Klapp Klapp
Surreal Dance of Liberation
Lyrics
Corridor lies with the river
Reference to a corridor lying next to the river, setting the scene.
All watery eyes
Describing eyes as watery, possibly conveying emotional intensity.
I stand there waitin' for my turn
Waiting for a turn, suggesting a sense of anticipation or patience.
I turn with a rise
Turning with a rise, implying a change or transformation accompanied by elevation.
The spirits blow around like a hurricane whip
Metaphorical description of spirits swirling like a hurricane whip.
The girls don't mind my ice cream drip
Girls not minding an "ice cream drip" could symbolize acceptance of imperfections.
Somebody found us dancing
Someone discovering the speaker dancing, possibly a moment of revelation or connection.
You can turn off and feel better
Suggesting that turning off from worries can lead to feeling better, akin to clear cold weather.
When everything's clear like cold weather
-Go feel better, feel better
-Somebody from my heart sang
Someone singing from the heart, indicating emotional expression.
I could turn off and never wake up
Expressing a desire to turn off and escape, finding clarity and feeling better.
And everything's clear, my breath made like-steam fake
-Feel better
-Fallin' apart, apart, apart, apart, apart
Repeated mention of falling apart, emphasizing a sense of disintegration or vulnerability.
Finally they call my name
Being called and the idea that embracing certain experiences provides safety.
The ghost inside can wake us to life
-Makin' my chair do flips
-By givin' into this we'll be safe every time
-Fallin' through the floor on my broken butterfly wing
Falling through the floor with a broken butterfly wing, possibly symbolizing fragility and transformation.
Everyone or the girl from the corridor sing, she sing
-I hear you want it, don't you?
Expressions of desire and recognition of that desire.
I know you want it, don't you, don't you?
-I see you want it, don't you?
-I know you want it, don't you, don't you?
-Fallin' apart, apart, apart, apart, apart
Reiteration of falling apart, emphasizing a recurring theme of disintegration.
Someone found us dancing
Revisiting the theme of someone finding the speaker dancing.
You can turn off and feel better
Encouragement to turn off for a better feeling, comparing it to clear cold weather.
When everything's clear like cold weather
-Go feel better, feel better
-Somebody from my heart sang
Repetition of someone singing from the heart, reinforcing emotional expression.
I could turn off and never wake up
Desire to escape and find clarity for a better feeling.
And everything's clear, my breath made like-steam fake
-Feel better
-Do you want it? (She says) Do you?
Repetition of the question "Do you want it?" suggesting a longing or yearning.
Do you want it? (She says) Do you?
-Fallin' apart, apart, apart, apart, apart
Final repetition of falling apart, concluding with the theme of disintegration.
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