Sailor
Chasing Dreams in Nature's Symphony
Lyrics
Take all of your savings and go prove that the world's not flat
Encouraging someone to use their savings to explore and challenge conventional beliefs, specifically the idea that the world is flat.
And I'll pretend I'm not instead wishing you'd take my hand
Expressing a desire for a deeper connection, with a subtle wish for the person to take her hand.
Sailor, Sailor, Sailor
Repeated plea for a sailor to come back, suggesting an emotional connection and a sense of urgency.
Please come right back
-This season's change has got me down
Feeling down due to the changes in the season, acknowledging the unstoppable passage of time.
It won't let me deny that time keeps passing on and on
Despite the impact of time, the person is still on the singer's mind.
But still, you're on my mind
-These fallen leaves look like boats if puddles were the sea
Using metaphors of fallen leaves as boats and the singer's body as natural elements (thunder, breeze) to describe a connection to nature.
My foot is the thunder making storms
-My breath becomes the breeze
-Sailor, Sailor, Sailor
Repetition of the plea for the sailor to return, questioning the sailor's feelings.
Do you feel that
-Mountains are buildings in our backyard
Metaphorical description of the surroundings, portraying mountains as buildings, the river as a street, and stars as streetlights. Highlighting a sense of alienation from societal norms.
The river is a black street
-The stars are streetlights outside of bars
-Where everybody wants to be except you and me
-It's a cold night and you're falling away from me
Expressing a sense of emotional distance on a cold night.
I need someone to chase me like the way you chase your dreams
Desiring someone to pursue the singer passionately, drawing a parallel with chasing dreams.
I could lie away among the stones
Contemplating solitude and a simple life among nature, possibly emphasizing a desire for a more primal existence.
I could live with only animals
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