Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Muito tempo eu fico
A viver pelos mares
Mergulhando profundo
Em recifes e corais
Minha missão nesse mundo
É Pesquisar animais
Mergulhando no escuro
Com perigos reais
E por isso agora
Que eu cheguei aqui
Nada vai me tentar a fazer desistir
Eu não posso dormir
Com você nos meus sonhos
Já conheço seu dorso
Seu olhar tão medonho
E é sem ar que eu fico
Há Muito tempo eu fico
E Nunca fico rico
Aí por isso eu grito
Hoje eu te frito
Sob o mar ou horizonte
Fico a admirar no cais
Quando o vento está calmo
Tudo fica em paz
Eu estou nesta trilha
E Não sei quanto tempo faz
Eu não vejo sentido
Mais nos meus ideias
E agora que eu fiz um acorde maior
Pra cantar pra você
Minha angústia e dor
Não me deixe aqui
Sem carinho e só
Venha viver comigo
Venha ser meu amor
Porque eu não vivo há
Five years
Quase não vi nada nesses
Five years
Estar no mar azul é meu viver há
Five years
Ir de norte a sul é minha sina há
Five years
Porque eu não vivo há
Five years
Quase não vi nada nesses
Five years
Estar no mar azul é meu viver há
Five years
Ir de norte a sul é minha sina há
Five years
Porque eu não vivo há
Five years
Quase não vi nada nesses
Five years
Estar no mar azul é minha sina há
Five years
Ir de norte a sul é meu viver há
Five years
Uh
Five years
A viver pelos mares
Mergulhando profundo
Em recifes e corais
Minha missão nesse mundo
É Pesquisar animais
Mergulhando no escuro
Com perigos reais
E por isso agora
Que eu cheguei aqui
Nada vai me tentar a fazer desistir
Eu não posso dormir
Com você nos meus sonhos
Já conheço seu dorso
Seu olhar tão medonho
E é sem ar que eu fico
Há Muito tempo eu fico
E Nunca fico rico
Aí por isso eu grito
Hoje eu te frito
Sob o mar ou horizonte
Fico a admirar no cais
Quando o vento está calmo
Tudo fica em paz
Eu estou nesta trilha
E Não sei quanto tempo faz
Eu não vejo sentido
Mais nos meus ideias
E agora que eu fiz um acorde maior
Pra cantar pra você
Minha angústia e dor
Não me deixe aqui
Sem carinho e só
Venha viver comigo
Venha ser meu amor
Porque eu não vivo há
Five years
Quase não vi nada nesses
Five years
Estar no mar azul é meu viver há
Five years
Ir de norte a sul é minha sina há
Five years
Porque eu não vivo há
Five years
Quase não vi nada nesses
Five years
Estar no mar azul é meu viver há
Five years
Ir de norte a sul é minha sina há
Five years
Porque eu não vivo há
Five years
Quase não vi nada nesses
Five years
Estar no mar azul é minha sina há
Five years
Ir de norte a sul é meu viver há
Five years
Uh
Five years
Lyrics submitted by subterranean_summer
Five Years Lyrics as written by David Bowie
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sentric Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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