Members Benjamin Hannam (guitar, vocals), Cameron Holdstock (bass), Sam Speck (guitar) and Daniel Muszynski (drums) formed the group around Hannams solo bedroom recording project in early 2008 during a music class at school. The band opened the mainstage at Splendour In The Grass 2009 at the age of 17 and were finalists in Triple J's Unearthed High Competition for 2010. They released their debut EP "What We Were, When We Were" in 2011 amidst a year of heavy touring activity around Australia.
In This City
Glass Towers Lyrics
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You're sitting on this train
Sitting here, like you got on
You're sitting on this train
Cause in this city, in this town I dine
Cause in this city, in this town I dine
Oh I,
Cause I loved you from the start,
from the start
Cause I loved you from the start,
from the start,
from the start
But if you speak before the camera starts
Before they take the other part
You must find the answer
looking through the eyes of someone else
Cause in this city, in this town I dine
Cause in this city, in this town I dine
Oh I,
Cause I loved you from the start,
from the start
Cause I loved you from the start,
from the start,
from the start
This world is not a sink life
Do all the times that I don't know
Do all the times that I do not know
This world is not a sink life
Do all the times that I don't know
Do all the times that I do not know
The song “In This City” by Glass Towers has a melancholic tone and speaks to the bittersweet feeling of unrequited love. The lyrics convey the frustration and sadness of the singer who appears to be sitting on a train, perhaps traveling across a city, with unspoken words and unfulfilled love on his mind. The repetition of the line “Cause in this city, in this town I dine” suggests the singer longs for the company of their lover, but unable to be together, instead resorts to dining alone.
The repeated line “Cause I loved you from the start, from the start” emphasizes the singer's deep affection for the other person. However, the second verse alludes to a conflict that may have led to their separation, “But if you speak before the camera starts, before they take the other part”, suggesting that their love was perhaps disrupted by external factors. The last verse, “This world is not a sink life, Do all the times that I don't know, Do all the times that I do not know” is somewhat cryptic, but may be interpreted as a message of hope and perseverance in the face of adversity.
Line by Line Meaning
Sitting here, like you got on
I am sitting on this train, much like you.
Cause in this city, in this town I dine
I like to eat and drink while living in this city.
Oh I,
This is a brief interlude without much meaning.
Cause I loved you from the start, from the start
I have always loved you since we first met.
But if you speak before the camera starts, Before they take the other part, You must find the answer looking through the eyes of someone else
If you are interviewed on camera, think about how the audience will perceive you when answering their questions.
This world is not a sink life, Do all the times that I don't know, Do all the times that I do not know
We cannot always know everything about the world, but we should still try to learn as much as we can.
Writer(s): Daniel Muszynski, Benjamin Hannam, Sam Speck, Cameron Holdstock
Contributed by Kaylee G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.