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The river of doubt gave birth to a beautiful stone
And in my hands i held it and i knew i was on my own
So I picked it up and i held it to the sky
And in my reflection, i knew i was all alone
Then i saw this girl with the most beautiful hair
She had it wrapped around her for clothes she did not wear
I asked her for a lock and she complied, after leaving
Georgeous footsteps in the sand as if she didn't care
She was the prettiest girl i ever saw
The stone lay still without a flaw
The feeling i had defied the law
As i came to, I went to
And i took a look, a look down the road
To see a badger and a one eyed toad
they didn't say a word, they just looked at me
With that wise old look of the old
Then i went down to town
To my favorite merry-go-round
To the place where the magic horses fly
And you seldom see a frown
but then i stole a ring from the flying horses
and i can't begin to explain how
I stole a ring from the flying horses
and it's all rusty now
I stole a ring from the flying horses
and i can't begin to explain how
I stole a ring from the flying horses
and it's all rusty now
You see 'cause that stone fell through my pocket
And that lock of hair flew away with the wind
If you chance to meet upon either
Well you know where they've been
But don't pick them up or try to find me
They're much happier on their own
Beauty like that knows no home
And then if you take a look, a look down the road
You'll see a badger and a one eyed toad
They won't say a word they'll just look at you
With that wise old look of the old
Chorus
And in my hands i held it and i knew i was on my own
So I picked it up and i held it to the sky
And in my reflection, i knew i was all alone
Then i saw this girl with the most beautiful hair
She had it wrapped around her for clothes she did not wear
I asked her for a lock and she complied, after leaving
Georgeous footsteps in the sand as if she didn't care
She was the prettiest girl i ever saw
The stone lay still without a flaw
The feeling i had defied the law
As i came to, I went to
And i took a look, a look down the road
To see a badger and a one eyed toad
they didn't say a word, they just looked at me
With that wise old look of the old
Then i went down to town
To my favorite merry-go-round
To the place where the magic horses fly
And you seldom see a frown
but then i stole a ring from the flying horses
and i can't begin to explain how
I stole a ring from the flying horses
and it's all rusty now
I stole a ring from the flying horses
and i can't begin to explain how
I stole a ring from the flying horses
and it's all rusty now
You see 'cause that stone fell through my pocket
And that lock of hair flew away with the wind
If you chance to meet upon either
Well you know where they've been
But don't pick them up or try to find me
They're much happier on their own
Beauty like that knows no home
And then if you take a look, a look down the road
You'll see a badger and a one eyed toad
They won't say a word they'll just look at you
With that wise old look of the old
Chorus
Lyrics submitted by dragonflower44
Track duration: 05:24
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Dispatch is great at putting deep meanings open to many interpretations in the songs that is what is so great about them. On the plain surface it is just about the Flying Horses Carousel but it also has deeper meanings
^ pic from Marthas Vinyard of Oak Bluffs Flying Horses
This song is definitely about beauty being inapprehensible. And I can see The Wind in the Willows connection but as for catche in the rye... I think your attaching meaning to something that isnt there. (Although it may seem to fit I think its a coincidence) Great song
its a story of a guy who is lonely and feels like he has nothing going for him in his life, and he finds a beautiful stone which makes him happy, and then he sees a very beautiful girl, and gets a lock of her hair, and he becomes more happy. then he goes to a merry go round and takes the ring of a carosel. finally when he is happy, the ring rusts on him, his stone falls through his pocket, and the lock of hair blows away, and he once again feels all alone and sad. nonetheless he continues on his journey, and he looks down the road, and sees wise, one eyed toad. when he sees this toad he realizes how much worse his life could be, and begins to cheer up. he learns that he does not need the beautiful stone or a lock of the most beautiful hair, or a magic ring, and that if someone were to find them, they shouldnt try to find him, because he is finally happy with himself
please dont be to critical lol
Then i saw this girl with the most beautiful hair
She had it wrapped around her for clothes she did not wear
I asked her for a lock and she complied, after leaving
Georgeous footsteps in the sand as if she didn't care
theres probaly a greater meening to this but by the flying horses in Martha's Vineyard is'nt there a nude beach?