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”
First I learned to crawl
And then some other strokes
I can never remember any real good jokes
Do you feel like swimming?
Do you feel like swimming?
Yes, right now
I know a way to swim all the way downtown
I know a way to swim all the way downtown
It's a lot like swimming the first time over your head
It gets easier when you move your arms and legs
And for air you lift your head, why don't we try it right now
Yes, right now
Yes, right now
Well, I know a way to swim all the way downtown
I know a way to swim all the way downtown
Well, I know a way to swim all the way downtown
I know a way to swim all the way downtown
We'll go by way of the garden
Fat with tomatoes and beans on the vine
Sweet like the way it was
Like swimming for the very first time
Do you feel like swimming?
Do you feel like swimming?
Well, I know a way to swim all the way downtown
I know a way to swim all the way downtown
I know a way to swim all the way downtown
I know a way to swim all the way downtown
Do you feel like swimming?
Do you feel like swimming?
And then some other strokes
I can never remember any real good jokes
Do you feel like swimming?
Do you feel like swimming?
Yes, right now
I know a way to swim all the way downtown
I know a way to swim all the way downtown
It's a lot like swimming the first time over your head
It gets easier when you move your arms and legs
And for air you lift your head, why don't we try it right now
Yes, right now
Yes, right now
Well, I know a way to swim all the way downtown
I know a way to swim all the way downtown
Well, I know a way to swim all the way downtown
I know a way to swim all the way downtown
We'll go by way of the garden
Fat with tomatoes and beans on the vine
Sweet like the way it was
Like swimming for the very first time
Do you feel like swimming?
Do you feel like swimming?
Well, I know a way to swim all the way downtown
I know a way to swim all the way downtown
I know a way to swim all the way downtown
I know a way to swim all the way downtown
Do you feel like swimming?
Do you feel like swimming?
Lyrics submitted by MSO4, edited by MagicIsOverate
Like Swimming Lyrics as written by Mark J. Sandman
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is it just me, or does it kinda sound like he's referring to "going down" on a woman... perhaps from another woman's perspective?
Pretty sure he's at least referring to going down - but I'm not sure from what perspective.
and for air you lift your head. haha. I wasn't thinking that before I read this but I will be now. All I know is it sounds sexy as hell.