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paper houses line the streets
the streets create a town
towns grow into armies
armies shoot you down
while the same humdrum that beats the drums
compels you look around
in time to see your paper houses
burning to the ground
baby, there's no light at the end of the tunnel
glassy beaches hold the seas
the seas they flood the world
the world, she sinks in slowly
leaves nothing but a pearl
it fills a bag that slowly drags
behind a crying girl
barefoot striding glassy beaches
give to waves unfurled
and she won't sleep for fear
and baby, there's no light at the end of the tunnel
hopes they fall like broken glass
into my overburdened lap
i find myself now wishing in
from the outside of the glass
papercuts they split the sea
to dry the sands that freedom bring
you and i we'll never see
the land of which we dream
we don't sleep for fear
and bay-ay-by
there's no light at the end of the tunnel
the streets create a town
towns grow into armies
armies shoot you down
while the same humdrum that beats the drums
compels you look around
in time to see your paper houses
burning to the ground
baby, there's no light at the end of the tunnel
glassy beaches hold the seas
the seas they flood the world
the world, she sinks in slowly
leaves nothing but a pearl
it fills a bag that slowly drags
behind a crying girl
barefoot striding glassy beaches
give to waves unfurled
and she won't sleep for fear
and baby, there's no light at the end of the tunnel
hopes they fall like broken glass
into my overburdened lap
i find myself now wishing in
from the outside of the glass
papercuts they split the sea
to dry the sands that freedom bring
you and i we'll never see
the land of which we dream
we don't sleep for fear
and bay-ay-by
there's no light at the end of the tunnel
Lyrics submitted by iamthenightstars
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Anyways, that quoted line, in my opinion, sums up the song quite a bit for me. It just shows that he has no hope for "there's no light at the end of the tunnel."
I think it has to do a lot with someone who has been let down a lot in life.
But hey, that's just my short take on it : ]
Anyways, that quoted line, in my opinion, sums up the song quite a bit for me. It just shows that he has no hope for "there's no light at the end of the tunnel."
I think it has to do a lot with someone who has been let down a lot in life.
But hey, that's just my short take on it : ]
This is pure poetry. Incredible and beautiful. Such talent.
I think the song has a lot to do with burdens life brings. "Hopes they fall like broken glass into my overburdened lap."
what does this song mean to you?
yes songs mean something to different people.
people have different opinions there different.
If you don't get the song..
its find if we all new why artist write songs like we were there..
then music wouldn't be a need in life.
music takes u places u haven't been, or suppose to go, and memories from a voice a note , or lyric not even similar to what u where thinking...
my friends this is call POETRY.. :)
All of Josiah's songs seem really deep to me. I'm kinda of glad he didn't make it on American Idol. Now he can do whatever he wants with his music.
basically, this song is saying there will never be "utopian" type of world(??)