40'
Beneath the Surface: Franz Ferdinand's 40' Reveals Depths of Cold Reflection
Lyrics
As I glance once upon the foam
Observing the surface of the sea or water
Forty feet beneath my feet
Being positioned 40 feet above something
The coldest calm falls
A serene quietness descends
Through the molten veins
Flowing through the heated and liquefied channels of something
Cooling all the blood to slush
Causing the bodily fluid to turn partly solid
Congeals around again
Forming into a solid state once more
Oh, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la
(Refrain, possibly representing a musical or vocal expression rather than conveying literal meaning)
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la
-Oh, and forty feet remain
40 feet remaining above something
Salt scales upon my drying arms
Crystallized salt on the skin of drying arms
Burn my back beneath the sun
Feeling the sunburn on the back
But I am cold beneath the burning rays
Sensing coldness despite the scorching sunlight
Looking down, looking down, down, down again
Continuously observing downwards
Oh, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la
(Refrain, possibly representing a musical or vocal expression rather than conveying literal meaning)
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la
-Oh, and forty feet remain
40 feet are still above something
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
(Repetitive refrain, possibly representing a musical or vocal expression rather than conveying literal meaning)
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
-La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
-La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
-Oh, and forty feet remain
40 feet still remaining above something
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