Ulysses
Lost in the Rhythmic Odyssey of Love
Lyrics
Something about the way you move inside a room
Expresses fascination with the way someone moves in a room.
Makes me want to get to know you
Desires to know the person better due to their intriguing presence.
Want to stay up late and hold you all night long
Expresses a longing to stay up late and hold the person throughout the night.
'Til we wake up in the morning light
Describes the desire to wake up together in the morning light.
We put our faces on, ride the train an hour long
Depicts a routine of putting on a facade and commuting, anticipating the day's events.
The day will come, the day will go again
Reflects on the transient nature of days, coming and going.
On the outside I look busy
Outwardly appears busy, but internally feels like Ulysses, suggesting a complex inner world.
On the inside I'm Ulysses and you're my
Compares the narrator to Ulysses, and the person of interest to Calypso, drawing a parallel to Greek mythology.
Calypso on an island made of sand
Imagines the person as Calypso on an island made of sand, conveying a sense of allure and isolation.
And I never want to make it back to land
Expresses a desire to remain with the person and not return to the "land" of ordinary life.
Ba-va-da-va-da-da
Repeats a vocalization, possibly emphasizing emotional intensity.
Ba-va-da-va-da va-da-va-da
-Something about the way you make me feel at home
Highlights the comfort and homely feeling the person provides.
Makes me wish I had a spare room
Wishes for a closer connection, symbolized by having a spare room for the person.
Keep your toothbrush and your perfume at my place
Suggests an accelerated pace in the relationship, symbolized by keeping personal items at the narrator's place.
Yeah we might be moving in too fast
Acknowledges the potential speed of the relationship's progression.
How can I maintain my distance
Questions how to maintain emotional distance in the face of the person's appeal.
You're the path of least resistance you're my
Describes the person as the "path of least resistance," invoking a sense of inevitability.
Calypso on an island made of sand
Reiterates the comparison of the person to Calypso and the desire to remain in their captivating world.
And I never want to make it back to land
-Ba-va-da-va-da-da
Repeats vocalizations, potentially emphasizing emotional intensity or rhythm.
Ba-va-da-va-da-da
-Ah-ba-va-da-va-da-da
-Ba-va-da-va-da-da
-Ba-va-da-va-da-da
-Ba-va-da-va-da-da-da oh yeah
-Ba-va-da-va-da
Continues repeated vocalizations, contributing to the emotional and rhythmic elements.
Bai-do-dai-do-ba-da-da
-Ba-da-daiya da-do-da-do-da-dap
-Bai-do-ba-bai-do-ba-bai-do-ba-ba-dap
-Bo-bap-ba-ba-bo-ba-baiyo-o-oh
Introduces a nonsensical sequence, possibly for rhythmic or expressive purposes.
'Cause you're my
Reiterates the comparison to Calypso and the reluctance to return to the ordinary "land."
Calypso on an island made of sand
-And I never want to make it back to land
-Ba-va-da-va-da-da
Repeats vocalizations, maintaining emotional and rhythmic elements.
Ah-ba-va-da-va-da-da
-Ba-va-da-va-da-da
-Ba-va-da-va-da-da
-Ba-va-da-va-da-da-da oh yeah
-Ba-va-da-va-da-da-da da yeah
-Ba-va-da-va-da-da-da da yeah
-Ba-va-da-va-da da da da
Introduces a variation in the vocalization pattern.
Oh you're my calypso
Affirms the person as the narrator's Calypso, emphasizing their significance.
Oh you're my you're my you're my you're my you're my
Reiterates the person's importance and connection to the narrator.
Oh you're my
Confirms the person as a central figure in the narrator's life.
And I never want to make it back to land no no no
Expresses a strong reluctance to leave the captivating world of the person.
Ba-va-da-va-da-da-da yeah yeah
Repeats vocalizations, possibly intensifying the emotional and rhythmic elements.
Ba-va-da-va-da-da-da oh yeah
-Ba-va-da-va-da da da da
-Ba-va-da-va-da da - da da
-Ba-va-da-va-da-da da-da
-Ba-va-da-va-da-da da-da
-Ba-va-da-va-da da da da
-Ba-va-da-va-da da da da
-Ba-va-da-va-da-da
Concludes the song with a final vocalization.
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