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The Flood Lyrics
Turn the lights out, in the light house,
I saw you coming,
Felt the ship wreck
Saw the wreckage, i heard you yelling,
Just a mess when i saw your reflection in the sand,
Wondering where you were washed up,
Or I ran to the water, Mmmmm,
I can put my hands down in it,
But I won't bring nothing up,
Sitting at the shore all day, waiting on the tide to come
But you can't hold on to water
It fills you up but never stays
It's only good to wash away, today
And your loving me like water
Your slippin' through my fingers such
A natural disaster love
Bringing on the flood, the flood
Love me like a flood, a flood
Bring it on
Stay tonight out, by the beach house, it's all so quiet
Lit a candle candle, by the window, so you might find it
Hope you know you'll always have a place to call your home
Still, I can't help but think, I could have saved you from drowning,
Ohhh, oh,
I can put my hands down in it, yeah,
But I won't bring nothing up,
Sitting on the shore all day
Just waiting on the tide to come,
But you can't hold on to water,
It fills you up but never stays,
It's only good to wash away,
Today and your loving me like water,
You're slipping through my fingers touch,
Natural disaster love, bringing on the flood,
The flood,
Love me like a flood, the flood,
Bring it on,
I knew the waves were icy, when I felt them all retreating,
Went to take a dive in the deep end,
Oh, what was I thinking?
But you can't hold on to water,
It fills you up but never stays,
It's only good to wash away,
Today and your loving me like water,
You're slipping through my fingers touch,
Natural disaster love, bringing on the flood,
The flood,
Love me like a flood, the flood,
Bring it on,
Ohohohoh Ohohohoh
Rising and falling in my dreams,
Rising and the falling of my tears that fill the ocean, (the ocean, the ocean)
I saw you coming,
Felt the ship wreck
Saw the wreckage, i heard you yelling,
Just a mess when i saw your reflection in the sand,
Wondering where you were washed up,
Or I ran to the water, Mmmmm,
I can put my hands down in it,
But I won't bring nothing up,
Sitting at the shore all day, waiting on the tide to come
It fills you up but never stays
It's only good to wash away, today
And your loving me like water
Your slippin' through my fingers such
A natural disaster love
Bringing on the flood, the flood
Love me like a flood, a flood
Bring it on
Lit a candle candle, by the window, so you might find it
Hope you know you'll always have a place to call your home
Still, I can't help but think, I could have saved you from drowning,
Ohhh, oh,
I can put my hands down in it, yeah,
But I won't bring nothing up,
Sitting on the shore all day
Just waiting on the tide to come,
It fills you up but never stays,
It's only good to wash away,
Today and your loving me like water,
You're slipping through my fingers touch,
Natural disaster love, bringing on the flood,
The flood,
Love me like a flood, the flood,
Bring it on,
Went to take a dive in the deep end,
Oh, what was I thinking?
It fills you up but never stays,
It's only good to wash away,
Today and your loving me like water,
You're slipping through my fingers touch,
Natural disaster love, bringing on the flood,
The flood,
Love me like a flood, the flood,
Bring it on,
Ohohohoh Ohohohoh
Rising and falling in my dreams,
Rising and the falling of my tears that fill the ocean, (the ocean, the ocean)
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But you can't hold on to water, It fills you up but never stays, It's only good to wash away.
The water here represents the relationship with the guy she is having. She can't hold on to something that wasn't there. She wants to be with the guy but he doesn't want a relationship. She is 'filled' up with the happiness she feels when she is with him but she knows eventually it will disapear and a couple of months down the line, she will end up getting hurt. She could of saved him 'from drowning' - gave him everything he wanted but he isn't ready for commitment so therefore she is surrounded by the flood, the flood of tears and also this reflects the disaster which she will face. It is a 'natural' disaster because people tend to fall for someone, who doesn't want the same thing as they do. I think possibly she went into this thinking she didn't want a relationship but realised that she actually does because she has fallen for the guy. The bridge reinforces this:
I knew the waves were icy, when I felt them all retreating, Went to take a dive in the deep end, Oh, what was I thinking?
She has carried the relationship on knwoing it will never be anything serious..even though she knew the waves where icy, she followed her heart and not her head. She has now realised that 'you cant hold onto water', she cannot stay any longer because she is hurting herself and knows she has to leave...she loves the guy and he will 'always have a place to call your home' in her heart but even if she doesnt want to she has to save her self from drowning and escape.
It is a really sad song which captures something that unfortunatly everyone goes through in life. You meet someone and agree that you don't want a relationship but after time you realise that you do, but they still don't and you have no other choice than to save yourself from the ocean of heartbreak. Otherwise you will only hurt yourself.
I really like your interpretation and I agree with almost all of it. I just want to add to your comment about the flood.
I really like your interpretation and I agree with almost all of it. I just want to add to your comment about the flood.
Maybe it's not a flood of tears, but if you read the line where she compares her significant other to loving her like water and then when you get to the chorus where she wants that special someone to love her like a flood, I believe it suggests she wants that other person to pour out his/her love like a flood so that it can encompass all of her and not just something that passes through...
Maybe it's not a flood of tears, but if you read the line where she compares her significant other to loving her like water and then when you get to the chorus where she wants that special someone to love her like a flood, I believe it suggests she wants that other person to pour out his/her love like a flood so that it can encompass all of her and not just something that passes through her hands. Because she can't hold on to water so if it's a flood then she does not have to hold on to it, but that kind of love does not last.
She knows all of this, but still wants it to flood and that's the natural disaster. She knows it will end and she'll be deeply hurt, hence the line where her tears fill the ocean, both of which are salty :\ that last line makes it appear that there are oceans because of her tears, further emphasizing how much she loves the other person.
I completely agree with you. I think the song has many meanings the most significant one is that she is not getting what she wants. It is heartbreaking, most people read over the meaning because of the kudos which appears when Cheryl Cole is mentiond but I completely agree with your interpretation too, it's very clever and now that you have mentioned it I can see it also. Thanks for the comment.
I completely agree with you. I think the song has many meanings the most significant one is that she is not getting what she wants. It is heartbreaking, most people read over the meaning because of the kudos which appears when Cheryl Cole is mentiond but I completely agree with your interpretation too, it's very clever and now that you have mentioned it I can see it also. Thanks for the comment.
omg, i was crying it was so beautiful
omg, i was crying it was so beautiful
this is an amazing song, every time i hear it i cry!
This song is about her dead lover that drowned.
Though considering she can't actually sing that well by herself, i'm not convinced i believe it coming from her. The song is nice though.
one her lovers not dead and 2 she is a great singer and this is one of her best songs!!
one her lovers not dead and 2 she is a great singer and this is one of her best songs!!