Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
While passing through the clouds of diamond dust
As two mock suns arise beside our one
The sundogs guide the way towards the east
And set behind the valley of calm trees
The destination
Unfamiliar sands
Amongst the ice fog
A DC-8 awaits
Our means of travel
To visionary worlds
Let us imagine
Down in the valley the calm trees are swaying in time (we cant avert our eyes)
Down in the valley the flowers are food for the mind (no sign of passing time)
Over the hills where the mountains are tumbling down (a place of natural wonder)
Visions are clear as we notice the three suns align
Upon arrival
The dust and deserts drone
And no resistance
Could keep us from all time
There is no notion
In visionary worlds
Let us imagine
Traveling over the valley we feel the breeze
Taking in everything that there is to be seen
The suns in the distance are moments away from the dream
As two mock suns arise beside our one
The sundogs guide the way towards the east
And set behind the valley of calm trees
The destination
Unfamiliar sands
Amongst the ice fog
A DC-8 awaits
Our means of travel
To visionary worlds
Let us imagine
Down in the valley the calm trees are swaying in time (we cant avert our eyes)
Down in the valley the flowers are food for the mind (no sign of passing time)
Over the hills where the mountains are tumbling down (a place of natural wonder)
Visions are clear as we notice the three suns align
Upon arrival
The dust and deserts drone
And no resistance
Could keep us from all time
There is no notion
In visionary worlds
Let us imagine
Traveling over the valley we feel the breeze
Taking in everything that there is to be seen
The suns in the distance are moments away from the dream
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Here are the exact lyrics:
While passing through the clouds of diamond dust As two mock suns arise beside our one The sundogs guide the way towards the east And set behind the valley of calm trees
The destination Unfamiliar sands Amongst the ice fog A DC-8 awaits Our means of travel To visionary worlds Let us imagine
Down in the valley the calm trees are swaying in time (we cant avert our eyes) Down in the valley the flowers are food for the mind (no sign of passing time) Over the hills where the mountains are tumbling down (a place of natural wonder) Visions are clear as we notice the three suns align
Upon arrival The dust and deserts drone And no resistance Could keep us from all time There is no notion In visionary worlds Let us imagine
Down in the valley the calm trees are swaying in time (we cant avert our eyes) Down in the valley the flowers are food for the mind (no sign of passing time) Over the hills where the mountains are tumbling down (a place of natural wonder) Visions are clear as we notice the three suns align
Traveling over the valley we feel the breeze Taking in everything that there is to be seen The suns in the distance are moments away from the dream