Gradle
Embracing Beauty in Chaos: Widespread Panic's Gradle Revels in Freedom
Lyrics
I hold the flower there
I cherish the presence of a flower there
Doesn't know she's beautiful
The subject of the lyrics is unaware of her own beauty
She wakes every morning seeing
She wakes up each morning observing
All the other things are beautiful
Recognizing the beauty in all other things around her
Well she's free
She possesses a sense of freedom
Companion to the wind
She is a companion to the wind
Time plays a roller coaster
Time is described as a roller coaster
Not afraid to ride itself
Time is not hesitant to experience its own journey
Never takes adventure lightly
Adventure is always approached without fear
Always stops enough to let us on for a ride
Time allows for pauses, giving us opportunities to join the ride
A blind New Orleans painter man
Introduction of a blind painter from New Orleans
Doesn't get many straight lines
The painter struggles to create straight lines
Hurricane tourists poke some fun
Tourists make light of Hurricane experiences
The angels whisper, "Pay no mind"
Angels advise not to be bothered by such things
No mind
Emphasis on disregarding disturbances
We don't have any pocket change
There is a lack of pocket change
We've danced out of all our clothes
The speaker and others have danced until they've shed their clothes
Want to give everything every minute
Desire to give everything in every moment
Give it all before we go
A call to give everything before life's end
Love waves a flower there
Love is compared to a waving flower
Doesn't know she's beautiful
The subject remains unaware of her own beauty
Spends every morning thinking
She spends her mornings contemplating
All the other things are beautiful
Finding beauty in everything around her
Well she's free
She possesses a sense of freedom
Companion to the wind
She is a companion to the wind
And the angels whisper, "Pay no mind"
Angels reiterate not to be disturbed by worldly concerns
The angels whisper "Pay no mind"
Angels emphasize the message to disregard disturbances
No mind
Reiteration of the advice to pay no mind to distractions
The angels whisper "Pay no mind"
Angels repeat the guidance to pay no mind to external influences
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