This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
Sometime I feel like a dandelion seed
Floating in the wind
Where will I go, where will I land
Sometime I feel like a clown`s smile
Turned up on its end
And for no reason at all
I`ve got perma grin
Sometime I feel like a starfish
Feeding in the sand
An angelfish swims nearby
With a twist of its fin
Sometime I dream I am a whale
Swimmin` in the deep blue sea
My mind goes to the strangest places
How can this be
I`m a dandelion seed
Float, float, float away
Sometimes I feel like a UFO
Flyin` in the air
Wondering if I`m ever gonna be accepted
Down there
Sometimes I fell like a snowflake
Stacking up on my friends
Feel the warmth of Mr. Sun
And I`m back to the earth again
On the wings of a butterfly
I fly over the flowers
Into the garden of your love
Where we melt into the colors
It`s funny how this beautiful garden
Gives us what we need
I like the smell of balsa wood
I like the smell of weed
Sometimes I fell like a steam train
Barreling down the tracks
You, my friend, are waiting
For my caboose to pass
Sometimes like a hovercraft
Never touching the ground
Everyone is riding me
But it never weighs me down
I`m a dandelion seed
Float, float, float away
Look at me
I`m a teardrop rolling down your cheek
Familiar with your sadness
It`s enough to make me weep
Now I am a rolling stone
I feel like an accident
Right now I`m a boomerang
Like karma I come back
Like a guard growing dreams
Or a farmer with forever corn
I`m a filter for the ocean
An alphabet you don`t have to learn
I`m spring`s first flower
In love`s first sigh
I`m all my dreams
I am the sky
I`m a dandelion seed
Float, float, float away
I`m a dandelion seed
Float, float, float away
I`m a dandelion seed
Float, float, float away
I`m a dandelion seed
Float, float, float away
I`m a dandelion seed
Float, float, float away
Floating in the wind
Where will I go, where will I land
Sometime I feel like a clown`s smile
Turned up on its end
And for no reason at all
I`ve got perma grin
Sometime I feel like a starfish
Feeding in the sand
An angelfish swims nearby
With a twist of its fin
Sometime I dream I am a whale
Swimmin` in the deep blue sea
My mind goes to the strangest places
How can this be
I`m a dandelion seed
Float, float, float away
Sometimes I feel like a UFO
Flyin` in the air
Wondering if I`m ever gonna be accepted
Down there
Sometimes I fell like a snowflake
Stacking up on my friends
Feel the warmth of Mr. Sun
And I`m back to the earth again
On the wings of a butterfly
I fly over the flowers
Into the garden of your love
Where we melt into the colors
It`s funny how this beautiful garden
Gives us what we need
I like the smell of balsa wood
I like the smell of weed
Sometimes I fell like a steam train
Barreling down the tracks
You, my friend, are waiting
For my caboose to pass
Sometimes like a hovercraft
Never touching the ground
Everyone is riding me
But it never weighs me down
I`m a dandelion seed
Float, float, float away
Look at me
I`m a teardrop rolling down your cheek
Familiar with your sadness
It`s enough to make me weep
Now I am a rolling stone
I feel like an accident
Right now I`m a boomerang
Like karma I come back
Like a guard growing dreams
Or a farmer with forever corn
I`m a filter for the ocean
An alphabet you don`t have to learn
I`m spring`s first flower
In love`s first sigh
I`m all my dreams
I am the sky
I`m a dandelion seed
Float, float, float away
I`m a dandelion seed
Float, float, float away
I`m a dandelion seed
Float, float, float away
I`m a dandelion seed
Float, float, float away
I`m a dandelion seed
Float, float, float away
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Dandelion Lyrics as written by Martin Ehrencrona Calle Olsson
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