[Introspective] King's Cross]

[Richard]

As I recall, it was actually a reference to the problem of people coming 
down from the north of Britain, arriving at Kings Cross station, and 
then having no other occupation or option but to walk the streets around 
the station.  A large number of the people living on the streets around 
Kings Cross are aged under 21, and are not "registered" either with the 
social services, or with medical practitioners, having left their homes 
under difficult circumstances.

>Does anyone else see a haunting relevance for the lyrics of the song
>King's Cross after Thursday's barbaric act of terrorism?  As I
>understand, one of the Underground bombs exploded near that station.  I
>re-read the lyrics and found it chilling.  "There is still no guarantee."
>
>    The man at the back of the queue was sent
>    To feel the smack of firm government
>    Linger by the flyposter, for a fight
>    It's the same story every night
>    I've been hurt and we've been had
>    You leave home, and you don't go back
>
>    Only last night I found myself lost
>    By the station called King's Cross
>    Dead and wounded on either side
>    You know it's only a matter of time
>    I've been good and I've been bad
>    I've been guilty of hanging around
>
>    So I went looking out today
>    For the one who got away
>    Murder walking round the block
>    Ending up in King's Cross
>    Good luck, bad luck waiting in a line
>    It takes more than a matter of time
>
>I would also be curious to know if anyone knows what the song originally
>refers to, if anything.
>
>It is not my intent to trivialize or minimize the tragic suffering of
>anyone.
>
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