Seaweed Dance
Seaweed Dance: Nostalgic Echoes of Youth and Nature's Rhythm
Lyrics
Where I was young
Reflecting on a youthful time in the past
In the bright pygmy trees
Imagery of vibrant, small trees
Purple hands purple tongue
Symbolism of stained hands and tongue from eating huckleberries
Huckleberry feast
Recollection of enjoying a feast of huckleberries
And I was young
Reiteration of the speaker's youthful phase
By the summersault sea
Metaphorical reference to a sea associated with summersaults
Blackberry sting, blackberry blood
Description of being stung by blackberries and drawing blood
And the sun between my teeth
Imagery of the sun appearing between the speaker's teeth, likely referencing a bright and joyous memory
Mmm
Expression of enjoyment or contemplation
Mmm
Repetition of the expression, possibly emphasizing the feeling
Here and now
Present moment in a place characterized by steep canyons
In the canyons high and steep
Description of rocks moving slowly towards the sea, indicating patience and continuity
The patient rocks are rolling Toward the cold salt sea
Restlessness or lack of relaxation for the speaker
I've not got my rest
Assertion that the river, symbolizing life's flow, never stops
No the river never sleeps
Recognition of the inevitability of change
The water and the mountains
Acknowledgment that elements like water and mountains will eventually become part of the sea
Know they must become the deep
No specific interpretation provided in the lyrics
That's the way I know
Acknowledgment of a certain path or fate leading to a future state of being
That I will someday be
Belief or assurance of eventually finding a sense of home or belonging
Home as driftwood on the sand
Comparison of being at home to driftwood on sand or a cloud above the sea
Or a cloud above the sea
Reference to the cycle of life or a reversal of age, where what was old becomes young again
And the way the old was young
No specific interpretation provided in the lyrics
Green curtain
Imagery of a green curtain, possibly representing nature or foliage
Rainbow hands
Metaphorical description of hands as colorful as a rainbow
Sea urchin
Reference to a sea creature, the sea urchin
Seaweed dance
Metaphorical suggestion of a dance associated with seaweed, possibly symbolizing movement and flow
Green curtain
Reiteration of the earlier imagery of a green curtain
Rainbow hands
Reiteration of the colorful hands resembling a rainbow
Sea urchin
Repetition of the reference to a sea urchin
Seaweed dance
Repetition of the suggestion of a seaweed dance
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