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When I step into the light
My arms open widely
When I step into the light
My eyes searching wildly
Would you not like to be
Sitting on top of the world with your legs hanging free
Would you not like to be OK, OK, OK
When I'm walking by the water
Wplish splash me and you taking a bath
When I'm walking by the water
Come to my toes to my ankles to my head to my soul
Then I'm blown away
When I'm walking by the water
Splish splash me and you taking a bath
When I'm walking by the water
Come to my toes to my ankles to my head to my soul
Then I'm blown away
I can't believe that we would lie in our graves
Wondering if we had spent our living days well
I can't believe that we would lie in our graves
Wondering what we might have been
I can't believe that we would lie in our graves
Wondering if we had spent our living days well
I can't believe that we would lie in our graves
Wondering what we might have been
Would you not like to be
Would you not like to be
I can't believe that you would not like to be
Would you not like to be
ok, ok, ok,
ok, ok, ok,
ok, ok, ok,
ok, ok, ok,
and we dance away
My arms open widely
When I step into the light
My eyes searching wildly
Would you not like to be
Sitting on top of the world with your legs hanging free
Would you not like to be OK, OK, OK
When I'm walking by the water
Wplish splash me and you taking a bath
When I'm walking by the water
Come to my toes to my ankles to my head to my soul
Then I'm blown away
When I'm walking by the water
Splish splash me and you taking a bath
When I'm walking by the water
Come to my toes to my ankles to my head to my soul
Then I'm blown away
I can't believe that we would lie in our graves
Wondering if we had spent our living days well
I can't believe that we would lie in our graves
Wondering what we might have been
I can't believe that we would lie in our graves
Wondering if we had spent our living days well
I can't believe that we would lie in our graves
Wondering what we might have been
Would you not like to be
Would you not like to be
I can't believe that you would not like to be
Would you not like to be
ok, ok, ok,
ok, ok, ok,
ok, ok, ok,
ok, ok, ok,
and we dance away
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Track duration: 05:42
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-The meaning is one of many. Essentially, it's a build up to a climatic question. Take the risk playing with fire or play safe and possibly fall into regret. All leading up to the point of the aforementioned question it was a happy-go-lucky situation with no worries, and all fun. It was until a point of time occurred that provoked a thought of whether to or not to risk it all to either attain more happiness, or fall completely on your face. Or, on the contrary, play safe and remain silent. This, taking no risk, almost ensures that you'll never be hurt theoretically. However you will never know what could have been, "what might have been", and in the end, you might ask yourself and say, "i can't believe that we would lie in our graves, thinking of things, and what they might have been."
By “stepping into the light”, he is seeing things as the truly are.
Things are clear when he “steps into the light”.
With his “arms open wide”, he embraces all the he sees.
His eyes are “searching wildly” because he is amazed with all the beauty of truth and love that he sees.
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The song is beautiful and so uplifting. It's impossible to sit/stand still when listening to it, hehe. I simply love it!
And the middle guitar riff part just blew me away the first time I heard this song. Probably the first song I heard with the band and I totally fell in love....I haven´t found musicians that´s done for me what this band has, and I doubt that I ever will....
water here (in my little story) representing mans wisdom as Gods wisdom allows man to walk on their enemies heads. or Gods wisdom becoming higher than mans wisdom. allowing some men to walk above the wisdom of their enemies heads. (making your enemy your footstool) thats the joke hear. Dave is stating how could anyone NOT ASK to be atop the world in understanding of God.
get out of your grave and walk on the water.