Lyrics
Silent as it comes, here is the paperman
Suggests the quiet arrival of the Paperman, a central character.
Holding this truth at hand
Emphasizes the importance of a certain truth that the Paperman holds.
Denying his motherland
Indicates the Paperman's rejection or denial of his homeland.
With pockets full of wine, he must lie
Describes the Paperman carrying deception symbolized by pockets full of wine.
Long before the sun and the age of Aquarius
References a time long before the Age of Aquarius, hinting at historical or symbolic significance.
It was so obvious, he was so alien
Suggests the Paperman's alien nature, possibly in a metaphorical sense.
Jesus on the run, to shun himself
Describes Jesus running away to avoid or distance himself from something.
Come river of pain, eating the inside of my insights
Introduces a metaphorical river of pain affecting the inner thoughts or understanding of the speaker.
Blessing of golden grain, you know that I'm able
Refers to a blessing represented by golden grain, expressing the speaker's capability.
To sit at the table of love
Expresses the speaker's ability to participate in the experience of love.
Reflecting all his faith, unto the stars at night
Describes the act of reflecting faith towards the stars, contrasting it with the ineffectiveness of words.
His words cannot hold me tight, his name is a satellite
Highlights the inability of words to restrain or capture the speaker, comparing a name to a satellite.
Asking me to stay, he's so afraid
Describes someone asking the speaker to stay, emphasizing fear in their request.
He's looking at the world, he cries with a shivering tongue
Depicts the Paperman observing the world and expressing emotional distress with a trembling voice.
Is this what the world has done
Raises a question about the impact of the world's actions, possibly implying negative consequences.
I once had a sacred song
Recalls the speaker once having a sacred song, now turned into something mundane like paper.
They turned it into paper, that they burned
Expands on the transformation of the sacred song into paper, later burned, possibly symbolizing destruction.
Come river of pain, eating the inside of my insights
Repeats the metaphor of a river of pain affecting inner understanding.
Blessing of golden grain, you know that I'm able
Reiterates the speaker's capability represented by the blessing of golden grain.
To sit at the table of love
Reaffirms the speaker's ability to engage in the experience of love.
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