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From tender years you took me for granted
But still I tend to wander through your life
And you were sleeping soudly in your bed
Your drapes were silver sings; your shutters fly
I drew the poison from the summer's day
And eased the fire out of your fevered skin
And moved in you and stood your soul to sail
And if you let me, I would move again
I've danced in sunlight strands of brother's hair
I've formed the final words before your death
I've pitied you and plied your souls within
Gave blessing when you rose upon my breath
And after all of this, I am amazed
That I am cursed far more than I am praised
But still I tend to wander through your life
And you were sleeping soudly in your bed
Your drapes were silver sings; your shutters fly
I drew the poison from the summer's day
And eased the fire out of your fevered skin
And moved in you and stood your soul to sail
And if you let me, I would move again
I've danced in sunlight strands of brother's hair
I've formed the final words before your death
I've pitied you and plied your souls within
Gave blessing when you rose upon my breath
And after all of this, I am amazed
That I am cursed far more than I am praised
Lyrics submitted by T-H Rice fo shiz
Track duration: 02:11
"Silver Wings" as written by Dustin Michael Kensrue, Edward Carrington Breckenridge, James Riley Breckenridge, Teppei Teranishi
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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But still I DEIGN to wander through your life
And you were sleeping soudly in your bed
Your drapes were silver WINGS; your shutters fly
I drew the poison from the summer's STING
And eased the fire out of your fevered skin
And moved in you and STIRRED your soul to sail
And if you let me, I would move again
I've danced in SUNLIT strands of LOVER'S hair
I've formed the final words before your death
I've pitied you and plied your SINS within
Gave blessing when you rose upon my breath
And after all of this, I am amazed
That I am cursed far more than I am praised
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Just lovely.
It is cursed for hurricanes and tornadoes but the song mentions all the good things about the cooling nature, etc. of a nice wind.
It is an unbelievable personalization of the element of Air and how it is pleading mankind to treat it more respectfully instead of putting it in danger.
Almost all the end songs in the Alchemy index four part end with the respective element directly conveying their thoughts to mankind and Air by far is the most vulnerable and fragile element depicted. Like a sad mother.
Each sonnet is written from the point of view of the personified element, writing to man. They’re a lament, almost,” Kensrue explains. “The Fire one kind of deals with fire being resentful of the way that it’s been used in destruction and war. The Water one is kind of dealing with man’s pride, and kind of the uselessness of that pride in the face of the power of the ocean.”
Kensrue continues, “‘Child of Dust’ concerns abuses of our environment; this image of raping the earth to wreak havoc on other humans, and the idea of ‘from dust to dust’ and how the earth takes us back to sleep. "Silver Wings" is talking about the things that we see; how we tend to be pessimists. Using the wind as an example, we see the destructive power of things, but not all the ways we reap these blessings. It’s kind of a metaphor for God, as well. We try to blame everything on God, and not give him credit for all the amazing things that we are blessed with.”
That I am cursed far more than I am praised
whenever I hear this, it makes me think of a person reflecting on their life, and seeing that what comes of everything they strived to achieve has cursed them more than the accolades they thought would come from it.. but that's not considering the rest of the poem..
or,
taking God for granted by only wanting God to do things for us, while he desires us to do things for him. I had to look up what 'deign' meant, and it means to lower your dignity to that of people lower than you, for example,
a ridiculously rich man goes to dinner at McDonald's wearing an old, stained pair of pants and a ripped T-shirt, bringing a couple of poor hobos. a rich man wouldn't have reason to put himself in that kind of place with those kinds of people. Neither would God have reason to come down and have an intimate relationship with us corrupt human beings. he wants to come and be close to us, because he loves us and wants us to proclaim his name, and share the love he has for us with the people that don't know him. this explanation would give meaning to the verse saying "But still I deign to wander through your lungs". he wants his name to be said by you, or he wants us to talk about him. this would also give meaning to the verse "gave* blessing when you rose upon my breath", God blessing us when we proclaim is name, and our faith.
this is all guess-work. let me know what you think of it.