Gilmore also played "Smokey" in The Big Lebowski
Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown
Jimmie Dale Gilmore Lyrics
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Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
Tonight I think I'm gonna look around
For something I could not see
When this world was more real to me
Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
My love, my love, what can I say?
My love would never see
That this world's just not real to me
Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
I told my love a thousand times
That I can't say what's on my mind
But we would never see
That this world's not real to me
Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
Tonight I think I'm gonna look around
For something I could not see
When this world was more real to me
Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
The lyrics of "Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown" by Jimmie Dale Gilmore is a melancholic reflection of losing someone and the subsequent detachment from reality. The singer contemplates going downtown, possibly to distract himself from his loneliness or to try and reconnect with something he has lost. He laments the fact that his love has gone away and he cannot express himself to her. The line "this world was more real to me" likely refers to a time when the singer was happier and felt more connected to the world around him before his love left him.
The repetition of certain lines in the song, such as "My love, my love" and "Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown" amplifies the singer's sense of longing and loss. The use of the words "real" and "see" throughout the song may also suggest a disconnection from reality or the singer's inability to understand the world without the presence of his love.
Overall, the song "Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown" interweaves feelings of love, loss, and detachment from reality, creating a somber yet haunting melody that evokes a sense of loneliness.
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Line by Line Meaning
Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
I plan on going to the city center tonight
Tonight I think I'm gonna look around
I intend to explore and observe my surroundings
For something I could not see
I hope to discover something that eluded me before
When this world was more real to me
In a previous time, I had a stronger connection with this reality
Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
I repeat my desire to visit the urban center tonight
My love, my love has gone away
My romantic partner has departed from my life
My love, my love, what can I say?
I am at a loss for words about my relationship
My love would never see
My partner could not understand
That this world's just not real to me
I struggle to perceive and engage with the world as it is
Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
I continue to express my intention to explore the city centre tonight
I told my love a thousand times
I repeatedly expressed to my romantic partner
That I can't say what's on my mind
I cannot articulate what is troubling me internally
But we would never see
But we were unable to comprehend
That this world's not real to me
That I struggle to connect with reality
Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown
Once again, I proclaim my intention to visit the city center tonight
Lyrics © SHELBY SINGLETON MUSIC INC
Written by: JIMMIE DALE GILMORE, JOHN GRAHAM REED
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