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Cicadas and Gulls Lyrics
Cicadas and gulls
A scrape on the hull
The land and the sea
Are distant from me
I’m in the sky, sky, sky
Thoughts are like pearls
When flags are unfurled
When we’re in the dark
I’ll ride you like the ark
Because you’re mine, mine, mine
Maps can be poems
When you’re on your own
And distance is Braille
And all that entails
I’m in the sky, sky, sky
Empty as a page
As high as the stage
As full as the room
When we’re in the spoon
A scrape on the hull
The land and the sea
Are distant from me
When flags are unfurled
When we’re in the dark
I’ll ride you like the ark
When you’re on your own
And distance is Braille
And all that entails
As high as the stage
As full as the room
When we’re in the spoon
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Official lyrics from the album's booklet:
Cicadas and gulls A scrape on the hull The land and the sea Are distant from me
I’m in the sky, sky, sky I'm in the sky
Thoughts are like pearls When flags are unfurled When we’re in the dark I’ll ride you like the ark
Because you’re mine, mine, mine Because your mine
Maps can be poems When you’re on your own And distance is Braille And all that entails
I’m in the sky, sky, sky I'm in the sky
Empty as a page As high as the stage As full as the room When we’re in the spoon
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this song is so BEAUTIFUL
this song is absolutely beautiful
a few thoughts:
"I'll ride you back the arc" might be "I'll ride him by the arc" or "arriving by the arc" "because you might" i think it should be "because you're mine" (when you listen very closely) "as deep as a page" should probably be "empty as a page"
my friend recently took her life and this song reminds me of her. to me, it's a song about her looking down on us (i.e. "i'm in the sky" and "the land and the sea are distant from me")and all the peace on earth and the peace in her heart now. this is such a beautiful song, feist conveys emotions so honestly and powerfully.