Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I am a wall of sand and stone
and you, you're some kind of ivy I'm trying to hold as best as I can.
As best as I can.
But I'm a disaster,
I could not be burning faster
I stick my arms into webs,
I take my meals with weirdos,
And play with my rocket ships.
And all the while you, you
are so composed.
So composed
So composed
You are the most gracious thing I know.
Touched by crooking flowers
Touched by snow
And I put my rockets away.
I think you're fantastic.
I'll put my rockets away.
I know that you care.
I'll put my rockets away.
And you
I'll put my rockets away.
are a house of skin and hair.
I've been running off of fumes again.
I've been running off my mouth.
I've been running in the hours
between midnight and dawn
In the direction of the moon.
With the impression that's the way,
the way to find your house.
So, hey, I will build your bastion
And hey, how long can you put up with these questions
When you got nowhere to go except
into the terrible air?
And I put my rocket away.
I think you're fantastic
I'll put my rocket away.
I know that you care
I'll put my rockets away.
And you
I'll put my rockets away.
are a house of skin and hair)
Erring on the side of culture apparently past
Come down from the good rack crystal glass
'Cause I, I'm a wall of sand and stone.
And you, your some kind of ivy I'm trying to hold
as best as I can.
and you, you're some kind of ivy I'm trying to hold as best as I can.
As best as I can.
But I'm a disaster,
I could not be burning faster
I stick my arms into webs,
I take my meals with weirdos,
And play with my rocket ships.
And all the while you, you
are so composed.
So composed
So composed
You are the most gracious thing I know.
Touched by crooking flowers
Touched by snow
And I put my rockets away.
I think you're fantastic.
I'll put my rockets away.
I know that you care.
I'll put my rockets away.
And you
I'll put my rockets away.
are a house of skin and hair.
I've been running off of fumes again.
I've been running off my mouth.
I've been running in the hours
between midnight and dawn
In the direction of the moon.
With the impression that's the way,
the way to find your house.
So, hey, I will build your bastion
And hey, how long can you put up with these questions
When you got nowhere to go except
into the terrible air?
And I put my rocket away.
I think you're fantastic
I'll put my rocket away.
I know that you care
I'll put my rockets away.
And you
I'll put my rockets away.
are a house of skin and hair)
Erring on the side of culture apparently past
Come down from the good rack crystal glass
'Cause I, I'm a wall of sand and stone.
And you, your some kind of ivy I'm trying to hold
as best as I can.
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I think these lyrics as more accurate:
I am a wall of sand and stone And you you're some kind of ivy I'm trying to hold As best as I can As best as I can But I'm a disaster I could not be burning faster I stick my arms into webs I take my meals with weirdos And play with my rocket ships And all the while you you are so composed So composed So composed You are the most gracious thing I know Touched by crooking flowers touched by snow
And I (I'll put my rockets away) I think your fantastic And I (I'll put my rockets away) I know that you care I'll put my rockets away If you (I'll put my rockets away) are a house of skin and air
I've been running off of fumes again I've been running off my mouth I've been running in the hours between midnight and dawn in the direction of the moon With the impression that's the way the way to find your house So hey I will build your bastion And hey How long can you put up with these questions? When you got nowhere to go Except into the terrible air
And I (I'll put my rockets away) I think your fantastic and I (I'll put my rockets away) I know that you care I'll put my rockets away If you (I'll put my rockets away) are a house of skin and
Erring on the side of culture apparently past Come down from the good rack crystal glass
Cause I I'm a wall of sand and stone And you You're some kind of ivy I'm trying to hold As best as I can
Yep. Those seem more accurate, fixed.
These lyrics seem pretty correct, although I hear "I take my meals with weirdos."
I think it's 'have you built your bastion?'
Also, I always hear 'Erring on the side of caution apparently has Come down from the rim of that crystal glass'
but I could be really wrong. I dunno. :p
I'm just gunna copy write down what I'm looking at here on the back of this record sleeve and trust that.
I - I'm wall of sand, and stone, and you - you're some kind of ivy I'm trying to hold as best I can.
But I'm a disaster! I could not be running faster! I stick my arms into webs!
I take my meals with weirdos, and play with my rocket ships. And all the while, you -
You are the most gracious thing I know - touched by cooking fires, touched by snow.
And I - I think you're fantastic, and I - I know that you care. I'll put my rockets away, if you let fall you're house of skin and air.
I've been running off of fumes, again. I've been running off my mouth.
I've been running in the hours between midnight and dawn in the direction of the moon, with the impression that's the way to find your house.
So hey, have you built your bastion? And hey, how long can you put up with these questions, when you've got nowhere to go except in the terrible air?
And I - I think you're fantastic, and I - I know that you care. I'll put my rockets away, if you let fall you're house of skin and
I - I'm a wall of sand, and stone, and you - you're some kind of ivy I'm trying to hold as best I can.
Sooo hopefully that helps you out. Its interesting to note the difference made between "if you let fall your house of skin and air" and the actual "if you let fall you're house of skin and air"
The melody after the "house of skin and hair" line sounds alot like a song by The Cure but I cant remember the name of it. Grrrr.