Folding Chair
Seaside Dreams: Regina Spektor's Melodic Tale of Love and Solitude
Lyrics
Come and open up your folding chair next to me
Come and join me, sit down on a folding chair next to me
My feet are buried in the sand and there's a breeze
I'm relaxed, grounded in the sand with a gentle wind blowing
There's a shadow, you can't see my eyes
My emotions or intentions are hidden or not easily discernible
And the sea is just a wetter version of the skies
The sea is akin to the sky, both vast and endless
Let's get a silver bullet trailer and have a baby boy
Fantasizing about a future with a partner, wanting a child
I'll safety-pin his clothes all cool and you'll graffiti up his toys
Imagining dressing up and decorating a child's belongings
I've got a perfect body, though sometimes I forget
Confidence in body image, though sometimes forgetting this
I've got a perfect body cause my eyelashes catch my sweat
Feeling physically perfect due to a unique attribute (eyelashes)
Yes, they do, they do
Confirmation or emphasis of the previous statement
Now I've been sitting on this abandoned beach for years
Isolation and waiting for a change, possibly for a long time
Waiting for the salty water to cover up my ears
Hoping to escape reality, wanting to block out external sounds
But every time the tide come in to take me home
Desiring to leave but feeling fear when the opportunity arises
I get scared, and I'm sitting here alone
Experiencing fear and loneliness in the current situation
Dreaming of the dolphin song
Longing for something beautiful or freeing, represented by dolphins
Maybe one day you will understand
Hoping for understanding without expecting anything in return
I don't want nothing from you but to sweetly hold your hand
Desiring affection and connection, a simple gesture like holding hands
Till that day just please don't be so down
Until a future time, asking the person not to be sad or unhappy
Don't make frowns, you silly clown
Encouraging the person to smile and not be so glum
Just come and open up your folding chair next to me
Inviting someone again to sit beside and relax together
My feet are buried in the sand and there's a breeze
Reiteration of being in a calm and comfortable setting
There's a shadow, you can't see my eyes
Repeated indication that emotions or intentions are hidden
And the waves are just a frothier version of the skies
Comparing the waves to the sky in a more foamy or active state
There's a shadow, you can't see my eyes
Reiteration of concealed emotions or intentions
There's a shadow, you can't see my eyes, eyes
Repetition emphasizing the inability to perceive these hidden emotions
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