The Sound Of The Engines
Eternal Echoes: Unraveling Owen Pallett's Cosmic Odyssey
Lyrics
Oh, I dream of starships
Expressing a longing or desire for interstellar travel.
Starships and the void
Referring to spaceships and the vast emptiness of space.
The faces of the prophets
Mentioning religious figures who foresee the future.
History destroyed
Describing the destruction of historical events.
But I will live forever
Expressing confidence in immortality or a lasting legacy.
Of this I am sure
Asserting the certainty of living forever.
Bury my lovers
Referring to burying loved ones, possibly related to the idea of immortality.
I am the cure
Claiming to be the solution or remedy for something.
My body is wider and stronger
Describing physical strength and resilience.
Than collapsing buildings
Comparing personal strength to the durability of buildings.
And I will see the graves
Expressing a willingness to witness the graves of others.
I will see the graves of your children
Reiterating a desire to witness the graves, particularly of children.
Woke up in an ambulance
Describing waking up in an emergency vehicle.
Beaten and bleeding
Depicting a state of physical harm and injury.
The sound of the engines
Referring to the audible noise of engines.
Oh, I am a wound un-healing
Expressing a metaphorical wound that doesn't heal.
When I was a user
Reflecting on a past state of vulnerability or dependency.
My arms were all in splinters
Describing physical damage to the arms.
But out here in the snowy fields
Presenting a transformed, stronger self in a snowy environment.
I am the winter
Associating with the harshness and coldness of winter.
My coat it flies open and I let you in
Symbolizing openness and vulnerability, allowing others in.
The Great White Noise will be your undoing
Suggesting potential danger or negative consequences.
A left to the heavens
Describing a physical altercation with directional references.
And a right, a right to the jaw
Depicting a confrontation and subsequent fall.
A chorus of the angels, and I fall
Referring to heavenly beings singing together.
Woke up in an ambulance
Repeating the experience of waking up in an ambulance.
Blue fingered and freezing
Describing physical discomfort, particularly coldness.
The sound of the engines
Reiterating the audible presence of engines.
Oh, I am a wound un-healing
Repeating the metaphor of being an unhealing wound.
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