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My eyes are sore, my body weak,
My throat is dry, I cannot speak.
My words are dead,
Falling like feathers to the floor.
You gave me things I'd never seen,
You made my life a waking dream.
But we are dead,
Falling like ashes to the floor.
Definitions confine thoughts, they are a myth,
Words are clumsy, language doesn't fit.
But we know there's no limit to thought,
We know there's no limits.
Now it's your turn to see me rise,
You burned your wings, now watch me fly,
Above your head.
Looking down I see you far below,
Looking up you see my spirit glow.
My throat is dry, I cannot speak.
My words are dead,
Falling like feathers to the floor.
You gave me things I'd never seen,
You made my life a waking dream.
But we are dead,
Falling like ashes to the floor.
Definitions confine thoughts, they are a myth,
Words are clumsy, language doesn't fit.
But we know there's no limit to thought,
We know there's no limits.
Now it's your turn to see me rise,
You burned your wings, now watch me fly,
Above your head.
Looking down I see you far below,
Looking up you see my spirit glow.
Lyrics submitted by 16996602, edited by JohnDiFool2
Track duration: 06:09
"Seagull" as written by Andrew Piran/colbert Bell
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing
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Very beautiful lyrics. I'd guess that it's about being cheated on, and ending a relationship because of it - the first verse describes how crestfallen the narrator is feeling at the point of revelation, and how transcendental the partnership had been before that.
The second seems to describe the unspoken feeling that all is not well - no words are needed, or even adeguate to express the emotion felt. Finally the narrator describes how, through his partners action, he has been able to escape into honesty. The final two lines describe the narrator now free of this painful relationship, now happy and free.
The whole seagull thing is of course a reference to freedom. I always thought that they were the most free of birds - gliding atop the ocean, free, free of predators (as far as i know - ???) and joyous. Pretty nice.
Ah well, I always miss the mark by just a little on meanings, but I think I understand this song. The music seems to go wonderfully with the lyrical theme, right?
You burned my wings, but watch me fly.
Great song. Very uplifting, like a Seagull might, I guess.