Glass Towns
The K's Lyrics


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I′m getting up in the early morning
I'm getting up and I′m getting on a train
I'm staying up till the early morning
I'm leaving town ′til I can sleep again

′Cos I feel you running through my brain
And she don't know me that way
I close my eyes and I′m hearing sirens
It's in my head but I hear it all the same
I run away from our little glass towns
I run away ′cos I can't take the pain

′Cos I feel you coursing through my veins
And she don't know me that way

And I'm leaving ′cos there is no hope
And I′m leaving 'cos you say I won′t
And I'm leaving ′cos the sun won't shine
Until every verse that I write rhymes
And I′m leaving 'cos there is no hope
And I'm leaving ′cos you say I won′t
And I'm leaving ′cos the sun won't shine
Until every verse that I write rhymes
And I′m leaving just to show I will
'Til I can sleep without a single pill
And I′m leaving cos you [?]




And every time I see your face another piece of me dies
And I feel you running through my brain

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of The K's's song Glass Towns describe the singer's feelings of love and pain, and his desire to escape from it all. He is getting up early in the morning and getting on a train to leave town until he can sleep again because he feels the person he loves running through his brain, and she doesn't know him that way. He closes his eyes and hears sirens in his head, and he runs away from their little glass towns because he can't take the pain.


The singer is leaving because there is no hope, and the person he loves tells him he won't leave, and the sun won't shine until every verse he writes rhymes. The singer is leaving just to show that he can and until he can sleep without a single pill. He feels like every time he sees the person's face, another piece of him dies, and he feels her running through his brain.


The lyrics of Glass Towns describe the internal turmoil of the singer, who is in love but cannot be with the person he loves. He feels the pain of unrequited love, and he is trying to escape his emotions by leaving town until he can sleep again. The repeated phrases in the lyrics emphasize the singer's inner turmoil and his desire to escape.


Line by Line Meaning

I’m getting up in the early morning
I’m waking up early in the morning


I’m getting up and I’m getting on a train
I’m leaving town by train


I’m staying up till the early morning
I’m staying awake until early in the morning


I’m leaving town ‘til I can sleep again
I’m leaving town until I can sleep peacefully again


‘Cos I feel you running through my brain
Because I can't stop thinking about you


And she don’t know me that way
And she doesn't understand my feelings


I close my eyes and I’m hearing sirens
I hallucinate the sound of sirens when I close my eyes


It’s in my head but I hear it all the same
Even though it's in my head, I still hear it


I run away from our little glass towns
I escape from our small and fragile world


I run away ‘cos I can’t take the pain
I run away because the pain is too much to bear


‘Cos I feel you coursing through my veins
Because I feel your presence in my body


And she don’t know me that way
And she doesn't understand who I really am


And I’m leaving ‘cos there is no hope
And I'm leaving because there's no chance of a better outcome


And I’m leaving 'cos you say I won’t
And I'm leaving because you don't believe in me


And I’m leaving ‘cos the sun won’t shine
And I'm leaving because I can't see a brighter day


Until every verse that I write rhymes
Until I can make sense of my emotions through my art


And I’m leavingjust to show I will
And I'm leaving to prove that I can


‘Til I can sleep without a single pill
Until I can sleep without taking any medication


And I’m leaving cos you [?]
And I'm leaving because of an unspecified reason related to you


And every time I see your face another piece of me dies
Every time I see your face, I feel like a part of me is dying


And I feel you running through my brain
And I still can't stop thinking about you




Writer(s): James Boyle

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