Reach Out
Dizraeli Lyrics

Old man creeps in the streets in the puddles
An elderly man walks slowly along the wet streets, with the waters of the puddles lapping at his feet.

Holds down the need to speak of his troubles
He suppresses his pain and does not express his deep sadness and despair to anyone.

Both hands shake with the Parkinson's
He has Parkinson's disease, a condition that causes tremors and shakes in his hands.

that is starting to break him.
As the disease progresses, he feels more and more weakened by its effects.

Darkening sun sets over the streetlights - a night with no stars in
The sun is setting in the evening, but it is too cloudy to see any stars among the street lights.

one shadowy figure steps into a doorway
Someone shady appears and disappears into a building's doorway.

where the whores play the same games as always.
He recognizes the area as a common hangout for sex workers, who engage in their usual activities.

the old man's seen it all before,
The elderly man has lived a long life and has seen many things in his time.

he could tell you some morbid stories
If he were to speak, he could recount some of the darker, more sorrowful experiences he's had over the years.

He's been through four wars and one divorce,
He's survived four wars, as well as a marital split.

Carries a twitch that he got from the Blitz
He still carries a nervous twitch he picked up during the Blitz- a period of time when cities underwent heavy bombing.

he's had a lifelong lover lost to the void
He lost a lover at a young age, and the absence remains pronounced years later.

he's seen his brothers destroyed
He's watched as brothers and friends were killed or ruined by the harsh realities of life over the years.

by the tick tock Bang Bang of reality …
The unrelenting violence of life and its harsh truths has left an indelible mark on him.

just another picture to hang in the gallery.
All these tribulations have made him just another survivor- albeit one with a long history of painful events.

Old man sits on train as it rumbles
He's seated on a train as it rolls along the tracks.

Over land soaked in rain and struggle …
He looks out over a rain-drenched landscape, filled with hardship and difficulty.

the motion of it shakes his brain in a muddle
The jolting motion of the train jerks his brain around and causes his thoughts to become jumbled.

like Boggle dice contained in a bubble.
His thoughts and memories are like Boggle dice- unorganized and rattling around in his head.

Man stops at stops in his pub crawl
He makes stops along the train's route, including in pubs along the way as part of a drinking excursion.

in villages, on grubby stools.
These pubs are in rural areas, and he sits on dirty or uncomfortable stools to partake of his drinks.

He grins and orders in house double no rocks in it-
He orders a double-strength drink, and specifically asks that there are no rocks of ice in it to water it down.

got to sort out his own rubble
He intends to work on the mess in his head caused by his past traumas and fears.

His mind is full of mumbles:
He's anxious and muttering to himself as he contemplates his life's experiences.

a jar full of colour in among bubblegum fools
He feels like he's a splash of color among boring, disposable fools.

None of these suckers get him.
None of these people he's around understand him or his pain—he's alone.

Numbness sets in Turns his stride to a stumble,
He feels numb to it all and begins to walk unsteadily.

Tripping over his feet, back to the train
He's stumbling and hitting his feet as he returns to the train.

Rain seeps through cracks in the pane
Water drips through cracks in the train's windows on this rainy day.

Window frames him: Too old a man for a salary …
He looks out the window and realizes he's too old to make a living and have a regular job.

just another picture to hang in the gallery.
His struggles and pains will not be unique but just one more to add to the history of pain and struggle for others to see.

You need to reach out
One must connect with others to avoid being lost in despair and loneliness.

Into the darkness
Although it may be daunting, one must strive to confront their fears and not shy away from addressing them.

Before it reaches you.
It's essential to take action and face one's demons head-on, before they catch up with and perhaps consume them completely.