City
Bitstream Dream Lyrics
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Are fading
You were once mine
Never unkind
A long sigh
A soft caress
Now a silence
An emptiness
Staring through
The past I knew
I miss you
Streets are empty
Space surrounding
Sighs soft lullabies
Blurred reflection
A passing perfection
Scarring deep inside
Need a place to hide
From the rain
The cold breeze
Brings you back to me
I smell you in the air
I'm broken beyond repair
Patience
In short supply
I can't replace you
I wouldn't want to try
I'm alone and maybe
It's what should be
Do you miss me
Isolation will repeat
I feel so incomplete
Streets are empty
Space surrounding
Sighs soft lullabies
Blurred reflection
A passing perfection
Scarring deep inside
Need a place to hide from the rain
Streets are empty
Filled with millions
Cold, with empty souls
Searching everywhere
Nothing's ever there
The night inside me grows
I disappear below
Floating higher and higher
A wonderful feeling
Everything around me became suddenly
Unreal
As if in a dream
Streets are empty
Space surrounding
Sighs soft lullabies
Blurred reflection
A passing perfection
Scarring deep inside
Need a place to hide from the rain
Streets are empty
Filled with millions
Cold, with empty souls
Searching everywhere
Nothing's ever there
The night inside me grows
I disappear below
The lyrics in "City" by Bitstream Dream explore themes of loneliness and isolation after a failed relationship. The singer seems to be reminiscing over past memories with their lover, recalling moments of tenderness, "A long sigh, a soft caress," before realizing that the relationship has ended, "Now a silence, an emptiness." The pain of their loss is so great that they begin to dissociate from reality, feeling like they are disappearing from the world around them.
The city setting in the song is symbolic of the empty landscape that the singer now sees after their breakup. The streets that were once full of life and color are now "empty, filled with millions, cold, with empty souls." Despite the presence of many people around them, the singer feels a deep sense of loneliness and despair. They feel like they are "searching everywhere" for something to hold onto, but nothing is ever there.
The overall mood of the song is introspective and melancholy. The singer is struggling to make sense of their emotions and come to terms with the end of their relationship. The dreamlike quality of the lyrics implies that they are in a state of emotional limbo, unsure if they will ever fully recover from their heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
Memories
Reflecting on past experiences
Are fading
Those memories are slowly losing their hold on the present
You were once mine
This song is directed to a past love
Never unkind
The love was never cruel or hateful
A long sigh
A release of sadness
A soft caress
Recollections of more pleasant moments in the relationship
Now a silence
The current state of being alone and without that love
An emptiness
The feeling of being without that love
I'm alone
The current state of being alone
Staring through
An intense focus on the past
The past I knew
Reflection on the past experiences that made up the relationship
I miss you
The singer is still in love and desires the return of that love
Streets are empty
The physical surroundings are echoing the singer's emotional state
Space surrounding
The current state of being alone and without that love
Sighs soft lullabies
A release of sadness
Blurred reflection
The singer's self-image is affected by the loss of love
A passing perfection
The relationship that was once perfect is now gone
Scarring deep inside
The emotional pain caused by the end of that love
Need a place to hide
Seeking a refuge from the emotional pain caused by the end of the relationship
From the rain
A metaphor for the emotional turmoil caused by the end of the relationship
The cold breeze
Physically feeling the emotional pain caused by the end of the relationship
Brings you back to me
The singer is reminded of the past love
I smell you in the air
The memories associated with that past love are triggered
I'm broken beyond repair
The emotional pain is so great that the singer feels impossible to fix
Patience
The singer needs to wait and heal over time
In short supply
The singer does not have much patience left
I can't replace you
The singer cannot find a replacement for that past love
I wouldn't want to try
The singer does not want to replace that past love
I'm alone and maybe
The singer is not sure if being alone is better or worse
It's what should be
The singer is accepting that being alone is necessary
Do you miss me
The singer is still attached to that past love and wonders if it is mutual
Isolation will repeat
The singer may become isolated and alone again in the future
I feel so incomplete
The singer feels like something is missing without that past love
Filled with millions
Despite being surrounded by people, the singer is still alone
Cold, with empty souls
The people around the singer lack warmth and purpose
Searching everywhere
The singer is looking for something that is missing
Nothing's ever there
The singer is not finding what they are looking for
The night inside me grows
The emotional pain grows and consumes the singer
I disappear below
The emotional pain pushes the singer into a place of despair and darkness
Floating higher and higher
Escaping from the emotional pain and current reality
A wonderful feeling
The escape feels good, but it won't last forever
Everything around me became suddenly
The escape brought changes in the surroundings
Unreal
The escape is just temporary and illusory
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: VINCENZO MARIA LUCARELLI
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