Lyrics
Who has dressed you in strange clothes of sand,
Questioning the origin or influence behind the unusual choices or circumstances the person is in.
Who has taken you far from my land,
Asking who or what has led the person away from the speaker's homeland.
Who has said that my sayings were wrong,
Questioning the authority or judgment that declared the speaker's statements as incorrect.
And who will say that I stayed much too long?
Raising the possibility that someone will criticize the speaker for staying too long in a particular situation.
Clothes of sand have covered your face,
Describing the obscuring or hiding of the person's identity with symbolic "clothes of sand."
Given you meaning but taken my place,
Noting that while the clothes of sand give the person meaning, they have displaced the speaker.
So make your way on down to the sea,
Advising the person to move towards the sea, suggesting a journey or escape.
Something has taken you so far from me.
Expressing a sense of loss as something has taken the person far away from the speaker.
Does it now seem worth all the colour of skies,
Questioning whether the experiences gained are worth the vibrant and varied aspects of life.
To see the earth through painted eyes,
Reflecting on seeing the world through a distorted lens, possibly referring to an artificial or altered perspective.
To look through panes of shaded glass,
Discussing the act of looking through tinted or biased filters, affecting perception.
See the stains of winter's grass?
Observing the marks or remnants of difficulties or challenges represented by winter's grass stains.
Can you now return from where you came,
Inquiring whether the person can go back to their origin or former state.
Try to burn your changing name,
Suggesting a transformative process, possibly linked to shedding an old identity.
Or with silver spoons and coloured light,
Questioning whether the person will choose a luxurious or superficial lifestyle, symbolized by silver spoons and colored light.
Will you worship moons in winter's night.
Pondering whether the person will worship abstract or distant ideals during winter's night.
Clothes of sand have covered your face,
Reiterating the covering of the person's identity with symbolic "clothes of sand."
Given you meaning but taken my place,
Emphasizing that these clothes provide meaning but have displaced the speaker.
So make your way on down to the sea,
Recommending the person to move towards the sea once again.
Something has taken you so far from me.
Expressing a sense of distance or separation caused by an unknown force.
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