Viënna
Ure Midge & Ultravox Lyrics
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Freezing breath on a window pane
Lying and waiting
A man in the dark in a picture frame
So mystic and soulful
A voice reaching out in a piercing cry
It stays with you until
It means nothing to me
This means nothing to me
Oh, Vienna
The music is weaving
Haunting notes, pizzicato strings
The rhythm is calling
Alone in the night as the daylight brings
A cool empty silence
The warmth of your hand and a cold grey sky
It fades to the distance
The image has gone only you and I
It means nothing to me
This means nothing to me
Oh, Vienna
This means nothing to me
This means nothing to me
Oh, Vienna
The lyrics of the song "Vienna" by Ure Midge & Ultravox, portray a man in a picture frame, who is both mystic and soulful. This character is symbolically captured through the window pane, as the singer walks in the cold air with freezing breath. The voice of the soulful man reaches out with a piercing cry, leaving a lasting effect on the listener, until the feeling has eventually gone.
The music in the song is both weaving and haunting, characterized by pizzicato strings, which call out to the rhythm, alone in the night. The daylight brings a cool, empty silence, with a warm hand and a cold grey sky. The image fades into the distance, with only the singer and the man in the picture frame left feeling something of import, to which the singer acknowledges, “Oh, Vienna."
Overall, the song is about the feeling that life gives you something, in this case, the singer’s encounter with the mystic character represented in the picture frame, that is powerful but fleeting. The song asks us to look beyond the surface and to find the magic in the mundane.
Line by Line Meaning
Walked in the cold air
Strolling in chilly atmosphere
Freezing breath on a window pane
Icy respiration freezing the window glass
Lying and waiting
Reclined and anticipated
A man in the dark in a picture frame
Obscure figure in a photograph frame
So mystic and soulful
Very enigmatic and emotional
A voice reaching out in a piercing cry
Vocalization emitting a sharp scream
It stays with you until
It lingers with you till
The feeling has gone only you and I
Sensation vanishes only with us
It means nothing to me
It holds no value for me
This means nothing to me
It holds no significance for me
Oh, Vienna
Oh, the city of Vienna
The music is weaving
Melody is interlacing
Haunting notes, pizzicato strings
Eerie notes produced using plucking technique
The rhythm is calling
The beat is summoning
Alone in the night as the daylight brings
By oneself during nighttime as sunrise approaches
A cool empty silence
A tranquil and desolate hush
The warmth of your hand and a cold grey sky
The warmth of your hand and the bleak weather outside
It fades to the distance
It dissipates into the far distance
The image has gone only you and I
The picture has vanished only between us
This means nothing to me
It holds no value for me
This means nothing to me
It holds no significance for me
Oh, Vienna
Oh, the city of Vienna
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: TOM NORRIS
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