Iceman
Urban Tales: A Journey Through City Dreams and Love
Lyrics
He was just a young boy in the city
Introduction of a young boy in the city, setting the scene
Clouds of smoke he sought to find his dreams
Desire for dreams amid a backdrop of smoke
Swayed hair and his pipe he walked through the white city
Visual description of a young man with distinctive features in the city
The how's-your-father bookies run the scene
Bookies associated with casual expressions ("how's-your-father") dominating the scene
She was just a young girl in the city
Introduction of a young girl facing challenges in the city
Struggling with life, love and money
Struggles with life, love, and money
Weaving through the streets and looking so so pretty
Visual description of the girl navigating the city, emphasizing her attractiveness
The rummest sort Stockwell had ever seen
Labeling her as the most peculiar person Stockwell has seen
The rummest sort Stockwell had ever seen, seen
Reiteration of her uniqueness
I've spent my days in the haze with the iceman
Speaker's past association with the iceman, possibly a metaphorical figure
I've spent my nights wandering the wards
Nights spent aimlessly in hospital wards
I've spent my days in the haze with the iceman
Repetition of days spent with the iceman, hinting at a consistent pattern
It means the iceman is always on call
Significance of the iceman being always available or reliable
She started work on the last day of November
Introduction of the girl's job in a cabaret show
Spilling drinks in a seedy cabaret show
Depiction of a seedy environment where she works
He met her on the first day of December
Meeting between the two characters in front of a bookshop
Outside a a bookshop on the Charing Cross Road
Specific location of the bookshop on the Charing Cross Road
Those winter nights they'd walk along the river
Reference to winter nights, walking by the river
He'd chain-smoke and she'd stare up at the sky
Characterization of their activities during those nights
And say this life, this love, this river has to end
Reflection on the transient nature of life, love, and the river
But just for now we have all the time
Temporary acknowledgment of having time despite the inevitable end
Just for now we have all the time, time
Reiteration of the temporary nature and the abundance of time
Don't spend your days in the haze with the iceman
Caution against spending days in a haze with the iceman
Don't spend your nights wandering the wards
Caution against aimlessly wandering hospital wards at night
Don't spend your days in the haze with the iceman
Repetition of the caution, emphasizing its importance
Because it means nothing at all
Assertion that such activities have no meaning
Don't spend your days in the haze with iceman
Repetition of the caution against spending days with the iceman
(Don't spend your days in the haze with the iceman)
Reiteration with a slight variation
Don't spend your nights wandering the wards
Repetition of the caution against wandering hospital wards at night
(Don't spend your nights wandering the wards)
Reiteration with a slight variation
Don't spend your days in the haze with the iceman
Repetition of the caution against spending days with the iceman
It means nothing at all
Emphasis on the meaningless nature of such activities
Don't spend your days in the haze with the iceman
Repetition of the caution against spending days with the iceman
Don't spend your nights wandering the wards
Repetition of the caution against wandering hospital wards at night
Don't spend your days in the haze with the iceman
Repetition with emphasis on the lack of meaning
It means nothing at all
Final assertion of the meaninglessness of these activities
Just for now we have all the time
Reiteration of the temporary nature and abundance of time
Just for now we have all the time
Final reassurance of having time for now
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