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The Wanderlust Lyrics
Do you still walk the streets at night?
With the wandlust you fight
Back to the corner where we went our
seperate ways
Well I'd love to photograph your hand
Then shake it for a while
Cause you learn so much about someone
A brother or a swine
The veins that plough beneath your path
With so many tales to tell
A picture out of focus
In a frame where no one cares
Calm the ocean breeze
Quiet the raging sea
This stormy ship we sail
Is a bottle filled with rage
Do you still walk the streets at night?
With the wandlust you fight
Back to the corner where we went our
seperate ways
Well we walked upon the railroad
Cause the train no longer ran
Where we caught a glimpse of all we missed
From the stars that filled our eyes
With a dollar in your only coat
And a fireball in your hand
You set your sails for better days
Down in South Australia
Dark though it has been
Your old spirit still shines within
These last thirteen years depraved
Of us anything that's worth sayin'
Do you still walk the streets at night?
With the wandlust you fight
Back to the corner where we went our
seperate ways
So raise a cheer to those forgotten years
Back to the corner where wew went our
seperate ways
Now the carnival is goin' home
The ferris wheel is spent
For those rovin' years of endless jeers
Have dried all that was left
Calm the ocean breeze
Quiet the raging sea
This stormy ship we sail
Is a bottle filled with rage
Do you still walk the streets at night?
With the wandlust you fight
Back to the corner where we went our
seperate ways
With the wandlust you fight
Back to the corner where we went our
seperate ways
Then shake it for a while
Cause you learn so much about someone
A brother or a swine
With so many tales to tell
A picture out of focus
In a frame where no one cares
Quiet the raging sea
This stormy ship we sail
Is a bottle filled with rage
With the wandlust you fight
Back to the corner where we went our
seperate ways
Cause the train no longer ran
Where we caught a glimpse of all we missed
From the stars that filled our eyes
And a fireball in your hand
You set your sails for better days
Down in South Australia
Your old spirit still shines within
These last thirteen years depraved
Of us anything that's worth sayin'
With the wandlust you fight
Back to the corner where we went our
seperate ways
Back to the corner where wew went our
seperate ways
The ferris wheel is spent
For those rovin' years of endless jeers
Have dried all that was left
Quiet the raging sea
This stormy ship we sail
Is a bottle filled with rage
With the wandlust you fight
Back to the corner where we went our
seperate ways
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I can't help but think this is about "sidewalk sally"...What does anyone else think?
it should be pretty obvious, but all the "wandlust"s in these lyrics are supposed to be "wanderlust"
I think it's about Dave, at least in part, in how he and the band are always touring, and his leaving Dublin for L.A.
This is one of the first songs of flogging molly that really touched me. That is becuase I have a friend who has moved out of the city about three years ago. He and I were and still are very close. The thing is that we can only see eachother for short periods of times (weekends mostly but once or twice a year we can see eachoter for a whole week.) So I really miss him and for some reason I feel that this song describes the feeling since he and I have kind of went our seperate ways.
Hopefully we will end up in the same town again some day. This is ofc only my own experience of the song.
the word wanderlust is derived from german, wander meaning to hike and lust meaning to desire. Literally it translates a desire or passion to hike, but taken figuratively it means an urge to travel. I think the line "Do you still walk the streets at night? With the wanderlust you fight" perfectly describes the struggle of having a strong urge to go around the world and explore life, yet having to deal with leaving great friends and familiar homes.
the word wanderlust is derived from german, wander meaning to hike and lust meaning to desire. Literally it translates a desire or passion to hike, but taken figuratively it means an urge to travel. I think the line "Do you still walk the streets at night? With the wanderlust you fight" perfectly describes the struggle of having a strong urge to go around the world and explore life, yet having to deal with leaving great friends and familiar homes.