Fly a Kite
Soar Above Troubles: Grace Cummings' Uplifting Message in 'Fly a Kite'
Lyrics
Go fly a kite tie your troubles to the tail
Encouragement to engage in a carefree activity (flying a kite) to detach from troubles.
There's joy flying by
Suggesting that joy is present in the act of flying a kite.
Bring your daughters for the day
Invitation to include daughters in the experience, possibly emphasizing family bonding.
The day is nearer to darkness
Indication that the time is approaching evening or a darker period.
Let the breeze wash away all your tears
Encouragement to let the breeze cleanse emotional pain and tears.
It's not heavy it's just easier here
Suggesting that the experience is not burdensome but rather comforting and effortless.
Throw your arms around
Encouragement to embrace a loved one for a temporary escape.
Your lover for a while
Expressing the act of embracing a lover.
I still make a pretty sound
Claiming the ability to create pleasant sounds for the sake of bringing joy.
Just to make you smile
Stating the intention to make someone smile through one's actions.
Just like my kite when it is flying
Comparing the speaker's state to a flying kite, possibly signifying a liberated and carefree feeling.
With the eagle up in the clouds
Drawing a parallel between the speaker's flying kite and an eagle soaring in the clouds.
I am flying just like the eagle
Affirming the speaker's sense of freedom and determination, akin to an eagle's flight.
Nothing can stop me now
Declaring unstoppable confidence and resolve.
Listening to the radio hour
Listening to a radio show, possibly emphasizing nostalgia or a desire for a simpler time.
His voice rolls on like the tide
Comparing the radio host's voice to the rhythmic and constant nature of the tide.
I wish I was born way back then
Expressing a wish to be born in the past, suggesting a desire for a different era.
I'd fly my kite all the time
Expressing a hypothetical scenario of flying a kite frequently if born in a different time.
And I would never think to worry
Imagining a worry-free existence, possibly related to the carefree act of flying a kite.
I would never feel any pain
Envisioning a life without emotional pain, linked to the idyllic time mentioned in previous lines.
I would lie my head on my pillow
Describing a peaceful moment of lying down and dreaming, possibly connected to the act of flying a kite.
And dream of flying my kite again
Expressing a desire to relive the experience of flying a kite in dreams.
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