The Home
Finding Solace in Nature: The Meaning Behind Portugal. The Man's 'The Home'
Lyrics
Do you ever listen
Expressing a contemplative question about whether one pays attention to the sounds created by their own hands.
For the sounds that your hands make?
Asking if the listener is aware that they have the ability to produce sounds using their hands.
Did you know that
Posing a question about the knowledge of the potential to create sounds.
We could make sounds?
Asserting the possibility of generating sounds.
I don't know what the palace knows
Expressing uncertainty about understanding what a palace knows.
But I don't run with sheep
Refusing to conform to societal norms, as indicated by not running with sheep.
The shepherd can't herd me
Declaring independence and resistance to being herded by a shepherd.
My feet ever slow
Describing slow movement and non-conformity.
The age that takes me
Acknowledging the passage of time and its effects.
I'll slip out to the mountains
Expressing a desire to escape to the mountains where one can be anonymous.
Where nobody knows me
Highlighting the preference for anonymity in the mountains.
I will make my home here
Repetition emphasizing the intention to establish a home in the mountains.
I will make my home here
-I will make my home here
-Grow a field of plenty
Expressing the desire to cultivate abundance and warmth.
To hold me tight and keep us warm
Describing the purpose of the field—to provide comfort and warmth.
From the cold that burns me
Referring to the cold as a challenging force.
My feet ever slow
Reiterating slow movement and the impact of time.
The age that takes me
Repeating the theme of seeking solitude in the mountains.
I'll slip out to the mountains
-Where nobody knows me
-I will make my home here
Reiteration of the commitment to make a home in the mountains.
I will make my home here
-I will make my home here
-Do you ever listen
Posing a similar question, now about listening to the sounds created by one's head.
For the sounds that your head makes?
Asking if the listener is aware of the sounds produced by their head.
Did you know that
Reiterating the potential to create sounds.
We could make sounds?
Affirming the ability to generate sounds using the head.
I don't know what the palace knows
Repeating uncertainty about what the palace knows.
But I don't run with sheep
Reaffirming a rejection of conformity, avoiding running with sheep.
The shepherd can't herd me
Restating resistance to being herded by a shepherd.
My feet ever slow
Recalling slow movement and non-conformity.
The age that takes me
Reiterating the impact of time on the individual.
I'll slip out to the mountains
Repeating the desire to escape to the mountains for anonymity.
Where nobody knows me
-I will make my home here
Reaffirming the commitment to make a home in the mountains.
I will make my home here
-I will make my home here
-I will make my home here
Continuation of the commitment to establish a home in the mountains.
I will make my home here
-I will make my home here
-I know that I was fine before
Repetition emphasizing a past state of well-being before some unspecified change or realization.
Fine before, fine before
-I know that I was fine before
-Fine before, fine before
-I know I was fine before, fine before, fine before
-Know I was fine before, fine before, fine before
-Know I was fine before, fine before, fine before
-Know I was fine before, fine before, fine before
-Know I was fine before, fine before, fine before
Reiterating the perception of being fine before a particular event or realization.
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