Perfect World
Yearning in a Perfect World: A Dance of Longing
Lyrics
All alone the ballerina dances before my eyes
The ballerina is dancing alone in front of the narrator.
She turns her head away but as the music plays she cries
She looks away, crying, while the music is playing.
If only I could make her see this prison that is keeping me
The narrator wishes to make the ballerina aware of their own emotional confinement.
Outside
Expresses being outside the confines of the ballerina's "perfect world."
In her perfect world
Refers to the ballerina's idealized world.
She could show me how
The narrator wishes the ballerina could help them.
Find my way to love
Desire to discover love.
Find my way to love
Repeated expression of the desire to find love.
I'll walk a thousand miles
Willingness to make a significant effort to find love.
Under starless skies
Ready to endure hardships ("starless skies") in pursuit of love.
Till I find my way to love
Continuation of the quest to find love despite challenges.
In between these walls that
Feeling trapped within walls.
Cage me in I feel her breath
Sensory perception of the ballerina's presence.
Her sadness enters me
The ballerina's sadness affects the narrator.
As I watch the winter leaves fall on her dress
Symbolic imagery of autumn leaves falling on the ballerina.
The vision in my mind's so real
The mental image of the ballerina is vivid and poignant.
I still can't conceal my emptiness
The inability to hide the sense of emptiness within.
In her perfect world
Reiteration of the ballerina's ideal world.
She would show me how
The wish for guidance from the ballerina in the pursuit of love.
Find my way to love
Continued desire to find love.
Find my way to love
Repeated expression of the quest for love.
I'll walk a thousand miles
Willingness to go a long way to find love.
Under starless skies
Enduring difficulties ("starless skies") in the pursuit of love.
Till I find my way to love
Persistence in seeking love despite challenges.
In between these walls that
Sense of confinement within walls.
Cage me in I feel her breath
The sensation of feeling the ballerina's presence despite confinement.
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