This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
All around me strangers scurry
In a crowd but all alone.
Got to hurry - pack my worries,
Feel the arms that I call home.
I am lonely - I am lost,
Inside my private holocaust.
[Chorus]
O' steel angel please carry me
Fly me to my love,
From cold Earth far beneath me
To the Heavens high above.
All aboard but fly so-low
(Chocks away) The engines start.
Crossing oceans of emotion that circumnavigate my heart.
Have you ever talked to someone,
Not recalled a single word?
The gentle rhythm of the humdrum,
It was the only sound I heard.
Why was I not so astute to stow
My dreams a parachute?
O' steel angel please carry me
Fly me to my love,
From cold Earth far beneath me
To the Heavens high above.
It seems they never sensed how time was passing,
Deep in the silence and the cold.
Sat living, breathing, drinking, laughing
While Death lay sleeping in the hold.
Then my eyes beheld a vision,
A beauty brighter than the stars
One singe spark, and then ignition,
Bathe my flesh and heal the scars.
The hand that dared to touch God's knife,
But 'Isle Of Jura', I love life.
O' steel angel please carry me
Fly me to my love,
From cold Earth far beneath me
To the Heavens high above.
In a crowd but all alone.
Got to hurry - pack my worries,
Feel the arms that I call home.
I am lonely - I am lost,
Inside my private holocaust.
[Chorus]
O' steel angel please carry me
Fly me to my love,
From cold Earth far beneath me
To the Heavens high above.
All aboard but fly so-low
(Chocks away) The engines start.
Crossing oceans of emotion that circumnavigate my heart.
Have you ever talked to someone,
Not recalled a single word?
The gentle rhythm of the humdrum,
It was the only sound I heard.
Why was I not so astute to stow
My dreams a parachute?
O' steel angel please carry me
Fly me to my love,
From cold Earth far beneath me
To the Heavens high above.
It seems they never sensed how time was passing,
Deep in the silence and the cold.
Sat living, breathing, drinking, laughing
While Death lay sleeping in the hold.
Then my eyes beheld a vision,
A beauty brighter than the stars
One singe spark, and then ignition,
Bathe my flesh and heal the scars.
The hand that dared to touch God's knife,
But 'Isle Of Jura', I love life.
O' steel angel please carry me
Fly me to my love,
From cold Earth far beneath me
To the Heavens high above.
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Cajun Girl
Little Feat
Little Feat
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”
Gentle Hour
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
When We Were Young
Blink-182
Blink-182
This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
American Town
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran shares a short story of reconnecting with an old flame on “American Town.” The track is about a holiday Ed Sheeran spends with his countrywoman who resides in America. The two are back together after a long period apart, and get around to enjoying a bunch of fun activities while rekindling the flames of their romance.
I saw a Facebook post from Martin where he stated that this song is written from the perspective of a suicide bomber.