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It's up in the morning and on the downs
Little white clouds like gambolling lambs
And I am breathless over you
And the red-breasted robin beats his wings
His throat it trembles when he sings
For he is helpless before you
The happy hooded bluebells bow
And bend their heads all a-down
Heavied by the early morning dew
At the whispering stream, at the bubbling brook
The fishes leap up to take a look
For they are breathless over you
Still your hands
And still your heart
For still your face comes shining through
And all the morning glows anew
Still your mind
Still your soul
For still, the fare of love is true
And I am breathless without you
The wind circles among the trees
And it bangs about the new-made leaves
For it is breathless without you
The fox chases the rabbit round
The rabbit hides beneath the ground
For he is defenceless without you
The sky of daytime dies away
And all the earthly things they stop to play
For we are all breathless without you
I listen to my juddering bones
The blood in my veins and the wind in my lungs
And I am breathless without you
Still your hands
And still your heart
For still your face comes shining through
And all the morning glows anew
Still your soul
Still your mind
Still, the fire of love is true
And I am breathless without you
Little white clouds like gambolling lambs
And I am breathless over you
His throat it trembles when he sings
For he is helpless before you
And bend their heads all a-down
Heavied by the early morning dew
The fishes leap up to take a look
For they are breathless over you
And still your heart
For still your face comes shining through
And all the morning glows anew
Still your soul
For still, the fare of love is true
And I am breathless without you
And it bangs about the new-made leaves
For it is breathless without you
The rabbit hides beneath the ground
For he is defenceless without you
And all the earthly things they stop to play
For we are all breathless without you
The blood in my veins and the wind in my lungs
And I am breathless without you
And still your heart
For still your face comes shining through
And all the morning glows anew
Still your mind
Still, the fire of love is true
And I am breathless without you
Song Info
Submitted by
regardemylasheskgm On Nov 10, 2004
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Actually a pretty sad song, in truth. It follows the Orpheus story throughout the ablum, and it's Orpheus lamenting over Eurydice's death.
First chorus says "fare" instead of "fire" >.<
Kinda obvious that this is a love song, I love "Still your soul, Still your mind, Still, the fire of love is true, And I am breathless without you" Ahh
Uplifting... beautiful... sweetness
i like how its so cheerful. i thought i mightnt like it for that reason but i do. what a great difference there is between this and Big-Jesus-trash-Can.
I agree is a love song, but to me it's about God and creation, rather than a boy/girl thing. Hence, 'breathless' is both the breathlessness brought about by being in love and a literal lack of breath. Fav bit is the "juddering bones" - nice.
I think the creation thing makes a lot of sense especially with the video. The video makes me smile at the very end when the bunnies are dancing to the music.