Bombay Blue
Mystery Jets Lyrics

A baby, young and sweet
The song starts with introducing a baby, young and sweet.

A Maharashtra night, a city street
The setting is a night in Maharashtra, India, on a city street.

And I feel low
The singer expresses their low mood.

Hear her crying in her sleep
The baby is heard crying in her sleep.

A blanket of newspaper sheets
The artist has a blanket made of newspaper sheets by their window.

By my window
The blanket made of newspaper sheets is by the singer's window.

There's no worse sound that I could hear
The crying baby is the worst sound the singer could hear.

Or hope of life that I fear she'll never know
The artist fears the baby may not have a chance to experience a good life.

Oh those Bombay Blues
The title of the song is mentioned, referring to the feeling of melancholy in Bombay.

And the harder you push her away
This line indicates that someone is pushing someone else away, possibly the artist pushing the baby away.

The sooner your heart turns a darker shade of grey
Pushing someone away causes the singer's heart to become darker and more negative.

But the more you allow her in
Allowing someone to come closer means to let them into your life.

The longer she'll live beneath the surface of your skin
Allowing someone into your life will make them a part of you, like living beneath your skin.

Oh and now that I can see
The perspective shifts to the singer's changed perception.

How love becomes the enemy
Love can become the enemy by causing negative emotions.

They say there's nothing you can do
Others may believe there is nothing that can be done about this negative feeling.

But that's what they want you to believe
The artist suggests that people are putting up false obstacles to prevent a solution from being found.

Full moon party on the beach
The setting has changed to a full moon party on a beach.

Burning holy effigies on Summer sands
Effigies are burned on the sandy beach during summer.

Temporarily mend the holes
The artist describes the burning of effigies on the beach as a short-term fix for personal struggles.

In your chimerical soul
The struggles are described as being within their chimerical soul, referring to an imaginary or unrealistic soul.

But all the beautiful things that you love
The artist suggests that beautiful things can turn into negative things.

Will one day turn into the things that you despise
Beautiful things can become the things that cause negative feelings, such as despise.

'Cuz the darkness lives within
The artist explains that the darkness, or negative feeling, comes from within themselves.

And the more that you hide it
Hiding the negative feeling causes it to become stronger and darker.

The darker it stains your skin
The longer the negative feeling is hidden, the more it seeps into the singer's being.

You say there's nothing I can do
There is a repetition of the previous idea that others say that there is nothing to be done to solve the problem.

If that's what you wanna believe
The artist suggests that this belief is optional and not necessarily true.

There's clearly nothing I can say
The artist feels like there is no explanation or advice that can help solve the problem.

That will make her go away
The singer wants the baby to stop crying or to be soothed.

Don't say there's nothing I can do
The singer suggests that there is always something that can be done, even if it is small.

If that's what you wanna believe
This line reinforces that the belief of hopelessness is optional and up to the individual.