Tale of Two Cities
Postpak Romance: A Tale of Distance and Secrets
Lyrics
You and I have got a postpak relationship
You and I have a relationship that relies on sending parcels back and forth.
It's a tale of two cities
Our relationship is comparable to a story involving two different places or lifestyles.
I don't know how many self addressed envelopes
I'm uncertain about how many pre-addressed envelopes have been exchanged between us.
Have passed between you and I and Melbourne and Sydney
Many parcels have been sent between you and me, connecting Melbourne and Sydney.
Two weeks 'till your train gets in
It will be two weeks until your train arrives.
And it's another few minutes on the phone
We spend additional moments talking on the phone.
And I'm glad that we don't share absolutely everything
I'm happy that we don't share absolutely everything, maintaining some personal secrets.
And we've still got some secrets of our own
We still have undisclosed aspects of ourselves.
845 reasons the law of averages will have to bend
There are 845 reasons why the expected outcome or average will have to change.
So far we've gone through all four seasons and
We've experienced all four seasons together so far.
You're still my best friend
You remain my closest companion despite the passage of time.
You're still my best friend
Reiterating the sentiment that you are still my best friend.
Another leaf in an envelope
Another piece of paper in an envelope sent to each other.
Another few words on a page
More words exchanged in written form.
Your thoughts about last week
Your thoughts about the previous week.
And my thoughts about rage
My thoughts about anger or intense emotions.
We splurge on the time we spend
We spend extravagantly on the time we have together.
Your room with the lights off
Describing the atmosphere of your room with the lights turned off.
The rain on the plexi-glass at five in the morning
The sound of rain on the plexiglass at an early morning hour.
You and I on red bluff standing on the fence
A moment shared together in a specific location (Red Bluff) standing on a fence.
And I think to myself I can feel the day awning
Reflecting on feeling the morning approaching or the start of a new day.
845 reasons the law of averages will slowly bend
There are 845 reasons why the expected outcome or average will slowly change.
So far we've gone through all four seasons
We've experienced all four seasons together.
And I'm left here with no time or reason
Feeling stranded without sufficient time or rationale to go through the letters you've sent.
To look through the letters you sent
There isn't enough time or motivation to revisit the letters you sent.
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