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I'll find a place somewhere in the corner
I'm gonna waste the rest of my days
Just watching patiently from the window
Just waiting seasons change, some day
Oh, oh, my dreams will pull you through that garden gate.
I want to be the wandering sailor
We're silhouettes by the light of the moon
I sit playing solitaire by the window
Just waiting seasons change, ah, ah
You'll see, one day, these dreams will pull you through my door
And I'll come running to tie your shoe
And I'll come running to tie your shoe.
I'm gonna waste the rest of my days
Just watching patiently from the window
Just waiting seasons change, some day
Oh, oh, my dreams will pull you through that garden gate.
I want to be the wandering sailor
We're silhouettes by the light of the moon
I sit playing solitaire by the window
Just waiting seasons change, ah, ah
You'll see, one day, these dreams will pull you through my door
And I'll come running to tie your shoe
And I'll come running to tie your shoe.
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Living for someone else. Devotion.
@thebodiesobtained yes - and pining and waiting for a loved one to return
Someone who wants love, but who isn't willing to lift a finger to go find it. Just expects that sitting around the house and daydreaming about it will be enough. And why will this work? Because (he asserts) he would be ever so devoted once the lover arrives... which in his head makes him worthy... and therefore love ought to just show up without his having to make any effort.
I also get the sense that this song is sort of gently poking fun at these unrealistic expectations. :)
@bouncingleaf I can see where you are coming from but i fet something completely different from this song. I think think this song is about fatherhood, you generally wouldn't tie your significant other's shoe lace. Well, not in my experience However being a father of a young girl myself this song really resonates with me. When Eno says, 'I find a place somehwere in the corner, i'm gonna wasite the rest of my days' I think can be interpreted as that acceptance of my days of rambling are over and the most important thing now is to sit and watch and wait untill my girl needs me. His eldest daughter would've been 8 when this album was released and sure another one of his igirls was young around this time, That;s my perspecitve on it. Could be wrong, beautfiul song none the less, Beautiful sentiment running to tie anyones shoes.
This Song Has Been Dedicated to Ritva Saarikko's shoes and Ian MacDonald's polish
Weird song. I can't stop listening to it.
Waiting and hoping for love to show up. In this life, there's nothing else to do.