Ride on
D/C WORLD Lyrics

Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down
Casey accompanies the emptiness of silent individuals walking down the stairs to the subway, without any purpose or plan.

The stairway to the subway in the shadows down below
The path to the subway leads downwards into the murky darkness of the underground.

Following their footsteps through the neon-darkened corridors
Casey follows the footsteps of others, travelling through the dimly-lit, artificial corridors of desperation.

Of silent desperation, never speakin' to a soul
Everyone is desperate, but nobody speaks or communicates with each other.

The poison air he's breathin' has the dirty smell of dying
The air is poisonous and reeks of decay and death.

'Cause it's never seen the sunshine and it's never felt the rain
The air is trapped in the underground and has never experienced the purity of sunlight or the cleansing of rain.

But Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes
Casey carefully follows the signs and ignores the ominous noises he hears.

Of the clickin' of the turnstiles and the rattle of his chains
He blocks out the sounds of the turnstiles clicking and the sound of his own chains rattling.

"Oh" she said, "Casey it's been so long since I've seen you"
A woman greets Casey and expresses her joy at seeing him again after a long absence.

"Here" she said, "just a kiss to make a body smile"
She offers him a kiss to make him happy and forget about his troubles.

"See" she said, "I've put on new stockings just to please you"
She shows him that she has dressed up and put on new stockings to impress him.

"Lord" she said, "Casey can you only stay a while?"
She asks Casey if he can only stay for a short time, expressing her desire for him to stay longer.

Casey leaves the under-ground and stops inside the Golden Crown
Casey departs from the underground and visits the Golden Crown, a drinking establishment.

For something wet to wipe away the chill that's on his bone
He seeks an alcoholic drink to warm himself up and alleviate his discomfort.

Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men
As he observes the other men in the bar, Casey sees himself reflected in their lonely, desolate lives.

Who reach for any thing they can to keep from goin' home
These men try to find anything to cling to and avoid going back to their bleak lives.

Standin' in the corner Casey drinks his pint of bitter
Casey stands alone in the corner drinking his pint of beer, feeling bitter and resentful.

Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by
He avoids looking at other customers and never glances at himself in the nearby mirror.

Then he stumbles as he's leaving and he wonders if the reason
As he departs, he stumbles and questions whether his unsteadiness is due to the alcohol or his sadness.

Is the beer that's in his belly, or the tear that's in his eye
He is uncertain whether his physical or emotional state is to blame for his unsteadiness and sorrow.

"Oh" she said, "I suppose you seldom think about me
The woman again speaks to Casey and implies that he rarely thinks of her.

"Now" she said, "now that you've a family of your own"
She suggests that Casey has moved on and started his own family without her.

"Still" she said, "it's so blessed good to feel your body"
She acknowledges the pleasure she receives from being close to Casey and feeling his body.

"Lord" she said" "Casey it's a shame to be alone"
The woman expresses her sadness at Casey's loneliness and implies that they should be together.