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Every fruit that ripens has exactly just 3 parts
It has the seeds, the juice, the flesh push down these narrow streets and carts
But you know that every other mango is filled with the tiny bits of snow
That make up every pretty lady that you know
And if they put the milk in here unbearably thin
And if they take it out well then you'll sup with the fishermen
You've got 3 pairs of the black and an assortment of the rest
But that wont put hair upon your chest
Think a little smaller and these beaches never end
The sun is always setting just a little further west
Follow it along and the story will be told
How the girl who chased the light never got old
Because how can time be passing if you never see the moon
Some people fool themselves within the pearls of the lagoon
But you can't trade jewels for light or kaleidoscopes for sights
Sometimes closed eyes make the picturesque more bright
I wish the cameras of the world would fade to a purple puff of smoke
A vacation without a photograph is just an egg without a yoke
But the beans grow overnight through the ever present light
And the bean can match an egg yoke bite for bite
So think a little longer about the crop you chose to grow
Remember all the mangos with their tiny bits of snow
And that lady will be waiting to walk with you hand in hand
Across the paradise that used to be this land
It has the seeds, the juice, the flesh push down these narrow streets and carts
But you know that every other mango is filled with the tiny bits of snow
That make up every pretty lady that you know
And if they take it out well then you'll sup with the fishermen
You've got 3 pairs of the black and an assortment of the rest
But that wont put hair upon your chest
The sun is always setting just a little further west
Follow it along and the story will be told
How the girl who chased the light never got old
Some people fool themselves within the pearls of the lagoon
But you can't trade jewels for light or kaleidoscopes for sights
Sometimes closed eyes make the picturesque more bright
A vacation without a photograph is just an egg without a yoke
But the beans grow overnight through the ever present light
And the bean can match an egg yoke bite for bite
Remember all the mangos with their tiny bits of snow
And that lady will be waiting to walk with you hand in hand
Across the paradise that used to be this land
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Think a little smaller and these beaches never end The sun is always setting just a little further west Follow it along and the story will be told How the girl who chased the light never got old
how creative!
but what the hell does he mean by the little bits of snow in mangos that make up ladies?
The bit about the tiny bits of snow refers to fruit carts in Thailand, they're made of glass so everyone can see what inside, and they're filled with shaved ice that looks like snow to keep the fruit cold, and vendors push the carts along the streets. I don't know about the bit with the ladies though. I love this song though, and I think the lyrics are great.
The bit about the tiny bits of snow refers to fruit carts in Thailand, they're made of glass so everyone can see what inside, and they're filled with shaved ice that looks like snow to keep the fruit cold, and vendors push the carts along the streets. I don't know about the bit with the ladies though. I love this song though, and I think the lyrics are great.
That's my favourite verse too, gives me chills.
That's my favourite verse too, gives me chills.
In Thailand, vendors push little carts around the streets to sell fresh fruit, on the carts a glass cabinets filled with fruit and crushed ice to keep the fruit cold (google 'fruit vendor thailand' in images to see what I mean). Also Thailand is notoriously full of very pretty ladies who are not always as honest as they seem, and I think that might be what he's referring to in that line. I think the line is actually meant to be "...in carts" not "...and carts", it would make a lot more sense....
In Thailand, vendors push little carts around the streets to sell fresh fruit, on the carts a glass cabinets filled with fruit and crushed ice to keep the fruit cold (google 'fruit vendor thailand' in images to see what I mean). Also Thailand is notoriously full of very pretty ladies who are not always as honest as they seem, and I think that might be what he's referring to in that line. I think the line is actually meant to be "...in carts" not "...and carts", it would make a lot more sense.