Clearvoyance
Wandering Souls and Clearvoyance: Gogol Bordello's Musical Odyssey
Lyrics
I'ma son of tumbleweed
I identify as a son of a tumbleweed.
I tumble every where I go
I roll or move around constantly wherever I go.
Anywhere I put my foot down
Wherever I step, small roots begin to grow.
Little root they start to grow
Life and vitality emerge from my actions.
I'm laying here upon my back
I find myself lying on my back.
In the middle of nowhere, talking to no one
In a remote location, engaging in a solitary conversation.
Mama I'm so far away at sea
Expressing distance from home, particularly the sea.
Wind sticks up, I'm down to my shirt
Wind intensifies, leaving me with only my shirt.
But everything and everyone that I love
Despite challenges, everything and everyone I hold dear.
Clearvoyance is bringing back to me
Clearvoyance (clairvoyance) is guiding them back to me.
Officer well don't you know
Addressing an officer, emphasizing the extended nature of family.
I've got a family everywhere I go
Finding family connections everywhere I travel.
And besides my love to share
Expressing willingness to share love but having nothing to declare.
I ain't got nothing to declare
No possessions or baggage to announce.
Never look too far ahead
Avoiding looking too far into the future.
I never look too far behind
Avoiding dwelling too much on the past.
It's like running my prison of your mind, yeah
Comparing mental habits to being confined in a personal prison.
I'm laying here upon my back
Repeating the imagery of lying on the back and talking to no one.
In the middle of nowhere, talking to no one
Reiterating a sense of isolation in an unspecified location.
Mama I'm so far away at sea
Again expressing distance from home, particularly the sea.
Wind sticks up, I'm down to my shirt
Wind intensifies, leaving me with only my shirt (repeated imagery).
And everything and everyone that I love
Reiterating the importance of everything and everyone loved.
Clearvoyance is bringing back to me
Clearvoyance continues to bring them back to the speaker.
Yeah
A brief exclamation, possibly indicating emotion or realization.
I'm laying here upon my back
Repeating the imagery of lying on the back and talking to no one.
In the middle of nowhere, talking to no one
Reiterating a sense of isolation in an unspecified location.
Mama I'm so far away at sea
Once again expressing distance from home, particularly the sea.
Wind sticks up, I'm down to my shirt
Wind intensifies, leaving me with only my shirt (repeated imagery).
And everything and everyone that I love
Reiterating the importance of everything and everyone loved.
Clearvoyance is bringing back to me
Clearvoyance continues to bring them back to the speaker.
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