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If I were a swan, I'd be gone.
If I were a train, I'd be late.
And if I were a good man,
I'd talk with you
More often than I do.
If I were to sleep, I could dream.
If I were afraid, I could hide.
If I go insane, please don't put
Your wires in my brain.
If I were the moon, I'd be cool.
If I were a rule, I would bend for you.
If I were a good man, I'd understand
The spaces between friends.
If I were alone, I would cry.
And if I were with you, I'd be home and dry.
And if I go insane,
And they lock me away,
Will you still let me join in the game?
If I were a swan, I'd be gone.
If I were a train, I'd be late again.
If I were a good man,
I'd talk with you
More often than I do.
If I were a train, I'd be late.
And if I were a good man,
I'd talk with you
More often than I do.
If I were to sleep, I could dream.
If I were afraid, I could hide.
If I go insane, please don't put
Your wires in my brain.
If I were the moon, I'd be cool.
If I were a rule, I would bend for you.
If I were a good man, I'd understand
The spaces between friends.
If I were alone, I would cry.
And if I were with you, I'd be home and dry.
And if I go insane,
And they lock me away,
Will you still let me join in the game?
If I were a swan, I'd be gone.
If I were a train, I'd be late again.
If I were a good man,
I'd talk with you
More often than I do.
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
Track duration: 04:33
"If" as written by Cornell Haynes, Chad Hugo, Pharrell L. Williams
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., T.R.O. INC., EMI Music Publishing
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but what does "If I were a swan I'd be gone" has to do with not being perfect?
I mean, I quite agree with that thing of "he things he isn't perfect" but there might be somethig more!
I'm doing a research for school on Pink Floyd Lyrics so this website helps me a lot,
however, i'm not going to look all of their songs..
Which songs should I choose from this album (atom heart mother)?
They must be meaningful and representative of Pink Floyd's philosophy
Beautiful song to learn to finger-pick/arpeggiate chords on the guitar: E B7 E D E D C#7 F#7 B7 E repeating through the verses and instrumental breaks. I almost wish this one had been solo, just Waters's voice and acoustic guitar without the drums, keyboards, bass, or electric lead guitar.
"If I were a train
I'd be late
And if I were a good man
I'd talk with you more often than I do"
As you can see there it's as if Roger's showing how sometimes people just want to be perfect etc.
So he's thinking about possible situations (And if I were with you i'd be home and clean), but knows that he's not brave enough to do something else than think and hypotetize, so he becomes afraid of going mad, and, even if he were to become insane, he wouldn't want to change. (If I go insane, please don't put your wires in my brain)
So, he accepts he just can't do anything about the situation.