All three members of the band remain active recording musicians, each with their own careers. They are said to have reunited on a forthcoming album, "Angels and Fools", by Gilbert's new band, The Excellent Staircase (formally The Believers); on the track "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want", a cover of the song by The Smiths.
Waterloo
The Dream Academy Lyrics
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Over the workaholics on the streets of rain
And high up in a window box
Were blue forget-me-nots
Right here
On the northern line
Waterloo
From the world inside your room
You said if we start running
We could run forever
I can hear the trains pulling out
Ten flights up in a tower block heaven
With half a return ticket in my pocket
And memories of all the same sad souvenirs
And the beating of the rain
In patterns on the same old pain I shared with you
And I tried to tell it true
But I don't hear you
Waterloo
You can hear the trains pulling out
From the world inside your room
You said if we start running
We could run forever
I can hear the trains pulling out
Hear the trains
Pulling out
Hear the trains
Pulling out
Hear the trains
Pulling out
Pulling out
Hear the trains
Hear the trains
Waterloo
The Dream Academy's "Waterloo" is a wistful song about reminiscing and longing for love. The song is set on a pale yellow morning moon in Waterloo where the blue forget-me-nots bloom in a window box while workaholics brave the rain to go about their day. The song's first verse paints a scene of dreary, everyday life in Waterloo.
The chorus then comes in with its echoing, melancholic refrain: "You can hear the trains pulling out from the world inside your room. You said if we start running, we could run forever." The trains pulling out seem like a metaphor for missed opportunities, chances not taken, and relationships falling apart. There's a feeling of nostalgia for a former life with a partner who suggested running away together to escape the mundane reality.
Line by Line Meaning
A pale yellow morning moon hung over,
The moon was a pale yellow color and it was morning time.
Over the workaholics on the streets of rain
The people on the streets were working hard and it was raining.
And high up in a window box
There were some flowers in a window box that were located high up.
Were blue forget-me-nots
The flowers in the window box were forget-me-nots and they were blue.
Right here
At this location.
On the northern line
On a train line that runs in a northern direction.
Waterloo
The name of a train station in London, England.
You can hear the trains pulling out
It is possible to hear the trains departing from the station.
From the world inside your room
You can hear the trains leaving from the comfort of your own room.
You said if we start running
You suggested that if we begin to run...
We could run forever
...we could run for an unlimited amount of time.
Ten flights up in a tower block heaven
In a heaven-like apartment complex ten stories high...
With half a return ticket in my pocket
I have a partial ticket for a round-trip journey in my pocket.
And memories of all the same sad souvenirs
Memories of previous trips or experiences with similar unhappy outcomes.
And the beating of the rain
The sound of the rain hitting against something solid.
In patterns on the same old pain I shared with you
The rain symbolizes the repetition of a past hurtful experience shared with someone else.
And I tried to tell it true
I attempted to be truthful about something.
But I don't hear you
I am unable to hear your response or reaction.
Hear the trains
Listen to the sound of the trains.
Pulling out
Departing from the station.
Waterloo
The name of a train station in London, England.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: NICK LAIRD-CLOWES, GILBERT ALEXANDER GABRIEL
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