Saltwater
Sailing Through Emotions: The Cat Empire's Saltwater Tale
Lyrics
I've got the clouds on a string
I have control over the clouds, manipulating them effortlessly.
That I pull with my little finger elegantly
With subtle and graceful movements of my little finger.
What is this oh what's the feeling on the breeze
Reflecting on the indescribable sensation carried by the wind.
It feels like all my holidays when my father used to say
Recalling the joyful memories of family holidays when my father suggested going to the beach.
"Let's go down to the beach"
Quoting my father's invitation to visit the beach.
And we'd go down to the beach
Acting on the invitation, visiting the beach with my little sisters.
My little sisters and me
Sharing the experience with my younger siblings.
Sometimes a man can feel like he is just a puppet
Contemplating the feeling of being controlled or guided by external forces.
And the wind blows him here and blows him there
Acknowledging the unpredictable nature of life's journey.
But when I kiss you my dear
Expressing the transformative and exhilarating feeling when kissing a loved one.
I feel like a buccaneer
Drawing a parallel between the romantic feeling and that of a pirate (buccaneer).
And water makes its music everywhere
Noting the pervasive influence of water and its musicality.
Saltwater
Referring to saltwater, a central theme in the song.
Oh how I miss your misty kisses
Expressing a longing for the affectionate kisses associated with misty saltwater.
Saltwater
Reflecting on the seemingly emotionless but blissful nature of saltwater encounters.
Oh what expressionless bliss
Pondering the profoundness of the experience.
Is this?
(Repetition with no additional specific meaning in these lines.)
Is this?
-Is this?
-Is this?
-I've got the sky in my eyes
Expressing a sense of vastness and wonder, having the sky in one's eyes while floating in the sea.
As I lie on my back in the deep blue sea
Describing the position of lying on the back in the deep blue sea.
What is this oh what could this strange feeling be?
Pondering an unfamiliar and mysterious feeling associated with the surroundings.
It feels like
(Repetition suggesting uncertainty or a lack of clarity about the feeling.)
It feels like
-It feels like
-I don't know what it feels like
-But it feels right
Despite uncertainty, acknowledging that the feeling is right.
Sometimes a man is like an ice cream in a desert
Comparing a man to ice cream in a desert, questioning life's purpose.
And he wonders what is it we seek?
Reflecting on the existential question of what humans are seeking.
Like water runs through your fingers
Using water as a metaphor for fleeting moments and memories emerging from the depths.
Memories rise up from the deep
Evoking the transience and retrieval of memories.
Saltwater
(Repetition of the theme of saltwater, expressing longing and questioning the nature of the experience.)
Oh how I miss your misty kisses
-Saltwater
-Oh what expressionless bliss
-Is this?
-Is this?
-Is this?
-Is this?
(No specific meaning provided in this line.)
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