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There was a storm last night
Blew away wrong and right
Watching the waves crash down
.
Now our words like boats
Either they sink or float
Are they designed like that
Can't they come back
Last night I was a lighthouse
Only needing to keep you there
Like a lonesome shadow searching
Like a sea fog in the air
I'll keep you there
Called on my radio
Frequency dipped below
Audible levels
So I sat in my wet clothes
Keeping the wicks trimmed and lit
After the storm had hit
I turned on my light
But it couldn't find you
Blew away wrong and right
Watching the waves crash down
.
Now our words like boats
Either they sink or float
Are they designed like that
Can't they come back
Last night I was a lighthouse
Only needing to keep you there
Like a lonesome shadow searching
Like a sea fog in the air
I'll keep you there
Called on my radio
Frequency dipped below
Audible levels
So I sat in my wet clothes
Keeping the wicks trimmed and lit
After the storm had hit
I turned on my light
But it couldn't find you
Lyrics submitted by tonyb983
Track duration: 03:51
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Either they sink or float
Are they designed like that
Can't they come back
i absolutely love this phrasing. what a fantastically crafted line/verse... just captures the feeling when something gets said during a fight and you wish you could, but know you can't take it back.
i love the piano in this song...
The chorus describes someone else in the way it can be interpreted. It dosn't fit in with the previous lyrics in that its more of a forsaken onlooker trying to piece everything together. Whomever or whatever the person is looking for (I think is the subject in the first 2 versus) is important enough to always keep a shining light aimed at.
This is a great song from a great band. Moody Motorcycle is a kick ass debut and I can't believe I'm the first to comment on any of their songs.
I agree with your general idea. I think that the metaphor of a lighthouse is also about the narrator trying to guide the arguers, so that they would make up, possibly a son and two parents?