Dream Brother
Dream Brother's Melancholy Dance with Love and Loss
Lyrics
There is a child sleeping near his twin
Depicts a child sleeping close to his twin.
The pictures go wild in a rush of wind
Describes the wild rush of pictures in the wind.
That dark angel he is shuffling in
Refers to a dark angel, possibly a symbolic figure.
Watching over them with his black feather wings unfurled
Illustrates the dark angel watching over with unfolded black feather wings.
The love you lost with her skin so fair
Speaks of lost love embodied in fair-skinned imagery.
Is free with the wind in her butterscotch hair
Suggests that the lost love is liberated, represented by wind and butterscotch hair.
Her green eyes bloom goodbyes
Highlights the parting with green-eyed goodbyes.
With her head in her hands and your kiss on the lips another
Depicts emotional turmoil with the head in hands and the lingering kiss on the lips.
Dream brother with your tears scattered round the world.
Introduces the recurring theme of a dream brother experiencing universal sorrow.
Don't be like the one who made me so old
Advises against becoming like someone who aged prematurely.
Don't be like the one who left behind his name
Warns against emulating someone who abandoned their identity.
'Cause they're waiting for you like I waited for mine
Suggests that others are waiting, reminiscent of the singer's own unfulfilled wait.
And nobody ever came
Expresses disappointment as nobody ever arrived.
Don't be like the one who made me so old
Reiterates the caution against premature aging.
Don't be like the one who left behind his name
Repeats the warning about losing one's identity.
'Cause they're waiting for you like I waited for mine
Emphasizes the anticipation of others and the singer's unfulfilled wait.
And nobody ever came
Reiterates the disappointment of nobody arriving.
Don't be like the one who made me so old
Repeats the advice against premature aging.
Don't be like the one who left behind his name
Reiterates the warning against losing one's identity.
'Cause they're waiting for you like I waited for mine
Emphasizes the anticipation of others and the singer's unfulfilled wait.
And nobody ever came, nobody ever came
Reiterates the disappointment of nobody arriving.
I feel afraid and I call your name
Expresses fear and a yearning by calling a name.
I love your voice and your dance insane
Expresses love for a unique voice and an unconventional dance.
I hear your words and I know your pain
Acknowledges understanding the pain through words.
Your head in your hands and a kiss on the lips of another
Recalls emotional turmoil with head in hands and another kiss.
Your eyes to the ground and the world spinning round forever
Describes a melancholic gaze and the perpetual spin of the world.
Asleep in the sand with the ocean washing over
Portrays a peaceful scene of sleep amidst the vastness of the ocean.
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