Suicide? Lyrics
You had gone with the sunrise, leaving tears in my eyes
I got up with a feeling of an emptiness inside
To the noise of the sidewalk and the silence of my mind
Well I walked out this morning, down a street with no name
To a club called "The Loser", like a dog that's gone lame
Took the club elevator to the floor with a view
I took out life subscription - it's the only one they do
Heard a voice shouting "Don't jump, please for God's sake let me move my car!"
Felt a hand on my shoulder, heard a voice cry "Just in time!"
Felt the quick push, felt the air rush
Felt the sidewalk, fell in line
Qsilentq, I always assumed the line "just in time" was being uttered by the person who shouted "Don't Jump! Please, for God's sake, let me move my car!" THey were shouting "Just in time!" meaning that they moved their car just in time before the poor guy jumped.
This is a pretty much unheard of prog rock band, but I've often wondered if these kind of bands were, in a way, precursors of the dark music of the late 70s/early 80s (Joy Division, The Cure etc). Certainly the latter took the mantle of the thinking man's alternative music.
As for this song, I think it's kind of sad, and I like the kind of ambiguous ending - does it take a push to make someone actually kill themselves, in the end? Or is there some deeper meaning to this song?
I always thought the last line was "fell in lime".
Does the line "just in time" mean "I am just in time to save you" or "I am just in time to push you over the edge"?
- qsq