I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Step off the train
I'm walking down your street again
Past your door
You don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
Now you disappeared somewhere
Like outer space
You found some better place
And I miss you
Like a deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And could you be dead
You always were two steps ahead
Of everyone
I walked behind and you would run
I looked out by your house
And I could almost hear you shout down to me
Where I always used to be
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
Back on the train
I asked why did I come again
Can I confess
I've been hanging around your old address
And years have proved
To offer nothing since you moved
You're long gone
And I can't move on
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
Step off the train
I'm walking down your street again
Past your door
I guess you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
Now you disappeared somewhere
Like outer space
You found some better place
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
I'm walking down your street again
Past your door
You don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
Now you disappeared somewhere
Like outer space
You found some better place
And I miss you
Like a deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And could you be dead
You always were two steps ahead
Of everyone
I walked behind and you would run
I looked out by your house
And I could almost hear you shout down to me
Where I always used to be
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
Back on the train
I asked why did I come again
Can I confess
I've been hanging around your old address
And years have proved
To offer nothing since you moved
You're long gone
And I can't move on
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
Step off the train
I'm walking down your street again
Past your door
I guess you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
Now you disappeared somewhere
Like outer space
You found some better place
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
Lyrics submitted by jstalilwyrd
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Just listening for the 784,654th time....and it's just perfect in every way. Just incredible. The only reason it was remade was to scoop up a boatload of money from a more modern and accepting audience. But it is a completely different song than the other one that sounds slapped together in a few takes without a thought for the meaning.
This song captivates me still, after 50+ years. Takes me to the deep South and the poverty of some who lived thru truly hard times. And the powerful spirit of a poor young girl being abandoned to her future with only a red dress and her wits to keep her alive.
She not only stayed alive, she turned her hard beginnings around, became self sufficient, successful and someone with respect for herself. She didn't let the naysayers and judgers stop her. She's the one sitting in the drivers seat at the end.
So, not a song about a poor girl, but a song of hope and how you can rise up no matter how far down you started.
There is a huge difference between a singer who simply belts out a song that is on a page in front of them, and someone who can convey an entire experience with their voice. Telling not just a story with words, but taking you inside it and making you feel like you are there, with their interpretation.
The loneliness and being lost when they've left you and they moved on...
At first I assumed that the girl in the song was missing someone she used to be in love with, but I've read that the song was written about an old friend of Tracey Thorne's who she used to share a house with, who later vanished without a trace. So the song is about missing a former close friend and the times they used to share together. She's finding it hard to move on, and the loss she feels is made worse by the fact she has no idea where that person went, where they are now or if they're even still alive- a real sense of sadness and hopelessness.
It could be interpreted from a much darker angle, i.e. a proper 'missing person' case, of someone who was reported missing and never found. Or it could just be that the friend moved on abruptly of their own choice without leaving any contact details. Either way, the narrator is still traumatized by her loss even after several years, and keeps travelling to her friend's old house and street in the hope of finding some clues as to what happened to her friend, but never having any luck.
I can relate to the song as a friend of mine with mental problems suddenly broke off contact after a period of regular communication, and I only found recently that he committed suicide shortly after. Although I've moved on I do still miss the contact and in-depth conversation we used to have.
Great song anyway- real deep emotion and conjures up some powerful images.
@MaskOfSanity Very sad for her, I wonder if she ever found out what happened to her friend.
Does anyone know what inspired the artists to write this song? I have been searching for the answer on the web, but no luck...
Great name! LOL
This lyrics' meaning is pretty obvious, but the music that accompanies them hasn't aged at all. It's a really beutiful song.
I heard this song when I was young; sad when you loose someone and can't find them. Nostalgic stuff.
This is a great song. To me, it's about obsessing over a person that you were once involved with. The relationship is over, but you can't seem to let it go, or get the person out of your mind because you loved them so much. I have been there myself.
Well, it changed my life - sort of. I was living in Canada (a Brit), I'd split with my Canadian wife after 17 years and I heard this song one night in a Toronto club. Then I saw the video which is shot in a London street-scape (still trying to place where exactly). Then I bought the album. There was something in the song's lyrics that seemed to be saying 'come home'. I had to start life again from scratch so that's what I did.
This song reminds me of when somebody close to you moves or like when you reminice about a friendship that lasted for a long time and is now gone...
i don't want to love. somebody else's lover....
This song is SO awesome, it makes me just want to get up and dance, i luv it so much, it's so sad though. I don't think it's about obsession as such, but yeah.