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It's getting near dawn,
When lights close their tired eyes
I'll soon be with you my love,
To give you my dawn surprise
I'll be with you darling soon,
I'll be with you when the stars start falling
[Chorus:]
I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love
I'm with you my love,
The light's shining through on you
Yes, I'm with you my love,
It's the morning and just we two
I'll stay with you darling now,
I'll stay with you till my seas are dried up
[Chorus]
I'm with you my love,
The light's shining through on you.
Yes, I'm with you my love,
It's the morning and just we two.
I'll stay with you darling now,
I'll stay with you till my seas are dried up
I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love
When lights close their tired eyes
I'll soon be with you my love,
To give you my dawn surprise
I'll be with you darling soon,
I'll be with you when the stars start falling
[Chorus:]
I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love
I'm with you my love,
The light's shining through on you
Yes, I'm with you my love,
It's the morning and just we two
I'll stay with you darling now,
I'll stay with you till my seas are dried up
[Chorus]
I'm with you my love,
The light's shining through on you.
Yes, I'm with you my love,
It's the morning and just we two.
I'll stay with you darling now,
I'll stay with you till my seas are dried up
I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love
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and last nite during the concert for Hurricane Sandy Relief -
still awesome at his age, his hands remain a white blur while
he plays - remains the best ever, becuz we'll never know
how Jimi would have done had he lived
Jack Bruce is the earth and Eric Clapton is the sun. Follow the lyrics with this in mind. Bruce sings the first and last 2 lines in every verse and Clapton sings the 2nd and 3rd lines in every verse. So the "dawn surprise" is the beautiful sunrise. The "stars falling" are the stars disappearing when the sky starts to light up. Staying with you until "my seas are dried up" are the actual oceans on the earth, and that gives it a beautifully poetic sense of infinity.
"It's getting near dawn"
A new trip, a new beginning, a new consciousness. He has dropped his acid and waiting for it to kick in.
"I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love"
He heard about Orange Sunshine and now he is finally dropping it. Everybody knew about Orange Sunshine in those days. "Sunshine" here is a direct reference to acid.
"I'm with you, my love
The light's shining through on you
Yes, I'm with you, my love
It's the morning and just we two
I'll stay with you, darling, now
I'll stay with you 'til my seas are dried up"
He is peaking now and experiencing the love people feel while tripping. The light is the enlightenment he feels from the psychedelic. Acid trips dilute time. A few hours seem like an eternity, thus he will be with his "love" until the seas dry up.
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Jack Bruce is the earth and Eric Clapton is the sun. Follow the lyrics with this in mind. Bruce sings the first and last 2 lines in every verse and Clapton sings the 2nd and 3rd lines in every verse. So the "dawn surprise" is the beautiful sunrise. The "stars falling" are the stars disappearing when the sky starts to light up. Staying with you until "my seas are dried up" are the actual oceans on the earth, and that gives it a beautifully poetic sense of infinity.
my boyfriend taught me how to play this on bass
it's amazing i love it
Black Sabbath was much influenced by this song...
mr. clapton & cream -- i give you much thanks for this song.
It's getting near dawn
When lights close their tired eyes
I'll soon be with you my love
To give you my dawn surprise
I'll be with you, darling, soon
I'll be with you when the stars start falling
ok -- i always thought it was dose of pride.. but i guess it is dose of prize -- wtf? this guy thinks his dose is a prize to her! ok i guess i get it now...
anyway, what he is saying is that he has been working hard just to be with her and in fact he has worked all through the day and into the wee hours of the moring slaying dragons and his reward is to be with his one love. he reminds her that she is going to be seeing some stars falling soon.. after they are together. dawn surprise sounds a bit nasty. i sometimes wonder if this love thing is ellicit. regardless, stars will be falling and soon and there will be lots of them -- really -- stars will be falling from heaven and the lights are not going to be aware of what is going down.
there is a dirty vibe in this song. beautiful but dirty. even if it is dirty, it is still beautiful.
I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love
he has been waiting (not been with anyone else) and btw that sun (the center of his universe) is damn hot in case you weren't aware!
I'm with you, my love
yep, he has made it home (inside her) and they know each other now -- in the biblical sense.
it's the creaminator makin babies!
The light's shining through on you
she is so beautiful and he sees her in the magical light of thier true pagan love.
Yes, I'm with you, my love
It's the morning and just we two
I'll stay with you, darling, now
I'll stay with you 'til my seas are dried up
i truly doubt he actually owns a sea (in this reality at least), but sometimes seeds and sea can be thought of as the nearly the same things. whoever else might have been there is not there now. they are going to be busy for a while yet - until those seas are good and dry.
I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love
again, this is a love song, he is telling his darling that he needs her love and being with her is the meaning of his life -- his purpose. like those stars that fell, the sunshine of her love is a magical experience.
I'm with you, my love
The light's shining through on you
Yes, I'm with you, my love
It's the morning and just we two
I'll stay with you, darling, now
I'll stay with you 'til my seas are dried up
they are still getting busy, he wants to reassure her. don't worry, i love you and won't be leaving. you are my darling and i exist for you. give yourself to me and btw i have these seas that need drying up.
she couldn't shake him off even if she wanted to. he is crazy for her and don't even know how to say it!
I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love.
he truly needs to be with his lover.
Some people overanalyzing this great song, man!