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Simple Life Lyrics
There's a breakdown on the runway
And the timeless flights are gone
I'm a year ahead of myself these days
And I'm locomotive strong
My city spread like cannon fire
In a yellow nervous state
I can't cut the ties that bind me
To horoscopes and fate
And I won't break and I won't bend
But someday soon we'll sail away
To innocence and the bitter end
And I won't break and I won't bend
And with the last breath we ever take
We're gonna get back to the simple life again
When we break out of this blindfold
I'm gonna take you from this place
Until we're free from this ball and chain
I'm still hard behind the eight
My city beats like hammered steel
On a shallow cruel rock
If we could walk proud after midnight
We'd never have to stop
And the timeless flights are gone
I'm a year ahead of myself these days
And I'm locomotive strong
My city spread like cannon fire
In a yellow nervous state
I can't cut the ties that bind me
To horoscopes and fate
But someday soon we'll sail away
To innocence and the bitter end
And I won't break and I won't bend
And with the last breath we ever take
We're gonna get back to the simple life again
I'm gonna take you from this place
Until we're free from this ball and chain
I'm still hard behind the eight
My city beats like hammered steel
On a shallow cruel rock
If we could walk proud after midnight
We'd never have to stop
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No one? Wow... as far as i'm concerned this was the second best single on this album. I think it talks about how overcomplicated life has become, and the desire we all have to "break out" of what has become the status-quo and get back to the simplicity of times past. This song carries a similar theme to Queen's "I want to break Free" with a different execution. That's my take anyway.
Better late than never. A different take: Considering when written/performed in 1992 gays were not very publicly popular. My take is that EJ is lamenting and crying out until the time gays can "come out." That being said, Playdrv4me makes some good points..
Better late than never. A different take: Considering when written/performed in 1992 gays were not very publicly popular. My take is that EJ is lamenting and crying out until the time gays can "come out." That being said, Playdrv4me makes some good points..
Another forgotten gem of a song.
Another forgotten gem of a song.
Opened a show in San Antonio in January 1998 -- nice slow rocker to warm folks up. Cool memory indeed.
I don\'t think there\'s much to this song. It\'s a slow burner that has a quiet, determined energy and optimism to it. \n\nThe message is simple: Things have been rough and trying, but we\'re going to get though it and come out the other side OK, and when we do, we\'re going to be able to breathe a sigh of relief and finally relax. \n\nI think it was a common message in the early 90\'s, with the world having emerged from the Cold War (seemingly) peaceful and OK and there being a lot of optimism that maybe we had gotten past some of our greatest struggles. Furthermore, Elton was emerging from his issues of the 80\'s at this time and was probably feeling a sense of optimism himself about what was left of his life and career.