Here it comes another lonely day.
Playing the game, I'll sail away
On a voyage of no return to see
If eternal life is meant to be,
And if I find the key, to the eternal dream.
The painted ladies of the Avalon.
Play in the sun, take to the road
To the north there lies the chills of cold,
To the south there lies, the tales
untold,
But in between their lies, the place
to close your eyes.

And I will stay, I'll not be back,
Eldorado,
I will be free, of the world
Eldorado

Say goodbye the city's heroes sing
Bird on the wind,
Feel, feel so free
Through the life upon the rooftop
haze,
All the cheating and the broken days,
So through it all I see,
There's nothing left for me.

And I will stay, I'll not be back,
Eldorado,
I will be free, of the world
Eldorado

Sitting here on top of everywhere,
What do I care,
Days never end.
I know the voyage's end will soon
be here,
No eternal life is here for me,
And now I found the key,
To the eternal dream.

Then I will stay, I'll not be back,
Eldorado.
I will be free, of the world,
Eldorado



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    First off let me begin that ELO rocks. And the Eldorado album also rocks, and so does this song! More people should comment on ELO.

    Apart from that aside, this song is gorgeous. I love the line "what do I care?" because it describes completely the sentiment of the singer. This guy is completely apathetic to life that he wants to go to "Eldorado" - a utopia that is unreachable. Perhaps he is stuck in a complete rut or is bored out of his mind with his mundane life, who knows, but this song can definitely apply to anyone at some point in their lives.

    Taken at another point, this could be seen as a suicidal song, where the singer is contemplating suicide. The "eternal dream" for him is ultimately death, and Eldorado is a metaphor for death. "I will be free of the world, Eldorado" politely sums this up. "There's nothing left for me" also is a sign of how much he thinks his life is worthless.

    Anyway, great song regardless of the depressing interpretations!

    webmasterdeeon November 01, 2006   Link

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