Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: power-pop
Song Meaning of “…This Town…” by Elvis Costello
“This Town” is a song about the transience of life and the feeling of restlessness that can be experienced in a place that is too familiar. Elvis Costello’s melancholic question “Is it too late for me to stay?” speaks to the uneasiness of feeling like he belongs nowhere. The melancholic chorus of “Must I leave this town/Or must I go?/Must I find another way?” captures the feeling of being both unsure of where the future holds and unsure of how to go on. The song speaks to the universal experience of feeling trapped in a place we don’t quite belong and the longing to find a place to call home.