Down the street you can hear her scream
You're a disgrace as she slams the door
in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
and all the neighbors start to gossip and drool
He cries oh girl you must be mad
What happened to the sweet love you and me had
Against the door he leans and start a scene
and his tears fall and burn the garden green

And so castles made of sand
fall in the sea
eventually

A little Indian brave who before he was ten
played wargames in the woods with his Indian friends
And he built a dream that when he grew up
he would be a fearless warrior Indian chief
Many moons past and more the dream grew strong
until tomorrow he would sing his first war song
and fight his first battle
but something went wrong
surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night

And so castles made of sand
fall in the sea
eventually

There was a young girl
whose heart was a frown
'cause she was crippled for life
and she couldn't speak a sound
and she wished and prayed
she could stop livin'
so she decide to die
She drew her wheelchair to the edge of the shore
and to her legs she smiled
You won't hurt me no more
But then a sight she'd never seen made her jump and say
Look a golden winged ship is passing my way

And it really didn't have to stop
It just kept on going

And so castles made of sand
slips into the sea
eventually



Lyrics submitted by shadowcml, edited by Mellow_Harsher

Track duration: 03:19


Castles Made of Sand (Jimi Hendrix cover) song meanings
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    General Comment:I think this song is about dreams being crushed. very good cover but i like it more fast paced like the way hendrix did it
    Flag samrayisballinon January 25, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:It's sad throughout the entire song. All the versies are sad. the first verse i love for some reason. its about a girl, who gets abused by her boyfriend or father, cause hes always drunk. i love the way anthony sings it. "as she slams the door in his drunken face.." and "what happended to the sweet love you and me had?"

    Its about dreams being destroyed. Castles are a symbol for dreams that fall into the sea is a symbol for being the destroyer eventually. Very sad. Take it Johnny=].
    Flag nicolelovesrhcpon December 18, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Kind of a Buddhist philosophy that everything is mutable, and even though it is rather indirect, the feelings will last forever unlike the events and the life we live.
    Flag The funk monkon June 28, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I think the Chili's did a great job covering this song. It's my current song that's stuck in my head, so I thought I should write a comment about it. I've heard both versions, and to me I like the Chili Peppers version better (even though it's Jimmy's song) Anthony just sounds amazing, like always. And I like that it's a live concert version of it on the albums. (Mother's Milk-remastered, and Out In LA) And that's about it for now, I might be back later to add some other comments.... until then...see ya!
    Flag mrs.sideikon June 12, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:love this song.

    jimi hendrix and

    mr. john frusciate are

    guitar gods for life!!!!!
    Flag nicolelovesrhcpon April 10, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:no matter how small your dreams are... no matter how hard you aim at it... it still wont work out...

    all dreams... like sandcastles... are fragile and dont work out
    Flag JoeAnnaon March 04, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:i think it just means that life doesnt always turn out the way that you expect it to...for example
    when you are a little kid at the beach, you make a castle in the sand...you dont expect it to get destroyed, but then the tide comes in, and it is destroyed...
    in the three verses, something happened that was unexpected and unwanted...a couple breaks up because of alcohol abuse...a little boy does not get to grow up to be what he wants to be...and a girl wanted a better life...
    no one expects tragedies to happen, but they do happen, everyone has a castle in the sand, and one day it will be destroyed...
    Flag kenyanon February 21, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I was surprised at how much I liked this song. I'm a huge fan of Hendrix and before I heard this song I didn't think it could even compare to the original, but was actually surprised. I think they did a great job with this song and with the other covers on Mother's Milk. Fire was awesome too. :D
    Flag luv-frusciante-92on July 26, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:not even close to the emotions of the hendrix one
    Flag billybob1989on May 15, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I first heard this song by Hendrix and fell in love with it, then I heard this version, and fell in love. I think they did an amazing job.
    Flag beautifullydeformedon September 02, 2005   Link

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