then the girl in the cafe' taps me on the shoulder
i realise 5yrs went by and i'm older
memories smoulder winters colder
but that same piano loops over and over and over
the road shines and the rain washes away
same chinese takeaway
selling shit in a tray
it's dark all round
i walk down
same sights same sounds
new beats though
It's a simple meaning, about time passing before your eyes, and you don't even notice until it hits you, and how it all stays generally the same "same chinese takeaway/selling shit in a tray" and "same sights, same sounds/new beats though"
The bit that really gets to me, personally is:
then the girl in the cafe' taps me on the shoulder i realise 5yrs went by and i'm older memories smoulder winters colder but that same piano loops over and over and over the road shines and the rain washes away same chinese takeaway selling shit in a tray it's dark all round i walk down same sights same sounds new beats though
It's a simple meaning, about time passing before your eyes, and you don't even notice until it hits you, and how it all stays generally the same "same chinese takeaway/selling shit in a tray" and "same sights, same sounds/new beats though"