Sin City
The Essex Green Lyrics


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Sin city
Please don't take
My lover's heart, for mine will break
It's no Pittsburg
Please don't go
Ohio

You can take a tug there, oh, take a train
Either way, I ain't going
It's no Pittsburg
Don't you go
Ohio

And I could see her lying in the valley
Down below
I could smell the green of those hills
Those Kentucky hills

So take a tug there, oh, take a train
Either way, I ain't going
It's no Pittsburg
Please don't go
Ohio





Ohio...

Overall Meaning

The song "Sin City" by The Essex Green is a song about heartbreak and the fear of losing a lover. The lyrics express a sense of desperation as the singer begs their lover not to leave and promises that they will be devastated if their lover's heart is taken away. The opening line, "Sin City, please don't take my lover's heart for mine will break" sets the tone for the song's melancholy theme. The singer then emphasizes the importance of their lover by saying that they are not replaceable and that they are willing to give up everything to keep them in their life. The repeated line "It's no Pittsburgh, please don't go Ohio" is a plea to their lover to stay despite there being no grand or exciting things in their town.


The second half of the song describes the singer's longing for their lover, and the memory of the smell of the green hills in Kentucky where they once were together. The singer then repeats the plea for their lover to stay, once again singing "It's no Pittsburgh, don't you go Ohio". The chorus of Ohio is sung to close out the song emphasizing the importance of their lover. Overall, the lyrics of Sin City create a poignant and emotional experience for the listener, expressing the singer's fear of losing their love and their willingness to do anything to keep them.


Line by Line Meaning

Sin city
The city is full of sin and vice


Please don't take
Please don't take my lover away from me


My lover's heart, for mine will break
If my lover's heart is taken away, I will be heartbroken


It's no Pittsburg
The city is not a place like Pittsburgh


Please don't go
Please don't leave me alone in this city


Ohio
A place where the singer mentions he won't go


You can take a tug there, oh, take a train
There are other modes of transport to that place


Either way, I ain't going
No matter what, I will not go to that place


And I could see her lying in the valley
The singer could see his lover lying in a valley


Down below
The valley was down below


I could smell the green of those hills
The singer could recall the smell of the green hills of that place


Those Kentucky hills
The hills that the singer thinks are in Kentucky




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Titus McCarthy

It's no Pittsburgh.
Please don't go.
O-HI-O

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