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I never felt so safe
A line I once told her
Warm, resting place
Her arms on my shoulder
You are the rock
You are the rake
You are the one when I watch myself
You are the rock
You are the rake
You are the one when I watch myself
We ran into a cave
When the wars came closer
She turned into a cave
Where it turned colder
You are the rock
You are the rake
You are the one when I watch myself
A line I once told her
Warm, resting place
Her arms on my shoulder
You are the rock
You are the rake
You are the one when I watch myself
You are the rock
You are the rake
You are the one when I watch myself
We ran into a cave
When the wars came closer
She turned into a cave
Where it turned colder
You are the rock
You are the rake
You are the one when I watch myself
Lyrics submitted by WoodenPirate
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that being said, i'd like to mention that the tone of the song is very praise and worship sounding. i'm not saying this song is about God, just that it has the same aspects of a worship song - praising, harmonic, repetitive. worship songs tend to be sung in a group setting, so they are usually simple and allow for harmony, like the female accompaniment in this song.
i believe the metaphor of the rock and rake is pretty simple - a rock can symbolize stability and steadfastness, a rake can symbolize something that cleans up and reveals what is underneath. "you are the one when i watch myself" can mean that the subject of the song is important enough to his life to silently encourage him to be the best person he can be.
the cave image seems to allude to a physical relationship that originally occurred because it created comfort and safety and love, as most relationships provide in the beginning. but then the cave becomes cold, possibly alluding to the relationship's emotional demise. or, the demise of the safety and warmth. however, maybe it is the outside that became colder, making the "cave" that much warmer and needed.
really, this could mean so many things. it might not be about a romantic relationship at all, but a relationship with a mother or a god.
i'm definitely feeling curious about the subject being a mother figure. i wonder if anyone can see that as a possibility? cave isn't necessarily a sexual image...
Since he said, "A line I once told her." I get the idea that he wasn't completely genuine with his heart's feelings and more so with his body's even if it wasn't intentional at the time. I think maybe when he says, "You are the rock. You are the rake. You are the one when I watch myself." he is saying it his head to remind himself of his relationship with God.
(Don't whine to me about not accepting God ever. He's a christian and it shows up consistently in his writing.)
When he says, "We ran into a safe when the walls came closer." perhaps he means that the he and the girl put themselves under God's conviction when they were relying too well on the wants of their flesh.
So maybe when he says, "She turned into a cave where it turned colder." He means that without the "warm resting place" of their physical connection she became mysterious or alien and dark. Somewhere that he would get lost trying to understand.
It is such a vague song. Like a broken memory attached to very personal symbolism. I admit, though, that I could be 100% wrong.
Even so, all of the previous interpretations still fit exceptionally well.
That is probably my favorite line.
I think it's very down to earth and easy to relate to.
it's beautiful...i'm not sure what 'the significance of 'rake' is in this song though. unless she sort of rakes out the ugly things from his life and makes him a better person all-around. ...?
But in the movie Garden State, Zach Braff's character says a line very similiar to the first line of this song...and since this came out way before Garden State and Zach is a fan of Sufjan's music, I thought this song might have sort of inspired that line (maybe not consciously?)