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Pylons on Wave 2.
Wave 2 track 14
Pylons
A melancholy hometown song about metal horizons, disappearing trees, and the grief of watching a place change faster than memory can keep up.
Lyrics
The air tasted so fresh in my hometown I guess that changes when I'm not around I stand still and time moves freely It won't stop, it won't stop for me
I tried to hold on, but the past don't wait The sky turns gray, and the memories fade How do I stop all this change?
Woah, you make the world feel so old Skyscrapers and telephone poles Where there used to be trees, everything has gone It's like a metal horizon A sea of noise and towering pylons And it blocks out my view of the sky
I reach for the past like it's mine to hold Memories of this town feel so old But time moves too fast and disappears so quickly It won't stop, it won't stop for me
I tried to rewind, but the tape won't play The skyline changed, and I lost my way How do I stop all this change?
And it's about time this town said goodbye Woah, you make the world feel so old A sea of noise and towering pylons And it blocks out my view of the sky
About this song
A melancholy hometown song about metal horizons, disappearing trees, and the grief of watching a place change faster than memory can keep up.
“Pylons” brings the nostalgic side of ME & The Robots into a more openly mournful space. The song is about the skyline shifting, the tape not rewinding, and the dawning realisation that some places age out of recognition even while you still think of them as yours.
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