Fluid Motion
Eternal Tides: A Poetic Ode to Gravity and Love
Lyrics
I've been watching you
I have been observing you
And all the things you do
Noticing and acknowledging your actions
The way your skin is stretched
Describing the way your skin appears stretched
Across your body
Across your entire body
The way you hold your head
Commenting on how you carry your head
Your lips, it is all fashioned
Referring to the overall appearance, including lips, designed to attract attention
In a form to draw attention to you
Expressing that your physical presence is captivating
I would give you the world
Expressing a willingness to give everything to you
But gravity holds tight
But the force of gravity prevents such an offer
Waves crash, fluid motion
Referring to the natural and rhythmic movement like waves in fluid
Keeps this world right
Stating that this fluid motion maintains balance in the world
Keeps me afloat as I drift by
Describing how this motion keeps the speaker emotionally afloat as they navigate through life
To see you have the world
Noting that the person being observed possesses the world and a fulfilling life
You have a life
Acknowledging the richness and completeness of the person's life
On sight, my stomach drops
Expressing a visceral reaction to seeing the person
Twisting and turning
Describing a physical sensation akin to the feeling of lead in the stomach
Oh, it feels of lead but
Emphasizing the weightlessness despite the heavy feeling
I am weightless
Feeling weightless and closer to a personal low point
Closer to the pinnacle
Approaching the peak of personal struggles
Of my all time low
Choosing to remain in an elevated state, perhaps metaphorically
So I stay high
Staying emotionally elevated
Coming down from here
Recognizing the challenge of descending from such emotional heights
Is the highest climb
Highlighting the difficulty of returning from a peak
Well worth the dive
Suggesting that the descent is worth the initial ascent
I would give you the world
Reiterating the desire to offer everything
But gravity holds tight
Again acknowledging the constraint of gravity
Waves crash, fluid motion
Repeating the metaphor of waves and fluid motion
Keeps this world right
Emphasizing the role of fluid motion in maintaining balance
Keeps me afloat as I drift by
Highlighting personal buoyancy in the face of life's challenges
To see you have the world
Reiterating that the person being observed possesses the world
You have a life
Confirming the completeness of the person's life
Take it away like the tidal ocean
Using the metaphor of the tidal ocean to express the overwhelming nature of taking something away
Ebb and flow, then repeat
Describing the cyclical and repetitive nature of ebb and flow in life
Take me away, forget the notion
Expressing a desire to be taken away, disregarding previous considerations
The current strong, swept off my feet
Describing the powerful and irresistible force of the current, leading to a loss of control
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