He certainly did earn that reputation.
And if you follow me, son
The wind'll wrap around you
Carry you from the ground
You will never be alone
Your weight will turn to sunlight
That's falling on a girl
Who's still outside the world
She's reading books from empty women
They're giving beauty tips from empty hips
And how is the water of the rain?
And how is the air of the wind?
And how are the arms of your mother?
She's holding you in
Watch them as they try to fly their kites inside their bedrooms
That were only built for drinking
Your thoughts, they never lasted long when you were under the sky
Above it you can hold a thought forever
And how is the water of the rain?
And how is the air of the wind?
And how are the arms of your mother?
She's holding you in
And how is the water of the rain?
And how is the air of the wind?
And how are the arms of your mother?
She's holding you in
She's holding you in (hey, hey, hey)
She's holding you in (hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
The wind'll wrap around you
Carry you from the ground
You will never be alone
Your weight will turn to sunlight
That's falling on a girl
Who's still outside the world
She's reading books from empty women
They're giving beauty tips from empty hips
And how is the water of the rain?
And how is the air of the wind?
And how are the arms of your mother?
She's holding you in
Watch them as they try to fly their kites inside their bedrooms
That were only built for drinking
Your thoughts, they never lasted long when you were under the sky
Above it you can hold a thought forever
And how is the water of the rain?
And how is the air of the wind?
And how are the arms of your mother?
She's holding you in
And how is the water of the rain?
And how is the air of the wind?
And how are the arms of your mother?
She's holding you in
She's holding you in (hey, hey, hey)
She's holding you in (hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
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i agree with infinityontrial. "how is the water of the rain how is the air of the wind how are the arms of your mother" "your weight will turn to sunlight" the idea that when you die, you become part of the earth is implied a lot in this song.
This song is fabulous. I have always liked it but never really tried to understand the lyrics until a few days ago and then came here to see what others thought. I agree with the someone who just died theory.<br /> <br /> I think the song is from the perspective of god, telling the person who literally just died to come with him. The "how are the arms of your mother" is god looking down, seeing the mother holding the boy and aking him how it feels.<br /> <br /> Beautifully sad song!