Lyrics
When I first saw you
Initial encounter with someone
there were guns in the river
Symbolic reference to danger or conflict in the environment
Black birds of warning
Warnings or signs indicating potential trouble
Circling high above the marquee where
Visual imagery of ominous birds circling above a prominent place
The blue notes of lovers
Intertwining emotions of love and isolation
Mixed with the loneliness of others
Blending of romantic feelings with a sense of loneliness
Turned our breath into snowflakes
Metaphor for intimate conversations turning into something delicate and transient
As we whispered in the gutters
Dialogue taking place in a less reputable or hidden place
We try to find the life at rainbow's end
Seeking happiness or fulfillment at the end of challenges
It finds the end of us instead and everyone we love
Efforts to find fulfillment leading to the loss of oneself and loved ones
When I come back now,
Returning to a changed or commercialized environment
There are ads in the shadows
Presence of advertisements in obscure places
Diamonds in the skyline
Richness or luxury displayed in the cityscape
You can't afford to look up at them
Financial inability to admire or appreciate opulence
Or catch your reflection in someone else's mirror
Lack of self-recognition or identity reflected in others
Your voice is a music and I'm drowning in a silent land.
Comparing someone's voice to a powerful force amidst silence
So if I dive over the railing, will I float up on all the shining waves of glass?
Contemplating a drastic action to escape and rise above the material world
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