Lyrics
She flies
Expressing the subject's ability to fly, possibly metaphorical for a free-spirited or liberated state.
She's gone to ride an angel's breath
Describing the subject's departure, riding on the breath of an angel, suggesting a departure to a divine or ethereal realm.
Gone to taste a dream
Indicating that the subject has gone to experience or explore a dream-like state.
And every time I call her
Highlighting the speaker's attempt to communicate with the subject, suggesting a sense of separation.
A shadow crawls away
Suggesting that the subject avoids direct interaction, represented by a shadow retreating when called.
But she takes
Stating that the subject both takes and laughs at someone or something (represented by "him all [there is]").
She laughs him all [there is]
Clarifying that the subject repays what is owed with laughter and takes freely.
And everything she owes me
Implies that whatever the subject owes the speaker, she compensates by giving back.
She gives
Continuing the theme of giving, emphasizing the subject's generosity.
She told me that she loved me
Recalling the subject expressing love but specifying a limited duration, just for a day.
Love, just for a day
Elaborating on the temporal nature of the subject's love, emphasizing brevity.
And all the time I feel her
Expressing the constant presence of the subject in the speaker's thoughts or feelings.
I feel her fade away
Noting the gradual fading of the subject from the speaker's perception or emotional experience.
But she takes
Reiterating the subject's dual nature of taking and giving.
She gives him all the fakes
Suggesting that the subject provides false or insincere gestures during giving.
And everything feels good
Describing an overall positive feeling as everything feels good.
And clouds like shadows pass
Using clouds as a metaphor for passing or transient experiences, shadows resembling passing troubles.
She's passing like a day
Comparing the subject's passing to the transient nature of a day, reinforcing impermanence.
She takes
Repeating the idea that the subject both takes and gives, continuing the dualistic theme.
She gives him all the [shadows]
Highlighting the subject's interaction with shadows, possibly symbolic of hidden aspects.
And everything feels good
Reiterating the positive feeling, emphasizing that everything feels good.
And clouds like shadows pass
Continuing the metaphor of clouds and shadows passing, suggesting the subject's transient presence.
She's passing like a day
Repeating the comparison of the subject's passing to the fleeting nature of a day.
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