Small Town Boy

Paradise Lost

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| | | | | (x4) |  | |  | |  (x3) |  | |  | You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face | | | | Mother will never understand why you had to leave But the answers you seek will never be found at home The love that you need will never be found at home Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away    Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away    Pushed around and kicked around always a lonely boy You were the one that they'd talk about around town as they put you down And hard as they would try they'd hurt to make you cry But you never cried to them just to your soul    No, you never cried to them just to your soul    Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away    Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away    Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away    Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away    |  | |  | | |  | |  | Cry, boy, cry Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry (Aaaaaaah!) Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry (Aaaaaaah!) Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry (Aaaaaaah!) |  | |  | | |  | |  | You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face | | | Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away    Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away    Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away    Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away    |  |  |  |  | |  |

La chanson évoque l'histoire d'un jeune homme qui quitte sa ville natale, portant avec lui tout ce qu'il possède dans une petite valise noire. Il se sent perdu et incompris, confronté à un environnement où l'hostilité et la méchanceté sont omniprésentes. Sa solitude est palpable, alors qu'il se retrouve sur une plateforme, sous la pluie et le vent, avec un visage empreint de tristesse. Malgré le départ, la recherche d'amour et de compréhension reste vaine à la maison. Les paroles mettent en avant le désir de fuir et de s'échapper de ces blessures émotionnelles infligées par les autres. La vie du protagoniste est marquée par la douleur et le rejet, mais il trouve un refuge dans ses larmes, gardant ses souffrances pour lui, loin des regards indiscrets. Cette quête de lui-même et son combat intérieur résonnent tout au long de la chanson.