Earthlings
Harmony in Ghostly Echoes: Unveiling the Profound Meaning of 'Earthlings'
Lyrics
Children Halloweened in sheets
Children dressed in Halloween costumes
Go running up and down the streets
Running around the streets
I thought these ghosts had gathered here for me
The speaker believed these ghosts were gathered specifically for them
I thought these songs would one day set me free
Believed that these songs would eventually bring liberation
Laughter fills the sky above
There's joyous laughter in the sky
How can such a thing provoke our love?
Questioning why something joyous incites love
I thought these ghosts were there to set me free
Believed these ghosts existed to liberate the speaker
I thought these songs had traveled here for me
Believed the songs carried a purpose for the speaker's liberation
I think they're singing to be free
Perceives the act of singing as a pursuit for freedom
As one star dies and the night collapses
Metaphorically describes a celestial event and its impact on love
A rise in love enraptured
Expresses a heightened state of love and captivation
I thought that love would one day set me free
Believed love would eventually bring liberation
I think my friends have gathered here for me
Believes friends have gathered specifically for the speaker
Oombaya, oh Lord
Repetition of a chant-like phrase ('Oombaya, oh Lord')
Oombaya, oh Lord
-Oombaya, oh Lord
-Oombaya, oh Lord
-Oombaya, oh Lord
-Oombaya, oh Lord
-Oombaya, oh Lord
-Oombaya, oh Lord
-Oombaya, oh Lord
-Oombaya, oh Lord
-Oombaya, oh Lord
-Oombaya
Reiteration of the chant-like phrase
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