Mark Of Caine
Billy Idol Lyrics

It's Christmas time
The song is set around Christmas time, when traditionally people spend time with loved ones, however the singer is alone.

And I'm lonely
The singer is feeling lonely and isolated, despite it being a time when people usually come together.

Here why'know the living
Here, it is recognized that life can be tough and unpredictable.

Ain't easy
Life can be difficult and challenging.

If you forget
If you forget what's important in life.

The power to love
The power to love others and oneself is an important factor in life.

I said
The singer is expressing a sentiment.

"Don't give up"
The singer is encouraging others to keep pushing forward and not to give up hope.

"Don't give up"
The repetition emphasizes the importance of not giving up.

If only I could
The singer expresses a desire to do something which may not be possible.

See you once again
The singer wants to see someone again whom they miss.

If only to put
The singer would be content with just being able to do this one simple thing.

My lips against you again
The singer wants to kiss the person they miss.

Don't hold back
Don't hesitate or be afraid to express your love.

The power to love
Once again, the power to love is emphasized as an important aspect of life.

Don't hold back
The repetition reinforces the importance of not holding back.

From the pluck of the lyre
The reference to the pluck of the lyre suggests music and perhaps the power it can have to evoke emotion and connection.

In the arms of desire
The arms of desire could refer to the intense passion and emotion of being in love.

It was dry
Describing the weather at a specific time and place.

And a fine day
Despite the loneliness and the tracks of the singer's mind, the day itself was pleasant and good.

When we first came ashore
A reference to coming somewhere new, as though the singer has been adrift and has finally landed somewhere.

I wasn't really
The singer is uncertain or indecisive about something.

Sure what I was looking for
The singer is uncertain about what they want or need in life.

Tracks of my mind
Referring to the thoughts and memories that occupy the singer's mind.

Made the tracks of my arms
The imagery of tracks being left behind suggests a journey or a struggle.

Seemed a lot more of a curse
The singer appears to feel that the thoughts and memories that occupy their mind are a burden or a negative force in their life.

To make matters worse
Something negative, perhaps unexpected or out of the singer's control, has occurred.

I was lonely for you
The focus on loneliness emphasizes how the absence of the person the singer misses has affected them.

Baby yeah
A common phrase in rock and pop music to convey emotion or feeling.

Oh if I should
The singer is expressing another desire, this time with an element of uncertainty or possibility.

See you once again
Repeated from an earlier line and underlines the importance of seeing the person the singer misses.

If only to press
Once again, the singer articulates what they want to do if they were able to see the person they miss again.

My lips to yours
The desire for physical and emotional closeness with the person the singer misses is emphasized again.

Aaaaah
An expression of intense emotion or desire.

And the tracks of my mind
Repeats an earlier line and reinforces the idea that the singer's thoughts and memories are crowding their mind.

Seemed more like a curse baby
The singer feels that their thoughts and memories are negatively impacting their life, as though they are cursed by them.

Right there and then
A reference to a specific moment in time when something important happened.

I saw or swore I could see
The singer is uncertain about what they saw or experienced, suggesting they may be lost or confused.

With my own two eyes
The singer personally witnessed something and is confident in what they saw, despite earlier uncertainty.

Yo' lying eyes
The phrase 'you're lying eyes' can be interpreted in various ways, from a direct reference to someone's deceitful nature, to a metaphor for how someone can deceive themselves with what they see or believe.

Yes right there and then
Repeats the earlier line, reinforcing the importance of this moment and its impact on the singer.

It made the tracks of my mind
Repeats earlier lines, emphasizing the significance of the singer's thoughts and memories and how they impact their life.

A lot more of a curs
The singer feels that their thoughts and memories are not just a burden, but are actively affecting their life in a negative way.

Oh lonely for you
Repeats a common refrain from earlier in the song, emphasizing the impact of the person the singer misses on their life and thoughts.

Baby yeah
An expression of feeling or emotion, as in earlier lines.

So lonely for you
Repeats earlier lines, emphasizing the singer's feelings of loneliness and longing.

And the tracks of my mind
Repeats earlier lines, emphasizing the significance of the singer's thoughts and memories and how they impact their life.

Seemed more like a curse
Repeats an earlier line, emphasizing once again how the singer feels that their thoughts and memories are a burden or negative force in their life.

The tracks of my mind
Repeats an earlier line, emphasizing the importance of the singer's thoughts and memories to the overall meaning of the song.

Seemed more like a curse baby
Repeats an earlier line, emphasizing once again the negative impact of the singer's thoughts and memories on their life, with the addition of the connotation of addressing someone in a somewhat familiar or flippant way.

I was lonely for you
Repeats earlier lines, emphasizing the impact of the person the singer misses on their life and thoughts.

So lonely for you
Repeats earlier lines, emphasizing the singer's feelings of loneliness and longing.

Baby yeah
Repeats earlier uses of the phrase as an expression of feeling or emotion.