Living Too Close to the Ground
Soaring Beyond Earthly Bounds: Amber Rubarth's Musical Odyssey
Lyrics
Listen and hear each word
Encouragement to pay attention and listen carefully to each word spoken.
Stop or you'll miss the birds
A warning to stop or else miss out on experiencing the beauty of nature, represented by the birds.
They sing in the top of the trees
Describing the birds' singing location, high up in the trees.
Sometimes when you look you can't see
Indicating that sometimes things are present but not immediately visible to the eye.
But up there you will know that it's round
Noticing the world from a higher perspective, understanding its roundness, possibly metaphorical for gaining broader insight.
You're living too close to the ground
Suggesting a metaphorical idea of being too attached or constrained to earthly matters or mundane concerns.
Come where the lights are grand
Inviting to venture into a more vibrant, exciting, or illuminated place.
Leave now without a plan
Encouragement to leave the current situation without a predetermined plan.
You can get away if you choose
Implying the freedom to escape or distance oneself from present circumstances.
Confess it, you've nothing to lose
Advising acknowledgment that there's nothing significant to forfeit.
And I can show you where it's found
Offering guidance to a different, more liberating perspective.
You're living too close to the ground
Reiterating the theme of being too attached or limited by earthly matters.
Rush so you'll pass it by
Encouragement not to rush through life and miss significant experiences.
Don't let it catch your eye
Advising against ignoring something important or valuable.
Don't stop, you might look a fool
Warning against being afraid of appearing foolish while pursuing or expressing love.
Standing with love in your eyes
Expressing vulnerability while deeply feeling love.
Trying hard to believe what you've found
Describing a struggle to believe in something significant due to being too grounded in the ordinary.
You're too close to the ground
Reiterating the idea of being excessively focused on mundane matters.
I once held her close to me
Recalling a past experience of closeness and intimacy with someone.
Listened and heard her breathe
Reflecting on the act of listening to someone's breath, possibly signifying deep connection and attention.
Just like I've done all my life
Comparing the past experience to a lifelong pattern of behavior.
Her heart was the image of mine
Noticing a similarity between the heart of the speaker and the person they were close to.
But my wings just couldn't be found
Feeling restricted or unable to achieve greater aspirations due to being too tied to the earthly or ordinary.
I was living too close
Realizing a personal state of being excessively tied to mundane matters or earthly concerns.
Living too close to the
Reiteration of the idea of being too close to the ground, emphasizing it further.
Living too close to the ground
Final emphasis on the state of being excessively focused on the ordinary or mundane.
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