Childsong
Unlocking Joy: Revelations in Jack Bruce's 'Childsong'
Lyrics
She shakes her head and says
Expresses that she disagrees or denies something and declares that she has spoken her final words on the matter.
That her last word is spoken
Refers to a collapse or descent, possibly indicating a loss or failure after reaching a point where she found something.
Tumbling down
Implies discovering or obtaining something that led to happiness.
Something she found
Suggests that the source of happiness was nearby or easily accessible.
Where happiness lay
Describes a location or state where happiness existed.
Not far away
Indicates the proximity of happiness.
Hear it now
Encourages listening to something possibly meaningful or significant.
You got so many ways
Refers to having multiple options or methods when constraints or limitations are removed.
When the last chains are broken
Implies a collapse or descent after the final restrictions or limitations are removed.
Tumbling down
Indicates a new perception or sensation after a collapse or descent.
You hear a new sound
Describes a transformation from darkness to light.
It's dark into day
Implies that the change from darkness to light is not distant or unattainable.
Not far away
Indicates the proximity of the change from darkness to light.
Hear it now
Encourages listening to something possibly meaningful or significant.
When summer leaves
Refers to the departure of summer.
The tangles that it weaves
Describes the complexities or complications left behind by summer as it departs.
Are floating in the wind
Suggests that the complications are drifting away, possibly becoming difficult to address.
Hard to begin
Expresses difficulty in initiating something due to the complexities left behind.
To get back in
Implies difficulty in re-entering or re-engaging with something.
You stay but it's never in only one piece
Highlights the fragmented nature of staying or remaining in a situation.
You got to find release
Emphasizes the necessity of finding a way to break free or find liberation.
He runs away and plays
Depicts someone departing and engaging in playful activities.
His laughter is just awoken
Indicates the awakening of laughter, possibly suggesting a joyous or carefree moment.
Tumbling down
Describes a collapse or descent, similar to earlier instances.
The eyes of a clown
Associates the expression of truth with the appearance or behavior of a clown.
And truth sings today
Implies the presence of truth in the current moment, not distant or unreachable.
Not far away
Indicates the proximity of truth in the current situation.
Hear it now
Encourages listening to something possibly meaningful or significant, akin to earlier instances.
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