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Close your eyes and look at me
I'll be standing by your side
In between the deep blue sea
And the sheltering sky
If we find no words to say
To the rhythm of the waves
Then we'll both surrender there
Walking on air
And the worries of the day lie down
Under cover of the fading clouds
The secrets of the night
Come alive in your eyes
You don't have to hurry
You don't have to try
Cause you don't have a care
You're walking on air
I'll be standing by your side
In between the deep blue sea
And the sheltering sky
If we find no words to say
To the rhythm of the waves
Then we'll both surrender there
Walking on air
Under cover of the fading clouds
The secrets of the night
Come alive in your eyes
You don't have to hurry
You don't have to try
Cause you don't have a care
You're walking on air
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crest Of Waves On Sep 04, 2006
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A met an amazing girl several months ago... I cared for her more than any girl before. This became "our" song. Unfortunatly after two tantalising months she ended up choosing her ex boyfriend of two years over me. I play this song very rarely, but when I do it brings tears to my eyes.
such a beautiful song!
I agree..!! the words are so beautiful and especially when they're sung by him.. his voice makes me shiver. Think its about being so in love, that nothing else matters. this song always puts me in a state of enchantment
I find it amazing to listen to while walking in nature.
I've gotta say, outside of the first album I've yet to find much I like by King Crimson.. but this is just great.
I get the idea it's about a person having delusional romantic fantasies or dreams of an imaginary lover or fantasizing about 'what could be'/'could have been' between themselves and an actual person who has become more of an ideal.
The person is actually closing their eyes and looking inward towards an imaginary or idealized lover (represented by the singer/narrator/adrian belew).
The person is actually closing their eyes and looking inward towards an imaginary or idealized lover (represented by the singer/narrator/adrian belew).
Imaginary or idealized, it's clearly not a relationship grounded in reality, hence "walking on air".
Imaginary or idealized, it's clearly not a relationship grounded in reality, hence "walking on air".
Could this be about drugs?
I think it's about death.
"Close your eyes", implies that the narrator is not really there in the physical world, like a spirit of a loved one or god or something.
"I'll be standing by your side in between the deep blue sea and the sheltering sky." The subject being spoken to by the spirit is in between the realms of life and death (sea represents life, sky death), and the spirit is there to guide them, standing by their side.
"If we find no words to say to the rhythm of the waves", final words on the subject of life.
"Then we both surrender there", as in stop fighting to stay alive. "Walking on air", you're a spirit with no physical form.
"And the worries of the day lie down under cover of the fading clouds." You don't have to worry about the troubles of your life anymore because you're dead.
"The secrets of the night come alive in your eyes", is probably the most telling lyric. No body knows what happens after death, but not only do you find out after death, but you actually experience it first hand. The secrets "come alive" to you and become your new reality.
"You don't have to hurry. You don't have to try. Cause you don't have a care" means there is no urgency to move into the light, you can just sort of relax and let death take you, since you don't care about things that concern living people anymore.
@robertiej
@robertiej
I forgot to add, the worries of the "day" and the secrets of the "night" represent life and death respectively. You put down your worries about life and figure out the secrets of death.
I forgot to add, the worries of the "day" and the secrets of the "night" represent life and death respectively. You put down your worries about life and figure out the secrets of death.