In the last verse: "And will you call and be assured for life" should be "And if you call I'll be your shield for life"*. I've confirmed this with a number of other online readings of the lyrics and it makes more sense. Plus, to be honest, it sounds a lot more like Martina's saying "shield" than "assured," especially in the original version on Heligoland (the version on the Splitting the Atom EP is a mix).
@Robert the Devil I didn't even know there was a different version than the one I first heard but I looked it up and the lyrics are much clearer, so thank you! I've spent so much time thinking about this song and the words and w hat it all means because I felt some sort of emotional pull like my heart understood but I didn't consciously know why... But hearing the lyrics on the other version really eased my mind and I'm pretty confident about what I think she's saying now. "and when you call I'll be your shield for...
@Robert the Devil I didn't even know there was a different version than the one I first heard but I looked it up and the lyrics are much clearer, so thank you! I've spent so much time thinking about this song and the words and w hat it all means because I felt some sort of emotional pull like my heart understood but I didn't consciously know why... But hearing the lyrics on the other version really eased my mind and I'm pretty confident about what I think she's saying now. "and when you call I'll be your shield for life" is an absolutely beautiful line, imho and does make more sense
In the last verse: "And will you call and be assured for life" should be "And if you call I'll be your shield for life"*. I've confirmed this with a number of other online readings of the lyrics and it makes more sense. Plus, to be honest, it sounds a lot more like Martina's saying "shield" than "assured," especially in the original version on Heligoland (the version on the Splitting the Atom EP is a mix).
@Robert the Devil I didn't even know there was a different version than the one I first heard but I looked it up and the lyrics are much clearer, so thank you! I've spent so much time thinking about this song and the words and w hat it all means because I felt some sort of emotional pull like my heart understood but I didn't consciously know why... But hearing the lyrics on the other version really eased my mind and I'm pretty confident about what I think she's saying now. "and when you call I'll be your shield for...
@Robert the Devil I didn't even know there was a different version than the one I first heard but I looked it up and the lyrics are much clearer, so thank you! I've spent so much time thinking about this song and the words and w hat it all means because I felt some sort of emotional pull like my heart understood but I didn't consciously know why... But hearing the lyrics on the other version really eased my mind and I'm pretty confident about what I think she's saying now. "and when you call I'll be your shield for life" is an absolutely beautiful line, imho and does make more sense