| Tramlines: Lyrics & Synopsis |
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Lyrics There's a part of me that hurts Cause I'm going away For you know how the night sits… So comfortably There's a bit of me that thinks I'm going to see you again For you know how the place was lit… So magically For over the Elbe There is a breeze There is a quiet now There is an ease I get it watching tramlines Easing ways through to your side There's a tide in me that turns From child-like into man For you know how a smile gives birth To life again There's a tremor in me that strikes As the days stretch out For you know in the music we can never Go without And over the Elbe There is a breeze There is a quiet now There is an ease I get it watching tramlines Weaving ways through to your side For over the Elbe There is a breeze There is a quiet now There is an ease I get it watching tramlines Easing ways through to your side Would you talk to me of the children Cause they're all under the sun, the sun Clocks give a time and You gave out truth Feel a religion arising Would you laugh with me of the children Cause we're all under the sun, the sun Clocks give a time and You gave a truth Amid religion… a blessed one Over the Elbe There is a breeze There is a quiet now There is an ease I get it watching tramlines Weaving ways through to your side Stepping on high You with the fare Rare is the smile That's taken me there I see this goodness Standing, honest to be at your side There's a part of me that thanks you Cause I'm going away For you know how the night sits… So comfortably Synopsis I visited Dresden three times in the space of eight months during 2007-8. The city sits magically on the River Elbe and the architecture and the history of the city really pushes the visitor to think about the courage and the trust that underpinned the re-building of the city after the destruction of Feb 13th 1945. I shared some time with very important friends there, of all ages, and I noted their serenity and their sincere aspirations for peace. It was a track that was always outside of the narrative for me, but on reflection there is much in the lyric and the context to suggest overlap with Jonah and the Nineveh experience. The breakdown works great, and the smile… believe me… was a special one! |