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.
Check out the skylark
Riding and singing alongside salt cool breeze coming from the West
Ships and their lawlessness
Running wild and the waves
Wearing their bright blue summer best
Here come the sailors
Marching two by two by two
They pressed their pants
And shined their shoes
Aren’t they strapping and deranged?
Too long at sea makes your eyes strange
Makes them strain
For the vision of your youth
Dripping castles in the sand
I could still go there
But my mind would be too loud
Sun on water
Bright colors drowning me out…
I could still go there...
Sun on water...
Now they’re standing on the beach (standing on the beach)
In a wild coloured wind (wild coloured wind)
Sun rays stream (sun rays stream)
Ah the pretty boys gleam
Watching distant buoys toss
Water rolling on the rocks
Smoothing down the broken things
I could still go there...
But my mind would be too loud
Sun on water...
Bright colors drowning me out…
I could still go there...
But my mind would be too loud...
Sun on water...
Bright colours drowning me out...
I could still go there...
But my mind would be too loud
Sun on water...
Bright colors drowning me out…
I could still go there...
But my mind would be too loud...
Sun on water...
Bright colours drowning me out...
I could still go there...
But my mind would be too loud
Sun on water...
Riding and singing alongside salt cool breeze coming from the West
Ships and their lawlessness
Running wild and the waves
Wearing their bright blue summer best
Here come the sailors
Marching two by two by two
They pressed their pants
And shined their shoes
Aren’t they strapping and deranged?
Too long at sea makes your eyes strange
Makes them strain
For the vision of your youth
Dripping castles in the sand
I could still go there
But my mind would be too loud
Sun on water
Bright colors drowning me out…
I could still go there...
Sun on water...
Now they’re standing on the beach (standing on the beach)
In a wild coloured wind (wild coloured wind)
Sun rays stream (sun rays stream)
Ah the pretty boys gleam
Watching distant buoys toss
Water rolling on the rocks
Smoothing down the broken things
I could still go there...
But my mind would be too loud
Sun on water...
Bright colors drowning me out…
I could still go there...
But my mind would be too loud...
Sun on water...
Bright colours drowning me out...
I could still go there...
But my mind would be too loud
Sun on water...
Bright colors drowning me out…
I could still go there...
But my mind would be too loud...
Sun on water...
Bright colours drowning me out...
I could still go there...
But my mind would be too loud
Sun on water...
Lyrics submitted by queenofquiet23
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"Sun on water, bright colors drowning me out"
This woman can sure paint a picture eh?
she definitely paints some of the best pictures...
"In a wild colored wind"
my love for laura is somethin fierce..
^ i like that line too.
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Love. this. song.
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My favorite line is "Aren't they strapping and deranged, too long at sea makes your eyes strange."