You grow, you roar
Although disguised
I know you

You'll learn to know

You grow, you grow like tornado
You grow from the inside
Destroy everything through
Destroy from the inside
Erupt like volcano
You flow through the inside
You kill everything through
You kill from the inside

You'll
You'll learn to know

I wonder if I'm allowed ever to see
I wonder if I'm allowed to ever be free

You sound so blue
You now are gloom

You sound so blue
You now are gloom

I wonder if I'm allowed just ever to be


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Tornado Lyrics as written by Jon Thor Birgisson

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    This song sounds like it's being sung to a child or a baby, even the lyrics, though brutal, are so raw and real I feel like it's directed at a child - telling them what lies ahead.

    "You grow, you roar Although disguised I know you

    You'll learn to know"

    Telling the child, in this instance my two year old niece, You'll grow up, and you'll roar and make as much noise as you can, you'll put on make up and experiment with your image, you'll disguise yourself, but I'll still know you... and eventually you'll learn to know you too.

    "You grow, you grow like tornado You grow from the inside Destroy everything through Destroy from the inside"

    You'll grow up, fast and out of control, like a tornado. You'll grow up emotionally aswell, from the inside you'll grow. The next lines I don't think are literaly meaning destroy, but by growing you destroy, you have to destroy to create, and sometimes she'll have to hurt and 'destroy' to make room for new growth - There'll be times where she'll be devestated and in pain, but it's all a part of the growing process.

    "Erupt like volcano You flow through the inside You kill everything through You kill from the inside

    You'll... You'll learn to know"

    She'll get mad sometimes, and she'll get frustrated and make bad choices and mistakes, she'll 'kill' everything and it'll kill her inside. Some things will be taken and some heartaches can't be avoided. But she'll learn "You'll... You'll learn to know" She'll learn from her mistakes, learn to know how to get back up and move on. She'll learn...

    "I wonder if I'm allowed ever to see I wonder if I'm allowed to ever be free"

    Questions she'll ask herself one day, cause we all do at some point.

    "You sound so blue You now are gloom

    You're now so blue You now are gloom

    I wonder if I'm allowed just ever to be "

    I'm not sure what this part means, but it completes the song... the lullaby.

    Lakunaon February 21, 2012   Link

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