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Oh her eyes are underneath the ground
I have heard the crying sound
No one can stop you now
No one can stop you now
Oh her eyes are basking in the sun
No one knows why she did the thing she�s done
Ocean, swallow me now
Ocean, swallow me now
In the garden with my mother I stole a flower
With my mother and in her power I stole a flower
I saw six eyes glistening in my womb
I felt you calling to me in the gloom
Rest assured, your love is pure
Rest assured, your love is pure
In the garden with my mother I stole a flower
With my mother in her power I chose a flower
I have heard the crying sound
No one can stop you now
No one can stop you now
Oh her eyes are basking in the sun
No one knows why she did the thing she�s done
Ocean, swallow me now
Ocean, swallow me now
In the garden with my mother I stole a flower
With my mother and in her power I stole a flower
I saw six eyes glistening in my womb
I felt you calling to me in the gloom
Rest assured, your love is pure
Rest assured, your love is pure
In the garden with my mother I stole a flower
With my mother in her power I chose a flower
Lyrics submitted by streethawk
Track duration: 04:23
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but now, of course, I have heard the beauty of this song. I think everyone has a good point regarding the meaning. I think "her eyes are underneath the ground" is probably referring to death. however, back to my original stupid first impression, i think it could also be about someone who is oblivious of something very obvious, maybe because she doesn't want to admit to it; this may be alluding to people's denial of human-caused environmental problems (and "basking in the sun" may mean people are enjoying the warmer global temperatures without realizing the disastrous causes and effects). it's worth noting that Antony said in an interview that "The Crying Light" album, which this song is from, is a lot about his concerns about the environment and his realization that humans are not so unique (as in the only ones with minds and souls) among animals because we are all made of the same carbon and water, so why shouldn't other animals and even other kinds of organisms think and feel as we do
Antony surely is one of those (very rare nowadays) artists that makes you want to think that music still has something of the spiritual in it.
I love that song so much, the way his voice begin to sing...
"Where their bodies once moved but don't move anymore
And it's so sad to see the world agree
That they'd rather see their faces fill with flies
All when I'd want to keep white roses in their eyes" (Lines 34-38, "Holland, 1945")
Hegarty also makes an allusion to the Christan Master narrative in that of original sin "In the garden with my mother I stole a flower / With my mother and in her power I stole a flower" (lines 10-11/17-18) in a sort of remorse for having taken the apple from the tree, and now having 'infinite knowledge' by that of knowing both good and evil.