Enormous Wings
Enormous Wings Unveiling Dreams: A Tale of an Earthbound Angel
Lyrics
There once was a very old man
Introduction of a very old man
Who had enormous wings
Describing the man's enormous wings
There once was a very old man
Repetition, emphasizing the old man with wings
Who had enormous wings
Reiteration of the old man's enormous wings
They say he saw the world
Suggesting the man's unique perspective on the world
Through the eyes of a blue dog
Metaphorical description of seeing the world through a blue dog's eyes
(there once was a very old man
Repetition with added emphasis on the old man's wings
who had enormous wings)
Reiteration of the old man's enormous wings and dreams
There once was a man
Introducing another man with enormous wings
Who had enormous wings
Confirmation of the second man's wings
It was sad
Expressing sadness likely due to the rain
The rain had knocked him down
The rain causing the old man to fall
People came to see from all around
Crowds gathering to witness the fallen man
He was lyin' there
Describing the fallen man
He was lyin' there
Repetition of the fallen man's condition
His dreams are forever (there once was a very old man)
Emphasizing the permanence of the fallen man's dreams
Entangled in the mud (who had enormous wings)
Describing the dreams entangled in the mud
He's an angel (his dreams were forever)
Identifying the fallen man as an angel
Tangled in the mud (entangled in the mud)
Reiterating the angel's dreams entangled in the mud
Every soul you meet (there once was a very old man)
Highlighting the potential depth of every individual
May be a stranger (who had enormous wings)
Suggesting that strangers might have profound qualities
He's an angel (he's an angel)
Reaffirming the fallen man's angelic nature
He must be coming for the children (He's coming for the children)
Suggesting a purpose for the angel, possibly protecting children
It was sad
Repetition of the earlier sadness, likely due to the rain
The rain had knocked him down
Reiteration of the rain causing the angel to fall
People came to see from all around
Crowds gathering again to witness the fallen angel
He was lyin' there
Describing the angel's condition
And though he'd like to sleep
Indicating the angel's desire to rest or sleep
The stars fall to the earth in heaps
Imagery of stars falling to the earth
And he's got tears in his eyes
Expressing the angel's emotional state with tears in his eyes
'Cause the town is filled with so many spies
Noting the town's atmosphere filled with spies
They all avert their eyes
People avoiding eye contact with the fallen angel
The rain had knocked him down
Reiteration of the rain causing the angel to fall
People came to see from all around
Crowds still curious about the fallen angel
He was lyin' there
Repetition of the angel's condition
It was sad
Recurrence of the sadness due to the rain
The rain had knocked him down
Reiteration of the angel's fallen state
He was lyin' there
Describing the angel's condition again
They say he saw the world
Repeating the idea of the old man seeing the world through a blue dog
Through the eyes of a blue dog
Reiteration of the metaphorical perspective through a blue dog's eyes
(there once was a very old man
Repetition with added emphasis on the old man's wings
who had enormous wings)
Reiteration of the old man's enormous wings
He's an angel (he's an angel)
Confirmation of the fallen man as an angel
Who had enormous wings
Reiteration of the second man's enormous wings
There once was a very old man
Repetition, concluding the description of the very old man
Who had enormous wings
Final repetition, emphasizing the enormous wings of the old man
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