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Mark Knopfler Silvertown Blues Lyrics
Total views: 3 times this week / Rating: 7/10 [22 votes]Album: Sailing to Philadelphia / Original Release Date: 2000-09-25Genre: PopSong Duration: 5 min 29 sec
MARK KNOPFLER
- Silvertown Blues Lyrics / with translationsOn Silvertown way the cranes stand high
Quiet and gray against the still of the sky
They won't quit and lay down though the action has died
They watch the new game in town on the blackwall side
From the poisonous drains a vision appears
A new circle of cranes, a new reason to be here
A big silver dome rising up into the dawn
Above the church and the homes where all the silver is gone, gone, gone
If I'd a bucket of gold, what would I do
I'd leave the story untold Silvertown Blues
Going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
Going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
A silver dawn steals over the docks
A truck with no wheels up on the cinder blocks
Men with no dreams around a fire in a drum
Scrap metal schemes rusted over and done, done, done
If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do
I'd leave the story untold Silvertown Blues
And I'm going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
I'm going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
When you're standing on thin and dangerous ice
You can knock and walk in for citizens' advice
They'll tell you where you can turn, where you can go
There's nothing they can tell me, I don't already know
If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do
I'd leave the story untold Silvertown Blues
And I'm going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
I'm going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
From the caning town train I saw a Billboard high
There's a big silver plane rising up into the sky
And I can make out the words 'Seven flights every day'
Says six of those birds are bound for JFK
If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would I do
I'd leave the story untold Silvertown Blues
And I'm going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
I'm going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
I'm going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
I'm going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
Quiet and gray against the still of the sky
They won't quit and lay down though the action has died
They watch the new game in town on the blackwall side
From the poisonous drains a vision appears
A new circle of cranes, a new reason to be here
A big silver dome rising up into the dawn
Above the church and the homes where all the silver is gone, gone, gone
If I'd a bucket of gold, what would I do
I'd leave the story untold Silvertown Blues
Going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
Going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
A silver dawn steals over the docks
A truck with no wheels up on the cinder blocks
Men with no dreams around a fire in a drum
Scrap metal schemes rusted over and done, done, done
If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do
I'd leave the story untold Silvertown Blues
And I'm going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
I'm going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
When you're standing on thin and dangerous ice
They'll tell you where you can turn, where you can go
There's nothing they can tell me, I don't already know
If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do
I'd leave the story untold Silvertown Blues
And I'm going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
I'm going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
From the caning town train I saw a Billboard high
There's a big silver plane rising up into the sky
And I can make out the words 'Seven flights every day'
Says six of those birds are bound for JFK
If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would I do
I'd leave the story untold Silvertown Blues
And I'm going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
I'm going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
I'm going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
I'm going down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
Facts about Silvertown Blues
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Silvertown Blues is written and performed by Mark Knopfler.
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It is first released on September 25, 2000 as part of Mark Knopfler's album "Sailing to Philadelphia" which includes 13 tracks in total. This song is the 11st track on this album.
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When we interpret the meaning being expressed, the song 'Silvertown Blues' by Mark Knopfler depicts an industrial area which once thrived but now suffers from decline because silver resources have vanished from the town. The lyrics describe how the community experienced transformation while facing difficulties through silver and gold metaphors which express their sorrowful loss of better times and their ability to withstand future changes. The Silvertown Blues lyrics primarily focus on expressing despair through reflective emotional states while presenting nostalgic memories and social critiques and presenting feelings of anxiety. The song shows how people experience both despair and emptiness through their unfulfilled ambitions and through their experience of urban deterioration. The lyrics contain no strong language, violence, or adult themes. They show a story about a location which contains no material that would offend parents or which would be inappropriate for children.
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Silvertown Blues falls under the genre Pop.
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Silvertown Blues song length is 5 minutes and 29 seconds.
Who wrote Silvertown Blues lyrics?
Silvertown Blues is written and performed by Mark Knopfler.
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When was Silvertown Blues released?
It is first released on September 25, 2000 as part of Mark Knopfler's album "Sailing to Philadelphia" which includes 13 tracks in total. This song is the 11st track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Silvertown Blues lyrics?
When we interpret the meaning being expressed, the song 'Silvertown Blues' by Mark Knopfler depicts an industrial area which once thrived but now suffers from decline because silver resources have vanished from the town. The lyrics describe how the community experienced transformation while facing difficulties through silver and gold metaphors which express their sorrowful loss of better times and their ability to withstand future changes. The Silvertown Blues lyrics primarily focus on expressing despair through reflective emotional states while presenting nostalgic memories and social critiques and presenting feelings of anxiety. The song shows how people experience both despair and emptiness through their unfulfilled ambitions and through their experience of urban deterioration. The lyrics contain no strong language, violence, or adult themes. They show a story about a location which contains no material that would offend parents or which would be inappropriate for children.
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Which genre is Silvertown Blues?
Silvertown Blues falls under the genre Pop.
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How long is the song Silvertown Blues?
Silvertown Blues song length is 5 minutes and 29 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Mark KnopflerRecord Label(s): 2000 Mercury Records Ltd (London)
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