Lyrics
A Hermit built a yacht to save them from the sea
A hermit constructs a yacht to escape from the sea.
A red hot air balloon is bursting at the seams
A red hot air balloon is bursting, facing difficulties.
The hermit made a sail to take hold of breeze
The hermit creates a sail to harness the wind.
Old red's stuck in a gale with no sign of release
The red balloon is trapped in a storm without relief.
Look at you look at me
Reflection on the hermit and others in the situation.
Will you get through the storm
Questioning the ability to endure a metaphorical storm.
Will you make it
Querying if one will overcome challenges.
Will you land better than you fall
Hoping for a successful resolution despite difficulties.
The Hermit's running out of time (take them down, take them down)
The hermit is running out of time, urgency emphasized.
The red hot air balloon has finally left the sky (take them down, take them down)
The red balloon descends from the sky.
The hermit moves towards the area of the fall (take them now, take them now)
The hermit approaches the fallen balloon.
They spy the basket but the rest sinks to the ocean floor
Spotting the basket, but the rest sinks into the sea.
Are you in there?
A plea to know if anyone is inside the balloon.
Is anyone in there, at all?
Questioning the existence of occupants in distress.
Were they in there at all (this has consumed you)
Doubt about the presence of anyone in the balloon.
Was there ever a reason for this venture in to the storm (don't let us loose you)
Reflecting on the purpose of venturing into the storm.
I don't think my yacht can take much more
Expressing concern about the yacht's endurance.
The hermit's sail has been torn open by the storm (don't let it use you)
The storm damages the hermit's sail.
The waves are getting larger and there is no sign of the shore
Describing worsening sea conditions with no shore in sight.
The hermit's yacht begins to sink below the waves
The hermit's yacht is sinking beneath the waves.
The waters getting in its motion can't be tamed
Chaos as water breaches the yacht uncontrollably.
And on this day when the hermit left their cave
On the day the hermit left the cave, unaware of impending doom.
little did they know they're the ones who can't be saved
Realization that the hermit, ironically, cannot be saved.
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