- Ancient town
Brennan Moya Lyrics
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Nowhere to turn to in ancient town
No names to follow, some empty station
No one remembers this ancient town
No trees to shelter, this night for sleeping
No love to silence in ancient town
No voice confesses, the heart is broken
No street to find you, just falling circles
No way to answer for ancient town
No road to guide me, the signs aren't rhyming
No way to trouble this ancient town
Is there one bright star?
Is there one pure feeling?
Is there one heart beating?
Is there one light shining?
In this ancient town
The lyrics of Brennan Moya's song "Ancient town" are cryptic and mysterious, evoking a feeling of an ancient and forgotten place that is shrouded in secrecy and ambiguity. The song portrays a town that is abandoned and forgotten, where dreams are shattered and tears are commonplace. The lyrics paint a bleak picture of a desolate place where there is no hope and where the inhabitants have given up on their dreams and aspirations.
The song seems to be about a sense of loss and despair, as the singer roams around the titular town, searching for something that he can't seem to find. There is a feeling of isolation and loneliness that pervades the song, which is highlighted by the absence of any comforting clues as to where the singer should go next.
Despite the melancholic lyrics, there is a glimmer of hope in the final stanza as the singer asks if there is one bright star, one pure feeling, one heart beating, one light shining in the ancient town. The song seems to suggest that amidst the darkness and shadows of this forgotten place, there might still be a flicker of hope and light that can guide the way forward.
Line by Line Meaning
No place to hide dreams in crying faces
Dreams cannot be hidden in this place where everyone is sad and crying.
Nowhere to turn to in ancient town
There is no way out from this ancient town.
No names to follow, some empty station
No one to look up to and guide you as if it were an empty train station.
No one remembers this ancient town
This ancient town has been forgotten by everyone.
No trees to shelter, this night for sleeping
There are no trees to provide shelter for the night's sleep.
No love to silence in ancient town
Love doesn't exist in this ancient town, and thus, there's only silence.
No voice confesses, the heart is broken
The locals don't speak up, so the heart remains broken.
No time tomorrow in ancient town
There is no future in this ancient town; time has stopped.
No street to find you, just falling circles
No recognizable street to find, just endless circles leading nowhere.
No way to answer for ancient town
There is no response/payback for this ancient town's unfortunate state.
No road to guide me, the signs aren't rhyming
There are no signposts to guide the way, or if they do, they are not making sense.
No way to trouble this ancient town
An individual cannot create chaos in this ancient town; that's not possible.
Is there one bright star?
Does this ancient town have any signs of hope, even one bright star?
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MOYA BRENNAN, ROSS CULLUM
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