Paper Aeroplane
Unspoken Messages in a Paper Aeroplane: A Tale of Love and Loss
Lyrics
I spilled the ink across the page
I accidentally spilled ink on the page while attempting to write.
Trying to spell your name
I was trying to spell your name with the spilled ink.
So I fold it up and I flick it out
I folded the page into a paper aeroplane and tossed it away.
Paper aeroplane
The paper aeroplane symbolizes the message I sent.
It won't fly the seven seas to you
The aeroplane won't reach you as it didn't leave my room.
Cause it didn't leave my room
It's waiting for someone else to discover it, like the garbage man.
But it await's the hands of someone else
The message awaits the hands of someone else, metaphorically the garbage man.
The garbage man
The garbage man represents a random person who finds the paper aeroplane.
Got to say mmm mmm got to say mmm mmm
Repetition for emphasis, expressing a feeling or realization.
Got to say mmm mmm got to say mmm mmm
-So he opens it up and reads it out
The garbage man opens and reads the message to his friends.
To all his friends
The message is shared among the crowd, affecting emotions.
Amongst the crowd a heart will break
In the crowd, someone's heart breaks while another mends.
And a heart will mend
Expresses the emotional impact of the message.
He walks on home tired from work
The garbage man walks home tired from work.
The letter falls from his hand
The letter falls from his hand, possibly signifying its weight.
He reaches out only to catch the sky
He reaches out but can't catch the sky, indicating a loss.
It's gone with the wind
The message is gone with the wind, lost and unreachable.
Got to say mmm mmm got to say mmm mmm
Repetition for emphasis, reiterating the need to express something.
Got to say mmm mmm got to say mmm mmm
-I said I spilled the ink across the page
Reiteration of the ink spill and attempt to spell the name.
Trying to spell your name
Describing the repeated process of writing the message.
Up and down there it goes paper aeroplane
Mentioning the paper aeroplane again, emphasizing its journey.
It hasn't flown the seven seas to you
Reaffirming that the aeroplane hasn't reached its destination yet.
But it's on it's way
It's on its way, indicating hope or anticipation.
It goes through the hands
The message passes through various hands, still seeking you.
Then to someone else to find you girl
Eventually, someone else will find and deliver the message to you.
Got to say mmm mmm got to say mmm mmm
Final repetition, emphasizing the need to express feelings.
Got to say mmm
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