a-brac
Mentioning discarded items and bric-a-brac.
People have no use for - amongst the smoldering embers of yesterday
Highlighting people's disregard for certain things amid remnants of the past.
And when or if the sun shines
Considering the possibility of sunshine.
Lighting our once beautiful features
Imagining sunlight revealing once beautiful features.
We'll smile but only for seconds
Anticipating brief smiles, constrained by the harsh reality of life.
For to be caught smiling is to acknowledge life
Suggesting that openly expressing joy is acknowledging the challenges of life.
A brave but useless show of compassion
Calling a smile a brave but futile display of compassion.
And that is forbidden in this drab and colorless world
Asserting that compassion is forbidden in this colorless world.
Meet me on the wastelands - the ones behind
Reiterating the proposal to meet in desolate areas.
The old houses - the ones - left standing pre-war
Referring to old houses that survived the war.
The ones overshadowed by the monolith monstrosities
Describing overshadowed houses near monolithic structures called homes.
Councils call homes
Mentioning homes labeled by councils.
And there amongst the shit - the dirty linen
Listing various discarded items found in the wasteland.
The holy Coca-Cola tins - the punctured footballs
Referencing specific items like Coca-Cola tins and punctured footballs.
The ragged dolls - the rusting bicycles
Enumerating more discarded items, emphasizing the wasteland's condition.
We'll sit and probably hold hands
Expressing the likelihood of holding hands amid the surroundings.
And watch the rain fall - watch it - watch it
Invoking the imagery of watching rain fall.
Tumble and fall - tumble and falling
Repeating the act of watching rain and drawing a parallel to life's uncertainties.
Like our lives - like our lives
Comparing the falling rain to the unpredictable nature of life.
Just like our lives
Emphasizing the likeness of rain falling to the course of their lives.
We'll talk about the old days
Planning to reminisce about the past.
When the wasteland was release when we could play
Recalling a time when the wasteland represented freedom to play.
And think - without feeling guilty
Reflecting on the ability to think without guilt in the past.
Meet me later but we'll have to hold hands
Reiterating the call to meet later, acknowledging the need for intimacy.
Tumble and fall - tumble and falling
Repeating the imagery of tumbling and falling, linking it to life's uncertainties.
Like our lives - like our lives
Reemphasizing the similarity between rain and the course of their lives.
Exactly like our lives
Concluding with a direct comparison of life to the falling rain.
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