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Water from a Vine Leaf Lyrics

[feat. Beth Orton]

And you start swimming and swimming
And swimming and swimming
And you never stop swimming until you reach the ocean
And you're swimming into the sunset without me

And I find myself suddenly waking up
And there are four young girls
Giving me water from a vine leaf
Just dropping it onto my tongue

Nothing more
You surround me
Break on through
Release me

Nothing more
You surround me
Break on through
Release me

Nothing more
You surround me
Break on through
Release me

Break on through
Release me
Break on through
Release me
Break on through
Release me

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anarchitect On Mar 22, 2008

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by Anarchitect

18y ago

Great song by Orbit in his prime. Having Beth around can't hurt either.

To me, this song is about a woman consumed by worry over a lover who might disappear or abandon her. The first stanza's nightmare might be a case of dream incorporation, involving water from the second stanza.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream#Dream_incorporation

She's splashed into consciousness by the girls. However, it seems her obsessions will continue to haunt her in the waking hours.

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