Lynx
Chasing the Elusive Heart: A Nordic Tale of Longing
Lyrics
Oh, oh wild cat
Expressing a connection or identification with a wild cat.
has my search
Questioning the success of a personal search.
been in vain
Reflecting on whether the search for affection has been futile.
for I've been hunting affection
Acknowledging the pursuit of love or connection.
from a heart, that won't be tamed
Describing the challenge of seeking love from an untamed heart.
and I've searched on the ice caps
Recalling searches in various terrains, possibly metaphorical.
the tracks in the snow
Referring to traces left in the snow, indicating past attempts.
but you're lost to polar woods
Expressing the unattainability of the sought-after affection.
and gaps in my soul
Highlighting emotional gaps or voids in the speaker's soul.
I see the foxes, and the wolves and the bears
Observing other creatures but not finding the desired "lynx."
but there's no cat with silver hair
Emphasizing the absence of a particular cat with silver hair.
and If i ever see the lynx
Expressing a longing for encountering the lynx, repeated for emphasis.
and If i ever see the lynx
-and If i ever see the lynx
-I miss you,
Expressing a feeling of missing the lynx.
and If i ever see the lynx
Repeating the sentiment of missing the lynx with additional imagery.
running fast on the nordic horizon
-then I know it's you I miss
-I miss you
-stars are hovering
Describing the night with stars and the captivating gaze of the lynx.
in the bitter lonesome night
-and your eyes glow
-like turquoise, in the shades of the northern lights
-oh, oh lost one
Referring to oneself as a lost soul.
am I stuck in the past
Questioning if the speaker is trapped in the past.
do you ever hear me when I call
Wondering if the lynx hears the speaker's calls, repeated for emphasis.
do you ever hear me when I call
-and If i ever see the lynx
Expressing a yearning to see the lynx, repeated for emphasis.
and If i ever see the lynx
-and If i ever see the lynx
-I miss you,
Reiterating the feeling of missing the lynx.
and If i ever see the lynx
Repeating the sentiment of missing the lynx with additional imagery.
running fast on the nordic horizon
-then I know it's you I miss
-I miss you
-this ones got a restless soul
Describing the lynx as having a restless soul and acknowledging letting go against the speaker's will.
full of scars and arrow wounds
-this ones got a restless soul
-against my will I had to let you go
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