i think that the song is all about simply enjoying life
to me, the "folding chair" is significant as it is a quite simplistic seat to sit on, which she uses simply to sit back and watch how her life plans out, whilst enjoying it.
the body bit, as many others think so, to me is all about her forgetting that she has a perfect body as she can walk and talk, and everything does it's job- even the tiny jobs such as eyelashes being used to catch sweat. however she often forgets this as her body does not seem perfect compared to others.
the bit about the sea being a wetter version of the sky is a bit confusing. to me it just shows how the sea can be dangerous, as can Earth itself, while the sky seems so beautiful. regina seems to remind us that reality (the sea) is just a more touchable and sensual version of our dreams that always seem beyond our reach. she seems afraid to sit here alone and see all of this happening around her, so invites somebody else to sit with her and enjoy it. the part about the shadows just show how she feels that her real self is sometimes hidden by the seemingly more important and depressing factors of life, and how she wishes that people would see past the shadows and just enjoy life.
sorry i've written so much- i love regina spektor and this is possibly my favorite song :)
i think that the song is all about simply enjoying life to me, the "folding chair" is significant as it is a quite simplistic seat to sit on, which she uses simply to sit back and watch how her life plans out, whilst enjoying it. the body bit, as many others think so, to me is all about her forgetting that she has a perfect body as she can walk and talk, and everything does it's job- even the tiny jobs such as eyelashes being used to catch sweat. however she often forgets this as her body does not seem perfect compared to others. the bit about the sea being a wetter version of the sky is a bit confusing. to me it just shows how the sea can be dangerous, as can Earth itself, while the sky seems so beautiful. regina seems to remind us that reality (the sea) is just a more touchable and sensual version of our dreams that always seem beyond our reach. she seems afraid to sit here alone and see all of this happening around her, so invites somebody else to sit with her and enjoy it. the part about the shadows just show how she feels that her real self is sometimes hidden by the seemingly more important and depressing factors of life, and how she wishes that people would see past the shadows and just enjoy life.
sorry i've written so much- i love regina spektor and this is possibly my favorite song :)