Yeah, we're on

I would like to leave this city
This old town don't smell too pretty
And I can feel the warnin' signs
Runnin' around my mind
And when I leave this island
I'll book myself into a soul asylum
'Cause I can feel the warnin' signs
Runnin' around my mind

So here I go
I'm still scratchin' around in the same old hole
My body feels young but my mind is very old
So what do you say?
You can't give me the dreams that are mine anyway
You're half the world away
Half the world away
Half the world away
I've been lost, I've been found
But I don't feel down

And when I leave this planet
You know I'd stay but I just can't stand it
And I can feel the warnin' signs
Runnin' around my mind
And if I could leave this spirit
I'll find me a hole and I'll live in it
And I can feel the warnin' signs
Runnin' around my mind

Here I go
I'm still scratchin' around in the same old hole
My body feels young but my mind is very old
So what do you say?
You can't give me the dreams that are mine anyway
You're half the world away
Half the world away
Half the world away
I've been lost, I've been found
But I don't feel down
No, I don't feel down
No, I don't feel down

I don't feel down
I don't feel down
Don't feel down
I don't feel down


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Half The World Away Lyrics as written by Noel Gallagher

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    My Interpretation

    I dont pretend to solve the true meaning of this song. But I felt like sharing what I felt.

    I feel like he is going trough something frustrating and keep finding himself in the same situation over and over again. Dealing with it is hard, and is taking a tool on him. I do get a suicidal vibe from it, but then it gets better. He doesnt feel down. He wont give up just yet

    eduardo112on May 19, 2017   Link

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