Cover Your Tracks
Blue Roses Lyrics

The opening line of "Cover Your Tracks", a song by British singer Blue Roses, is a command for someone to cover their tracks in the snow, as in hiding something they don't want to be discovered. The suggestion is that time moves slowly when one is trying to conceal something. The singer's hands are empty, in contrast, perhaps implying that she isn't actively trying to hide anything. The next line is another imperative, telling the listener to go home, setting the tone for this being a song about leaving things behind. The next lines explore the feeling of being held down by the weight of years, by something concrete and cold, which stared her down. The avoidance of town suggests the weight may come from somewhere external, rather than just being internal. And the final two lines describe the sensation of feeling hollow and empty, almost as if everything is falling apart.

The second verse opens with the same line as the first verse, and the suggestion is that something has indeed been hidden or lost. The "piece of bread" in this case may be literal, but is more likely a metaphor for something that was lost or taken away. It's unclear who is being addressed in this line, but the implication is that they were searching for something (or someone) all night, and they found only birds. The next line suggests that what they found in the end wasn't enough, or wasn't what they wanted or needed. The third line of the verse briefly describes someone holding her arms, perhaps for comfort or support, and the fourth line again urges someone to come home. The repetition of the searching imagery in both verses, and the idea that what was found wasn't enough or was given away to the birds, creates a sense of loss or disappointment. The repeated refrain to come home, however, offers a glimmer of hope or connection.