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All these walls were never really there
Nor the ceiling or the chair
I am eking weeks of peace on a beach
I see the breezes weave the trees
These walls you find - they're yours and mine
Confined not by them I
I am in times that lie behind my eyelids
The sunsets steal the rising silence
I'll not feel no fear
'Cause I'm not really here
I'm nowhere near here
There's no rain on roof that grates and beats me
My favorite tree breaking lights to pieces
Sprinkling, shaded light on me
Throw a stone as high as you can
And hearing with hand not hear it land
Nothing taxing, dusting sand
My window and world spins and twirls
The walls then fall, I recall the sore
White clouds white wash faded spotless
The weighty shadows, ranges of rocks
The cold is all illusion thought up
The stroll on the shore, snooze and explore
All possibilities in each new morning
Until satisfied reaching out, yawning
Fish in a big dish, some rice and spice
Salt over shoulder never (?)
The truth I've told was silence sometimes
But who soul does not hide any crimes
Wrapped in walls, encircled by work
The walls fall - this story occurs
No barrier, no boundary, all hours I please
The freedom to stay all stray
Be fiend or friend, cause no harm but charm - the peaceful end
I'll not feel no fear
'Cause I'm not really here
I'm nowhere near here
Pale ancient woods, strewn white sandy bays
This ugly room pales away today
I am swimming, in the ocean
I sink slow motion
Fingers, toes floating
Every year 'til yesterday
Seeing the eternal setting sea
I compare all this to me
Little fleeting momentary me
I blink my eyes, this is reminding me
Life lies in the blink of an eye
The old die for reasons, new tide, four seasons
New life born is like changing
All these walls were really never there
Nor the ceiling or the chair
I am eking weeks of peace on a beach
I see the breezes weave the trees
I am not here at all
You dearly fooled
I see busheling trees, the shush at the sea
The mischievous
Fluttering seagulls
No!
I'm not trapped in a box, I'm glancing at rocks
I am dancing off docks
Since this dance began
That's where I am
I'm not feel no fear
Cause I'm not really here
I'm nowhere near
Nor the ceiling or the chair
I am eking weeks of peace on a beach
I see the breezes weave the trees
These walls you find - they're yours and mine
Confined not by them I
I am in times that lie behind my eyelids
The sunsets steal the rising silence
I'll not feel no fear
'Cause I'm not really here
I'm nowhere near here
There's no rain on roof that grates and beats me
My favorite tree breaking lights to pieces
Sprinkling, shaded light on me
Throw a stone as high as you can
And hearing with hand not hear it land
Nothing taxing, dusting sand
My window and world spins and twirls
The walls then fall, I recall the sore
White clouds white wash faded spotless
The weighty shadows, ranges of rocks
The cold is all illusion thought up
The stroll on the shore, snooze and explore
All possibilities in each new morning
Until satisfied reaching out, yawning
Fish in a big dish, some rice and spice
Salt over shoulder never (?)
The truth I've told was silence sometimes
But who soul does not hide any crimes
Wrapped in walls, encircled by work
The walls fall - this story occurs
No barrier, no boundary, all hours I please
The freedom to stay all stray
Be fiend or friend, cause no harm but charm - the peaceful end
I'll not feel no fear
'Cause I'm not really here
I'm nowhere near here
Pale ancient woods, strewn white sandy bays
This ugly room pales away today
I am swimming, in the ocean
I sink slow motion
Fingers, toes floating
Every year 'til yesterday
Seeing the eternal setting sea
I compare all this to me
Little fleeting momentary me
I blink my eyes, this is reminding me
Life lies in the blink of an eye
The old die for reasons, new tide, four seasons
New life born is like changing
All these walls were really never there
Nor the ceiling or the chair
I am eking weeks of peace on a beach
I see the breezes weave the trees
I am not here at all
You dearly fooled
I see busheling trees, the shush at the sea
The mischievous
Fluttering seagulls
No!
I'm not trapped in a box, I'm glancing at rocks
I am dancing off docks
Since this dance began
That's where I am
I'm not feel no fear
Cause I'm not really here
I'm nowhere near
Lyrics submitted by myslead, edited by SubjektAlpha
The Escapist Lyrics as written by Michael Geoffrey Skinner
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Bloody brilliant, a return to form, Mr. Skinner.
"Salt over shoulder, never salt in soaked eye"
just fucking beautiful.
this song describes what mike thinks about when he closes his eyes an escapes the typical city life. he describes the natural beauty of the earth - plain and simple things which we often take for granted and which is often forgotten when living in a city environment.
'im so done' at 4mins 42 seconds. what do u think this means? i herd that mike skinner was going into acting after his tour for the new album is over, does anyone think this is connected?
well this is basically the last album that mike skinner will release under the streets name.
so i've heard.
god... i wish i could just escape sometimes....... this is amazing. i listen to this and i just fade.... my desktop background.... my fucking life......im sorry im crazy. the way he says "im not really here" with all my problems just listening to this.... it saves me..... the greatest way to end an album so amazing.....
I think the last verse is about death/after-life/heaven or whatever. When he dies he aint gonna be "trapped in a box" he is gonna be somewhere nice which is what he is describing, also "I'll not fear no fear"..whats there to fear after you die?
Dont mean to put a black mark on a fucking beautiful n happy song tho haha!
I think it could have many meanings. To me, I think it could be about death and how you want to escape the weight and reality of the situation and go peacefully. Or it could be about just escaping any painful situation in general and putting mind over matter. Whatever its about, the lyrics are beautiful and poetic. I love this song so very much.
@5upanov4 i agree, I think this song is about reality and life after death.
"I am dancing off docks" - And what does this line mean? Is it some idiom or what?
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This song has been one of my favs since this album came out. It reminds me now so much now of my gf, not sure why, maybe cause she's like, the last kind of person I would have seen myself going out with, shows that your life can be anything you want it to be, you're not "trapped in a box"