Lyrics
Look up to the sky
Expressing the act of looking upwards toward the sky.
You can see her fly
Observing someone, likely the protagonist, flying or soaring.
Her head up in the clouds
Describing the person with their head in the clouds, suggesting a dreamy or imaginative nature.
Waving bye bye
Symbolic farewell gesture as the person ascends into the sky.
I´m her only friend
Emphasizing the narrator as the only friend of the person flying.
No one understands
Highlighting the loneliness of the person, feeling misunderstood by others.
She´s a fragile kind
Describing the person as fragile, drawing a comparison to delicate China.
Like China in my hands
Further emphasizing the fragile nature of the person, using a simile.
So on this late Afternoon
Narrating the person's ascent into space, aiming to become the first girl on the Moon, avoiding descent.
She flew up high like a balloon
-To be the first girl on the Moon
-Rotating round and round
-And never coming down
-Coming down
Repetition emphasizing the continuous state of not coming down, maintaining the high altitude.
Down
-Down
-Down
-Coming down
-Down
-Down
-Never coming down down
-Never coming down
Expressing the person's determination to stay aloft, not touching the ground, securing what has been found or achieved.
Never coming down down
-She´s keeping what she´s found
-Never coming down down
-Never coming down
-Never coming down down
-Never touching ground
-To be the first girl on the Moon
Reiteration of the goal to be the first girl on the Moon, emphasizing the sustained flight and possession of findings.
Never coming down down
-Never coming down
-To be the first girl on the Moon
-Never coming down down
-Keeping what she´s found
-Never coming down
Reaffirming the commitment to remain airborne and not coming down.
Never coming down
-Floating like a kite
Describing the person floating like a kite, expressing a commitment to stand by the person's side and waiting for their return.
Through the dark of night
-Wherever she might go
-I’ll be by her side
-Longing for the day
-I can hear her say
-I’ll be coming home
-When all will be okay
-So on this late Afternoon
Repetition of earlier verses, underscoring the persistence of the person's flight and the narrator's steadfast support.
She flew up high like a balloon
-To be the first girl on the Moon
-Rotating round and round
-And never coming down
-Coming down
-Down
-Down
-Down
-Coming down
-Down
-Down
-Down
-Down
-Never coming down down
-Never coming down
-Never coming down down
-She´s keeping what she´s found
-Never coming down down
-Never coming down
-Never coming down down
-Never touching ground
-To be the first girl on the Moon
-Never coming down down
-Never coming down
-To be the first girl on the Moon
-Never coming down down
-Keeping what she´s found
-Never coming down
-Never coming down
Final line expressing the perpetual nature of not coming down, maintaining what has been found or achieved.
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