A Beginning Song

The Decemberists

Let's commence to coordinate our sights
Get them square to rights
Get them square to rights
Condescend to calm this riot in your mind
Find yourself in time
Find yourself in time

If I am waiting
Should I be waiting?
If I am wanting
Should I be wanting?
When all around me
All around me

Document the world inside your skin
The tenor of your shins
The timbre of your limbs
Now commence to kick each brick apart
To center on your heart
Starting with your heart (bright heart)

If I am waiting
Should I be waiting?
If I am wanting
Should I be wanting?
When all around me
All around me
When all around me
When all around me
When all around me
If I am waiting
Should I be waiting?
If I am wanting
Should I be wanting?
If I am hopeful
Should I be hopeful?
All around me
All around me

Is the sunlight
Is the shadows
Is the quiet
Is the word
Is the beating heart
Is the ocean
Is the boys
Is you
My sweet love (my sweet love)
Oh, my love (oh, my love)
And the light, bright light
And the light, bright light
Bright light, bright light
It's all around me
It's all around me
It's all around me
It's all around me
All around me


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    Correct lyrics :

    Let's commence to coordinate our sights And get them square to rights (Get them square to rights)

    Condescend to calm this riot in your mind Find yourself in time (Find yourself in time)

    If I am waiting, should I be waiting? If I am wanting, should I be wanting? And all around me (All around me)

    Document the world inside his skin The tenor of your shins The timbre of your limbs

    Now commence to kick each brick apart To center on your heart Starting with your heart (bright heart)

    If I am waiting, should I be waiting? If I am wanting, should I be wanting? And all around me (All around me)

    It's it sunlight, it's it shadow It's the quiet, it's the word It's the beating heart It's the ocean it's the boys

    It's you, my sweet love (my sweet love) Oh, my love (oh my love)

    And the light, bright light And the light, bright light Bright light, bright light

    It's all around me It's all around me It's all around me

    Cyberghoston January 30, 2015   Link

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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday". I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.