I love this song.
I think all the references about the water are about the zodiac sign aquarius (like the title). "In a month that's cold as ice" and other lines similar to that are about the months january/february, which are very cold in most countries and thus it is not possible to carry the water because its frozen, so she questions the meaning of this or even the meaning of life? I don't know what the person in the shadows is all about, possibly someone she is imagining because she is alone? But i think the line " I only ask for help in riddles" is about the fact that the person in the song wants/needs help but can't express it like that, so she uses signs/riddles (like the people who want to commit suicide but kind of have the hope of beeing saved and express that in many signs). I also think this because many lines in the song refer to thoughts about beeing a failure or just beeing sad/depressed ("You've seen me lose all the water from my hands
I'm not a skillful water carrier
But the raindrops keep falling on my head, falling on my head"). I think the lines about carrying love are maybe about a love she once had, or she has (maybe the shadow person???)
I could be totaly wrong about everything, maybe one of you can help?
"Dear someone watching from the shadows
I'm clenching water in my fists
the drops, they slip right through my fingers
But there's water on my lips, water on my lips"
"Dear someone watching from the shadows
I'm clenching water in my fists
the drops, they slip right through my fingers
But there's water on my lips, water on my lips"
You know how when everything slips away and tumbles down around you at the same time? You can't control anything... she can't hold the water... she also can't hold her tears. Frustration and disappointment come with lack of ability to do what you know you're supposed to do. Ironically it's the element she can't contain in her water jug that she...
You know how when everything slips away and tumbles down around you at the same time? You can't control anything... she can't hold the water... she also can't hold her tears. Frustration and disappointment come with lack of ability to do what you know you're supposed to do. Ironically it's the element she can't contain in her water jug that she can't control emotionally either. I don't know about you guys but this part breaks my heart. Maybe I'm a biased Aquarian.
I love this song. I think all the references about the water are about the zodiac sign aquarius (like the title). "In a month that's cold as ice" and other lines similar to that are about the months january/february, which are very cold in most countries and thus it is not possible to carry the water because its frozen, so she questions the meaning of this or even the meaning of life? I don't know what the person in the shadows is all about, possibly someone she is imagining because she is alone? But i think the line " I only ask for help in riddles" is about the fact that the person in the song wants/needs help but can't express it like that, so she uses signs/riddles (like the people who want to commit suicide but kind of have the hope of beeing saved and express that in many signs). I also think this because many lines in the song refer to thoughts about beeing a failure or just beeing sad/depressed ("You've seen me lose all the water from my hands I'm not a skillful water carrier But the raindrops keep falling on my head, falling on my head"). I think the lines about carrying love are maybe about a love she once had, or she has (maybe the shadow person???) I could be totaly wrong about everything, maybe one of you can help?
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"Dear someone watching from the shadows I'm clenching water in my fists the drops, they slip right through my fingers But there's water on my lips, water on my lips"
"Dear someone watching from the shadows I'm clenching water in my fists the drops, they slip right through my fingers But there's water on my lips, water on my lips"
You know how when everything slips away and tumbles down around you at the same time? You can't control anything... she can't hold the water... she also can't hold her tears. Frustration and disappointment come with lack of ability to do what you know you're supposed to do. Ironically it's the element she can't contain in her water jug that she...
You know how when everything slips away and tumbles down around you at the same time? You can't control anything... she can't hold the water... she also can't hold her tears. Frustration and disappointment come with lack of ability to do what you know you're supposed to do. Ironically it's the element she can't contain in her water jug that she can't control emotionally either. I don't know about you guys but this part breaks my heart. Maybe I'm a biased Aquarian.