One of my favorites off of Bloom. Lyrics seem to be about a young girl coming of age. The opening line suggests the girl was wanting something for her future during her youth, and that something was big, bold, and meant a lot to her. She was dreaming of something that "comes in colors," perhaps freedom, love, travel; we can't really know. These dreams are vanishing everyday, or perhaps her opportunities to achieve them are fading.
She keeps these promises; perhaps she is promising herself that she will have the life she wants, but something's holding her back; her dreams are fading.
The chorus, to me, seems to speak to the audience, not the girl. "Can you call it? See it coming? Just enough to tell a story 'bout a portrait of a young girl waiting for a new year?" This isn't atypical; this is a girl who wants out, like many others all around the world, but is being held back.
I think I've touched on two big points; hopefully this will guide you in your interpretations, whether they align with mine or not.
One of my favorites off of Bloom. Lyrics seem to be about a young girl coming of age. The opening line suggests the girl was wanting something for her future during her youth, and that something was big, bold, and meant a lot to her. She was dreaming of something that "comes in colors," perhaps freedom, love, travel; we can't really know. These dreams are vanishing everyday, or perhaps her opportunities to achieve them are fading.
She keeps these promises; perhaps she is promising herself that she will have the life she wants, but something's holding her back; her dreams are fading.
The chorus, to me, seems to speak to the audience, not the girl. "Can you call it? See it coming? Just enough to tell a story 'bout a portrait of a young girl waiting for a new year?" This isn't atypical; this is a girl who wants out, like many others all around the world, but is being held back.
I think I've touched on two big points; hopefully this will guide you in your interpretations, whether they align with mine or not.