"Latitude," sebuah mahakarya yang dibawakan oleh Elton John, menggemakan tema kesendirian dan jarak yang mencolok. Lagu ini dibuka dengan gambaran suram tentang pagi yang kelabu di London, di mana tetesan hujan membentur jendela dan angin menggerakkan pepohonan. Dengan latar ini, sang narator menemukan dirinya terisolasi, merenungkan kekuatan jarak yang tak terelakkan dan dampaknya pada jiwa manusia. Liriknya yang puitis menyelidiki tema ruang dan waktu, menggemakan kehampaan yang diciptakan oleh pemisahan dan kerutan waktu yang ditimbulkannya.
Latitude Lyrics
Elton John
Grey London morning, wet London streets
Rain on the window, wind in the trees
It's my time to write, it's your time to call
There's something about distance that gets to us all
Dark clouds above me, little people below
All walk with a purpose with someplace to go
It's my place to paint my own selfish scene
On this cold lonely canvas, it's just the weather and me
And latitude
Fold back the morning and bring on the night
There's an alien moon
That hangs between darkness and light
Latitude between me and you
You're a straight line of distance
A cold strech of black across blue
Latitude
Cracks in the sidewalks, dogs on the run
An old poster reading "Give us your sons"
Window frames capture moments in time
But latitude captures the heart and the mind
Rain on the window, wind in the trees
It's my time to write, it's your time to call
There's something about distance that gets to us all
Dark clouds above me, little people below
All walk with a purpose with someplace to go
It's my place to paint my own selfish scene
On this cold lonely canvas, it's just the weather and me
And latitude
Fold back the morning and bring on the night
There's an alien moon
That hangs between darkness and light
Latitude between me and you
You're a straight line of distance
A cold strech of black across blue
Latitude
Cracks in the sidewalks, dogs on the run
An old poster reading "Give us your sons"
Window frames capture moments in time
But latitude captures the heart and the mind
