Owl City – Panda Bear

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I'm moving to Tokyo 'cause I'm tired of San Francisco My contracts are finally void And I am getting out On houses and building tops I swallow the beams and sundrops If my echos could reach your ears Then I could save my calls What happens when I'm above The east river when you are in love We're staring at all these lights And I am going blind Fill all of the navy yards With hard working security guards 'cause the numbers are wearing off My plastic access cards How can I begin to say I feel better off when we stay In Paris on winter nights Beneath the snowy veil Content like a panda bear Still breathing the fresh mountain air I'll put on a diving tank And sing when I inhale

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Track duration: 03:08

"Panda Bear" as written by Adam R. Young

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment:Content like a panda bear,
    Still breathing the fresh mountain air.. <333
    Flag dreamsdontturntoduston March 29, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:Panda Bear is perhaps one of Adam Young's darkest songs. To understand why, you've got to understand that you should never strap on a diving tank unless in the water, because too much oxygen can and will kill you. This song is about someone about to commit suicide, judging from "I'll strap on a diving tank, and sing when I inhale..." He's inhaling purified oxygen to which prolonged exposure means death, or perhaps it's a metaphor for a just-as-lethal method. He's "content like a panda bear" because he's wrapped up everything in his life worth finally doing; he remembers the time he spent in Paris with an unknown companion in a "snowy veil."

    Oh, and think about the first lines of both verses. They both describe actions of retreating from life; it's like he's wrapping up everything before he takes the plunge.

    Flag Arbieleonon November 13, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:can anyone tell me what this song means?
    Flag sillygirl3112000on December 23, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:this song is so summery and fun!
    Flag music_is_my_life001on June 22, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:One of my favorites. : )
    Flag Alysennon June 08, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:One of my favorites. : )
    Flag Alysennon June 08, 2008   Link

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