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Look for me another day.
I feel that I could change,
I feel that I could change.
There's a sudden joy that's like
a fish, a moving light;
I thought I saw it
rowing on the lakes of Canada
Oh laughing man, what have you won?
Don't tell me what cannot be done.
My little mouth, my winter lungs,
don't tell me what can't be done.
Walking in the circle of a flashlight
someone starts to sing, to join in.
Talk of loneliness in quiet voices.
I am shy but you can reach me.
Rowing on the lakes of Canada,
rowing on the lakes of Canada.
Oh laughing man, what have you won?
Don't tell me what cannot be done.
My little mouth, my winter lungs,
don't tell me what can't be done.
Look for me another time
Give me another day
I feel that I could change
Rowing on the lakes of Canada
I feel that I could change,
I feel that I could change.
There's a sudden joy that's like
a fish, a moving light;
I thought I saw it
rowing on the lakes of Canada
Oh laughing man, what have you won?
Don't tell me what cannot be done.
My little mouth, my winter lungs,
don't tell me what can't be done.
Walking in the circle of a flashlight
someone starts to sing, to join in.
Talk of loneliness in quiet voices.
I am shy but you can reach me.
Rowing on the lakes of Canada,
rowing on the lakes of Canada.
Oh laughing man, what have you won?
Don't tell me what cannot be done.
My little mouth, my winter lungs,
don't tell me what can't be done.
Look for me another time
Give me another day
I feel that I could change
Rowing on the lakes of Canada
Lyrics submitted by phobos258
Track duration: 04:33
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I found out today that it was cover, so i looked it up and to my surprise
SOOOOO GOOOOOD!
Karens voice is godly.
I'm glad i actually looked the up, 'cause they are quickly rising to my favorite artists (i only found them this morning too! :o).
"look for me another time,
give me another day
i feel that i can change"
could be
"and you'll have in yourself a sky
give it another day
i feel that i could change"
...i ran this bit of the song through some audio software to slow down the speed but keep the original pitch, and this is what it sounds like.
such a wonderful, powerful song.. sufjan stevens' cover (on a rooftop, playing a banjo, on youtube) is also beautiful.
It makes sense, because I see this song as being about feeling trapped. The woman in the song has been abused or mistreated or just ignored - stuck in a pattern for so long that life barely seems to have meaning. But she's seen the lakes of Canada, and she's felt those fleeting moments of joy that make all the pain worthwhile. And so underpinning the music is this sense of gritty, dogged determination; there is good out there. She won't give up. She won't be told that there's anything she can't overcome.
my favorite, ever.
and it's really killing me that i have no idea what she's singing after
"look for me another time,
give me another day
i feel that i can change"
(those lyrics aren't printed here. gotta get that fixed.)
she sings that part again, except that first line is something very different from "look for me another time".
it's really killing me--does anyone know?
"Talk of loneliness in quiet voices.
I am shy but you can reach me."
i find these words have a personal significance for me. their songs are often sad, but always hopeful.
and they aren't from canada - i think they're from pennsylvania. i get the impression that the rowing is on a family vacation to canada (not competitive).
what kind of rowing do you think shes talking about? shes from Canada and they do have some kick ass crew teams, think maybe shes a real rower?