Breakdown
½Ü¿ËÇ¿É­Jack Johnson Lyrics

I hope this old train breaks down
I wish for this train to stop functioning

Then I could take a walk around
So that I may explore my surroundings

See what there is to see
Observe what is present in the environment

Time is just a melody
The passage of time is like music

With all the people in the street
Amidst the bustling activity of the city

Walk as fast as their feet
Moving quickly on foot

Can take them
As far as they are able to go

I just roam through town
I am aimlessly wandering through the city

And though my window's got a view
Despite having a view from my window

Where the frame I'm looking through
The perspective I have of the view

Seems to have no concern for me now
It does not impact me or my situation

So for now
At this moment, in my current circumstances

I need this here
I require this particular thing

Old train to breakdown
This train to malfunction and stop

Oh, please just
I request that

Let me please breakdown
Allow me to stop my current path and pause

Well, this engine screams out loud
The train's motor is making a loud noise

Sayin' the beat gonna crawl westbound
Implying that the train's journey will continue to move towards the west slowly

So I don't even make a sound
I remain silent

'Cause it's gonna sting me when I leave this town
I will feel the pain of leaving when I say goodbye to this place

And all the people in the street that I'll never get to meet
The many individuals that I will never get a chance to encounter

These tracks don't bend somehow
The train tracks are inflexible

And I got no time that I got to get to
I have no particular destination to reach in a certain amount of time

Where I don't need to be, so I
An inconsequential place that requires no urgency

I need this
This thing is essential for me to continue functioning correctly

Old train to breakdown
This train to malfunction and come to a halt

Oh, please just
Please

Let me please breakdown
Allow me to stop

I wanna break on down
I desire to stop and take a break

But I can't stop now
I am unable to stop my current path

But you can't stop nothing
You can't prevent or impede what will occur

If you got no control
If you lack authority, say or power over a situation

Of the thoughts in your mind
Your mental cognitions and musings

That you kept in, you know
That you've been holding back

You don't know nothing
You know nothing at all

But you don't need to know
You don't necessarily require knowledge

The wisdom's in the trees
There is knowledge to be found in nature

Not the glass windows
Rather than technology or man-made creations

You can't stop wishing
It is impossible to prevent oneself from wishing

If you don't let go
If you do not relinquish your desires or dreams

The things that you find
The material possessions or experiences you come across

And you lose and you know
Even when you lose them, you are aware of what you missed out on

You keep on rolling
You continue to move forward

Put the moment on hold
Suspend the situation or the status quo

The frame's too bright
The current perspective or view is too harsh

So put the blinds down low and
Dim the light and change the view

Let me please breakdown
I would like to stop and take a break

I wanna break on down
I desire to stop and take a break

I need this here
I require this particular thing

Old train to breakdown
This train to malfunction and come to a halt

Oh, please just
Please

Let me please breakdown
Allow me to stop

I need this here
I require this particular thing

Old train to breakdown
This train to malfunction and come to a halt

Oh, please just
Please

Let me please breakdown
Allow me to stop

I wanna break on down
I desire to stop and take a break

But I can't stop now
I am unable to stop my current path