I feel like this song is a extended version of the strangeland song. You might wanna check my annalisys of that one.
I believe the main theme of the album is realism x idealism shaped in themes like "the old days", "break-ups" and some others.
This song in particular is about a man's idealistic perspective and a girl's pragmatic perspective. What it means is that the girl will decide to take real life risks while the boy will try to convey emotions in the relationship.
They both fail in their attempt and some lines describes that. The boy tries to speak of love but she just smiles and puts him down. On the other hand, the girl takes the train to live a new life (in the strangeland!) and the guy decides to stay behind.
Well, the real world isn't meant for everybody the same way that emotional experiences aren't appealing for some. I believe the song also tries to show a way to merge these perceptions of life. The girl tries to point directions by which the boy can caught up to her, or, as the song says, a neon river to light his way.
Some will find a way to relate to their opposites, some will find the end of the journey frustating. Hopefully, we'll have Keane to put these experiences in songs!
I feel like this song is a extended version of the strangeland song. You might wanna check my annalisys of that one.
I believe the main theme of the album is realism x idealism shaped in themes like "the old days", "break-ups" and some others.
This song in particular is about a man's idealistic perspective and a girl's pragmatic perspective. What it means is that the girl will decide to take real life risks while the boy will try to convey emotions in the relationship.
They both fail in their attempt and some lines describes that. The boy tries to speak of love but she just smiles and puts him down. On the other hand, the girl takes the train to live a new life (in the strangeland!) and the guy decides to stay behind.
Well, the real world isn't meant for everybody the same way that emotional experiences aren't appealing for some. I believe the song also tries to show a way to merge these perceptions of life. The girl tries to point directions by which the boy can caught up to her, or, as the song says, a neon river to light his way.
Some will find a way to relate to their opposites, some will find the end of the journey frustating. Hopefully, we'll have Keane to put these experiences in songs!