Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
Oh no, what have I done,
all of these stitches have split one by one
Oh now I see the design,
the intricate framework to which i align
All my anguish and my happiness,
but I got not time for this mess
Come down, come down with me,
to check on the ashes of my history
I can't leave them alone,
but sometimes I wish they would rot down below
But on the contrary,
these fires flourish in me.
Oh no
And I lay just 'fore I wake
and you catch the sun and throw it down on my face
I know you're plotting my course,
still influencing my dreams silver seahorse
I feel the mixture in me,
fire and water musical ubiquity
And I know you're never quite there,
satisfaction eluding you like clean air
One day I'll float on the tide,
silver seahorse on a string mirrors the sky
I'll be alone on the sea,
waiting for the sky to engulf me.
But out here alone on the night,
my silver seahorse reflecting the light
I flash the ray 'cross the sea,
hoping this beam still connects you to me
I know the tides changing my course,
but I'm still the one who believes in my silver seahorse
But on the whole,
or on the contrary,
it's not alright, alright.
And falling through defects
and consequential loss,
it's not alright, alright.
I lay just 'fore I wake
and you catch the sun and throw it down on my face
I know you're plotting my course,
still influencing my dreams silver seahorse
I feel the mixture in me,
fire and water musical ubiquity
I feel the mixture in me,
fire and water musical ubiquity...
all of these stitches have split one by one
Oh now I see the design,
the intricate framework to which i align
All my anguish and my happiness,
but I got not time for this mess
Come down, come down with me,
to check on the ashes of my history
I can't leave them alone,
but sometimes I wish they would rot down below
But on the contrary,
these fires flourish in me.
Oh no
And I lay just 'fore I wake
and you catch the sun and throw it down on my face
I know you're plotting my course,
still influencing my dreams silver seahorse
I feel the mixture in me,
fire and water musical ubiquity
And I know you're never quite there,
satisfaction eluding you like clean air
One day I'll float on the tide,
silver seahorse on a string mirrors the sky
I'll be alone on the sea,
waiting for the sky to engulf me.
But out here alone on the night,
my silver seahorse reflecting the light
I flash the ray 'cross the sea,
hoping this beam still connects you to me
I know the tides changing my course,
but I'm still the one who believes in my silver seahorse
But on the whole,
or on the contrary,
it's not alright, alright.
And falling through defects
and consequential loss,
it's not alright, alright.
I lay just 'fore I wake
and you catch the sun and throw it down on my face
I know you're plotting my course,
still influencing my dreams silver seahorse
I feel the mixture in me,
fire and water musical ubiquity
I feel the mixture in me,
fire and water musical ubiquity...
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i love this song! so many references to dreams, and i love the idea of the seahorse being some kind of thing/person/spirit that he's following.
just heard this song today.. and it confuses the heck out of me.. is he happy or is he sad? could be about a dream, or about religion. maybe he feels he's the only one who still believes in something that was once important to many.. it's a stunning song, no matter what it's supposed to mean.
Defiantly my favorite Josh Pyke song. For some reason I got the idea that it could be about someone he no longer knows but still think or cares about. Or like you guys said a dream or something. Either way Josh Pyke is one if the best songwriters.
I absolutely love the line ‘I know you're plotting my course, still influencing my dreams silver seahorse’. Just the idea that something that either doesn’t exist or isn’t there could have such an influence is pretty cool.
This Josh Pyke song - SILVER relies to the Ideal and Perfect Relationship that he wants, Hence the "Silver Seahorse" part. it is a metaphore for the perfect relationship. He also describes about his past relationships and how they have affected him in a painful, but yet an experiencing way as he wants to change it and make this one count. on the contrary, there's fire still fluroshing in me means that even though he has caused mistakes in the past. he cannot forget them and also means that he still has a chance to fix it again "I know you're plotting my course, still influencing my dream silver Seahorse" means that she is making him feel the way he feels, and he still has faith in having the Perfect relationship with her. When he says " falling through deep fits and consequential loss, it's not alright, alright, alright means that he cannot risk falling and failing again, it is not good for the health of his Perfect relationship/Silver seahorse. finally, when he means that he'll flash a ray across the sea, hoping that it will still connect you to me, refers to when he show his love and affection to her, hopefully she can be connected to it again. So when you listen to the song, you should understand how he feels now. How he has said it maybe confuses you, but now it all makes sense
Still its nly my opinion, Any Way, it is still the greatest song in the world.
This song is so stunning! Josh Pyke is a wonderful, wonderful songwriter. I don't know exactly what it's about, but I can really relate to some of lines. That's what makes it beautiful - it's dreamy but very real at the same time.
I think this song is mostly about unrequited love. That he still longs for someone he has broken up with. His "anguish and hapiness" certainly describes the feeling of unrequitedness.
"Come down, come down with me, to check on the ashes of my history I can't leave them alone, but sometimes I wish they would rot down below But on the contrary, these fires flourish in me."
Once again describes unrequitedness beautifully - wanting more than ever to put the past behind you, but unable to put out the fire so to speak.
and the silver seahorse aspect relates to the dreaming that the relationship was the way it used to be.
I think the song makes sense under the light of unrequited love.
I love all Josh Pyke songs, but this song has a little place higher in my heart.
I think this song is about a broken relationship, which he regrets he took part in destroying - "Oh no, what have I done, all of these stitches have split one by one." He still longs for what used to be, and he hopes there's still something there - "I flash the ray 'cross the sea, hoping this beam still connects you to me".
Such a nice song.
Josh Pyke is a top aussie songwriter. All of his stuff is so, i dunno thoughtful and it just seems really reflective and stuff. hard to explain. This song makes me wanna cry i dunno why, it's just had a lot of effort put into it and it seems really deep. i'll stop now sorry, amazing song and artist!!!
To me this song is all about grief and loss... I went through a time of immense grief around the time this song was released and I could and still do relate to all of the lyrics... The stitches coming undone to me is trying to move on and get on with life, but then the pain and memory of your loss undoes it all, your life does feel like a mess and it's a mess you haven't chosen and don't want to deal with... The silver sea horse is the love you still feel for the person you lost, and the invisible, undeniable connection that will always remain. Grief is a burden that you wish you could leave behind sometimes, but 'the fire in me' is the love that will always burn.... and sometimes when you lay just far awake, you can feel the love and connection you had with someone before they died... plotting my course, the belief that someone you love is watching over you.... it's so so beautiful and honest and true... I love it....and it's never alright that someone you love has died...