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Unlit Hallway Lyrics
Walking down the unlit hallway of life
There's hope I know
There's an angel she follows me
Follows me close
She touches my shoulder
Sings words so clear they bring comfort to my ear
She guided me home
Breathe my love, wake my love
Hold me my love
Looking out into the skyline today
How will we ever stay
Composed her smile her soul
rising for miles, soul's rising for miles
Looking out into this morning she left
How will we ever rest
Staring at the ground we spread her around
They spread her around
Breathe my love, wake my love
Hold me my love
Coming in the haunted city at last
My heart beat fast
Down Kearny, down Pine, down Stockton, down Hyde
She followed me home
And I found you there asleep on my chair
I found you there
And I feel you near like you are still here
I feel you near
Breathe my love, wake my love
Hold me my love
Breathe my love, wake my love
Hold me my love
There's hope I know
There's an angel she follows me
Follows me close
She touches my shoulder
Sings words so clear they bring comfort to my ear
She guided me home
Hold me my love
How will we ever stay
Composed her smile her soul
rising for miles, soul's rising for miles
Looking out into this morning she left
How will we ever rest
Staring at the ground we spread her around
They spread her around
Hold me my love
My heart beat fast
Down Kearny, down Pine, down Stockton, down Hyde
She followed me home
And I found you there asleep on my chair
I found you there
And I feel you near like you are still here
I feel you near
Hold me my love
Hold me my love
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Like so many, this song is about coping with loss. Note that it depicts a sense of denial in the chorus. It's about coming to grips with a loved one's absence while a part of them follows you all of your days.
@originalspies Wow, beautiful exposition. Reminds me of the tragic final lines from The Glass Menagerie.
@originalspies Wow, beautiful exposition. Reminds me of the tragic final lines from The Glass Menagerie.
"Oh, Laura, Laura, I tried to leave you behind me, but I am more faithful than I intended to be! I reach for a cigarette, I cross the street, I run into the movies or a bar, I buy a drink, I speak to the nearest stranger—anything that can blow your candles out! For nowadays the world is lit by lightning! Blow out your candles, Laura—and so, goodbye…
"Oh, Laura, Laura, I tried to leave you behind me, but I am more faithful than I intended to be! I reach for a cigarette, I cross the street, I run into the movies or a bar, I buy a drink, I speak to the nearest stranger—anything that can blow your candles out! For nowadays the world is lit by lightning! Blow out your candles, Laura—and so, goodbye…
It's a lovesong to San Francisco. Altho judging by the streets he namechecks, he's hanging out in the Tenderloin!