Gypsy
Dancing Through Freedom: Unraveling the Meaning of 'Gypsy'
Lyrics
So I'm back to the velvet underground
Returning to a mysterious, hidden, or unknown place or state of mind symbolized by the "velvet underground."
Back to the floor that I love
Returning to a comfortable and cherished place.
To a room with some lace and paper flowers
Returning to a space adorned with delicate and artificial decorations.
Back to the gypsy that I was
Returning to an earlier version of oneself characterized as a free-spirited and unconventional "gypsy."
To the gypsy that I was
Reiterating the return to the previous "gypsy" self.
And it all comes down to you
Emphasizing that everything relates or connects to a specific person.
Well, you know that it does, well
Acknowledging the inevitability of this connection.
Lightning strikes maybe once, maybe twice
Describing rare occurrences of significant impact, perhaps in relationships or events.
Oh and it lights up the night
Highlighting the brilliance and illumination brought by these impactful moments.
And you see your gypsy
Recognizing or encountering one's own unconventional or free-spirited self.
You see your gypsy
Reaffirming the recognition or encounter with one's free-spirited self.
To the gypsy
Referencing the earlier mentioned free-spirited "gypsy."
That remains
Referring to the enduring essence of the free-spirited individual.
Her face says freedom
Describing the appearance of the free-spirited person as one exuding freedom tinged with some trepidation.
With a little fear
Stating personal fearlessness.
I have no fear
Expressing an absence of fear, only love.
I have only love
Asserting that love is the predominant feeling.
And if I was a child
Hypothetically imagining oneself as a child.
And the child was enough
Implying that being a child was enough for love.
Enough for me to love
Reaffirming that being a child was adequate for experiencing love.
Enough to love
Reiterating the sufficiency of love.
She is dancing away from you now
Describing someone's departure while dancing away.
She was just a wish
Expressing that the person was once a desire or aspiration.
She was just a wish
Reiterating the person's status as a wish.
And her memory is all that is left for you now
Highlighting that memories are all that remain of the departed person.
You see your gypsy, oh
Observing one's own free-spirited self.
You see your gypsy
Reaffirming the observation or recognition of one's free-spirited self.
Ooh ooh, oh oh, oh oh oh
Exclamations expressing emotional intensity.
Goodness strikes
Describing the impact of goodness, possibly in a relationship context.
Maybe once, maybe twice
Reiterating the rarity of impactful moments.
And it all comes down to you
Highlighting the connection of everything to a specific person.
Ooh oh, and it all comes down to you
Reiterating that everything relates or connects to a specific person.
Lightning strikes
Repeating the notion of rare and impactful occurrences.
Maybe once, maybe twice (oh)
Emphasizing the lasting impression of impactful moments.
I still see your bright eyes, bright eyes
Recalling vivid memories of someone's bright and vibrant eyes.
(And it all comes down to you)
Reiterating that everything ultimately relates or connects to a specific person.
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