The Radio's Hot Sun
Unveiling the Depths: Handsome Furs' Poetic Odyssey in 'The Radio's Hot Sun'
Lyrics
When you were small and crawled out the river
Reflecting on the past when the person was young and emerged from a river.
We thought you were an animal
Initial perception of the person as an untamed creature.
Then you were ten
Transition to a later age, indicating the passage of time.
Your parents house, it felt like a thousand years ago
Recollection of the feeling of the person's parents' house, seemingly distant in time.
La, la, la, la
Repetitive musical interlude without specific lyrical content.
And waters fall and living underwater
Imagery of living underwater and being at the bottom of a vast sea.
At the bottom of a great black sea
Describing the depth and vastness of the underwater experience.
Silent and floating there with my brothers
Being in a silent and floating state with siblings, with a diminished significance to the speaker.
Now it don't mean much to me
Expressing a lack of emotional attachment or importance to the previous experience.
La, la, la, la
Repetitive musical interlude without specific lyrical content.
Oh when we met our bodies remember when we were only animals
Reflecting on the primal nature of the initial meeting, emphasizing an animalistic connection.
We'll build a house and keep out the water until it
Planning to build a house and protect against external influences until a certain point.
Can't be felt at all
Describing a point when the impact or significance cannot be sensed anymore.
La, la, la, la
Repetitive musical interlude without specific lyrical content.
In the radio's hot sun
Mention of the "radio's hot sun" as a metaphor, suggesting a powerful, influential force.
We know nothing of the other side
Expressing ignorance or lack of knowledge about the other side or beyond.
We felt it's light right behind our eyes
Sensing the light behind the eyes, possibly hinting at an inner understanding or awareness.
We know nothing's on the other side
Reiteration of the lack of knowledge about the other side despite sensing something.
We felt it's light right behind your eyes
Reaffirmation of sensing light behind someone else's eyes.
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