From The Clouds
Eternal Love Among Clouds: Jack Johnson's Musical Poetry
Lyrics
Oh you're such a pretty thing
Expressing admiration for someone's beauty.
I'll take you and I'll make you all mine
Expressing a desire to possess and have a close relationship with the person.
I would steal you from this patient world let it chase us
Willingness to take the person away from the world's constraints, willing to escape together.
It could never take you back
The world cannot reclaim or take the person back once they're taken away.
We could watch it from the clouds
Imagining observing the world from a distant, removed perspective.
We can't stop it anyhow
Recognition that the world's course cannot be altered, it's beyond control, and it's not owned by anyone.
It's not ours
-We could watch it from the clouds
-We can't stop it anyhow
-It's not ours
-It's not all ours
Highlighting the limited influence or ownership over the world's events.
I know you know me well enough
Acknowledging a deep familiarity between the individuals involved.
To know I'm lucky to have you
Gratitude for having the person in one's life.
But oh, it's just the little things
Focusing on the importance of small, often overlooked gestures in a relationship.
The words that I should tell you all the time
Realization of the need to express affection and appreciation regularly.
Like you're so sweet to me
Highlighting the sweetness of the person in various situations, acknowledging their kindness in a sometimes unfair world.
When you beat me in double solitaire
-You're so sweet to me
-In a world that's not always fair
-We could watch it from the clouds
Reiteration of observing the world's course from a detached viewpoint and acknowledging the inability to control it.
We can't stop it anyhow
-It's not ours
-We could watch it from the clouds
-We can't stop it anyhow
-It's not ours
-The more love that you feel
Expressing the correlation between love and vulnerability; despite potential pain, love endures and is resilient.
The more your little heart will ache
-Love is the only thing that carries on
-It's the only thing this world can't take
-This love is ours
Emphasizing the uniqueness and permanence of love, something that transcends worldly possessions or events.
This love is ours
-This love is ooh
-This love is ooh
-Oh, you're such a pretty thing
Repetition of admiration and desire to have a close relationship with the person.
I'll take you and I'll make you all mine
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