South
Geary Mark Lyrics
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A letter from you now
I living miles from you
In the loneliness of south
The people here won't see it
They like to live alone
In the quiet of their evening times
But Franco has a hold on things
And he's not letting go
What the Virgin Mary doesn't see
She doesn't need to know
We find the hole on Centre St.
And I stay home all night
The buzzer hasn't worked in years
Unless you push it right
The sun it doesn't shine here
It tortures hands in time
When there are broken bodies to air
I'm burning all the time
Your family told me that you'd found
A better man than me
I hope you'll be allowed to laugh
In polite company
In Geary Mark's song "South," he expresses his surprise in receiving a letter from someone he has been distanced from. He portrays himself as being lonely in the south, as he lives miles away from the recipient of the letter. The people living there uphold solitude, and the only sounds that fill the evening air are the creaky bed boards. Mark's lyrics seem to implicate his disgust for the leadership of Franco, who retains total control over the happenings within the region. The Virgin Mary may be aware of this, but she chooses to turn a blind eye.
Mark then details finding a hole on Centre St., where he spends most of his nights cooped up inside. The buzzer doesn't operate as it should, to the point where visitors must push it in a specific manner to alert those within the building. The sun never shines in this area, and this affects the local's moods negatively. At this point, Mark transitions into discussing his ex-girlfriend's family, who claimed she has found someone better than him. Mark hopes that she is able to be happy and laugh in the company of others.
Line by Line Meaning
I am surprised to get
I'm shocked to receive
A letter from you now
correspondence from you recently
I living miles from you
I live far away from your place
In the loneliness of south
In a somewhat isolated southern region
The people here won't see it
Individuals around the area are unresponsive to the situation
They like to live alone
The folks here prefer solitude
In the quiet of their evening times
During nightfall, they enjoy serene environments
I hear their bed boards moaning
I hear the sound of their creaking beds
But Franco has a hold on things
However, Franco holds power over the place
And he's not letting go
And he's firmly planted in his position of authority
What the Virgin Mary doesn't see
What remains hidden from religious beliefs
She doesn't need to know
She doesn't require knowledge of the matter
We find the hole on Centre St.
We locate a space on Centre Street
And I stay home all night
And I spend the entire night indoors
The buzzer hasn't worked in years
No buzzing sound has come from the machine for years
Unless you push it right
Unless you push the device in the correct way
The sun it doesn't shine here
Sunlight hardly seeps through
It tortures hands in time
The heat harms hands over time
When there are broken bodies to air
Especially when there are injured individuals to attend to
I'm burning all the time
I'm always feeling the burn
Your family told me that you'd found
Your relatives informed me that you've discovered
A better man than me
Someone who seems more suited for you
I hope you'll be allowed to laugh
May you have the freedom to chuckle
In polite company
In the presence of respectable people
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@TheLaurinkoinen
Harmonica :) Another lovely song! I like the way you're singing and looking at the camera - so hypnotizing...
@isabellabretz
nice tapes on the guitar! you could write things on them. and nice song. :)
@didoma73
Yeah, let's go back in time some more