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Porcelain
Are you wasting away in your skin
Are you missing the love of your kin
Drifting and floating and fading away
Porcelain
Do you smell like a girl when you smile
Can you bear not to share with your child
Drifting and floating and fading away
Little lune
All day
Little lune
Porcelain
Do you carry the moon in your womb
Someone said that you're fading too soon
Drifting and floating and fading away
Porcelain
Are you wasting away in your skin
Are you missing the love of your kin
Nodding and melting and fading away
Little lune
All day
Little lune
Little lune
All day
Little lune. | zvzSJfjlW4xlZINo | 1378 | This song is about a woman on drugs. The lyrics about her fading too soon and drifting away, all because she is a young woman and a young woman is supposed to be this sort of porcelain doll to the world. A young woman with her porcelain face just "fading too soon" due to drugs. Drifting away into this lifestyle that the rest of the world doesn't share. Sharing with her child, because she had a miscarriage due to her drugs, and the song is saying that she wouldn't stop drugs even for a child she was bearing. ModestMeon May 28, 2004 Link2 Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. @ModestMeNo you stupid fuck, that's not what it's about. Stop pretending like you know. Kiedis said himself that it's about a pregnant mother he met at the YMCA while she was fighting her alcoholism. vezdehodon August 28, 2010Hey, you rude jerk. There are ways to correct people! |
Porcelain
Are you wasting away in your skin
Are you missing the love of your kin
Drifting and floating and fading away
Porcelain
Do you smell like a girl when you smile
Can you bear not to share with your child
Drifting and floating and fading away
Little lune
All day
Little lune
Porcelain
Do you carry the moon in your womb
Someone said that you're fading too soon
Drifting and floating and fading away
Porcelain
Are you wasting away in your skin
Are you missing the love of your kin
Nodding and melting and fading away
Little lune
All day
Little lune
Little lune
All day
Little lune. | zvzSJfjlW4xlZINo | 1378 | IT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BORING! They need to connect with their funky style once again. rimmaon August 20, 2002 Link4 Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. @rimmaOk just because a song is sweet and mellow doesn't mean their still not funky. Obviously you haven't heard all of their other stuff and your not very open to new stuffonewithmusicon May 18, 2009Ok just because a song is sweet and mellow doesn't mean their still not funky. Obviously you haven't heard all of their other stuff and your not very open to new stuffonewithmusicon May 18, 2009this song is amazing, it's not boring, it's showing that a band as "funky" as rhcp can still rock an amazing deep lyrical song. it's only boring because you obviously don't enjoy what a song means. why are you on this site again? krisyoon August 27, 2010Let them experiment, Rimma. They have the right. ^^And this is a beautiful, emotive song, even if it's not their style; as Krisyo says, lets us know they can totally make other kinds of music. |
There's a thing called
There's this thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
What's a chkacha?
What's a fuel called?
Fairweather storms are in your head
Fairweather storms are in your head
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love | zw3DrTBAXmQsWGNF | 3530822107858691924 | For a band, such as Foals, that focus more on producing complex layers of rhythm and tones, the lyrics are a minimized way of adding to the complexity; the vocals seem to never distract from the music but add a specific layer to the sound . I don't really think it was a lack of creativity, but a stylistic thing. moulinwindmillon August 28, 2008 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
There's a thing called
There's this thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
What's a chkacha?
What's a fuel called?
Fairweather storms are in your head
Fairweather storms are in your head
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love | zw3DrTBAXmQsWGNF | 3530822107858691924 | There's this thing called.... There's this thing called...We fly balloons on this fuel called...We fly balloons on this fuel called loveWhat's this ch-ch-check? (this is the only line I'm not sure about)What's the fuel called? The weather storms are in your headThe weather storms are in your headWe fly balloons on this fuel called loveWe fly balloons on this fuel called loveWe fly balloons on this fuel called...We fly balloons on this fuel called loveThere's a thing called.... x8We fly balloons on this fuel called loveWe fly balloons on this fuel called loveWe fly balloons on this fuel called...We fly balloons on this fuel called loveWe fly balloons on this fuel called loveWe fly balloons on this fuel called loveWe fly balloons on this fuel called...We fly balloons on this fuel called loveLighthouseson January 12, 2008 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
There's a thing called
There's this thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
What's a chkacha?
What's a fuel called?
Fairweather storms are in your head
Fairweather storms are in your head
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love | zw3DrTBAXmQsWGNF | 3530822107858691924 | i... i was fully hearing "we fry balloons on a steel collar." and then "why's it feel cold?" instead of "what's the fuel called?" your interpretation makes a lot more sensekittenchowmeinon February 16, 2008 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
There's a thing called
There's this thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
What's a chkacha?
What's a fuel called?
Fairweather storms are in your head
Fairweather storms are in your head
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love | zw3DrTBAXmQsWGNF | 3530822107858691924 | In the album's booklet it says:"What's a chkacha!" What he actually says:"What's the temperature!" They wrote it that way on the booklet because that's just what it sounded like and what everyone shouted so it just stuck. TANSDon April 12, 2008 Link1 Reply Log in to replyThere was an error. @TANSDI keep listening to this song and trying to find where you think it says temperature...but I stil can't find it. he just says chkacha. what the fck is a chkacha? |
There's a thing called
There's this thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
What's a chkacha?
What's a fuel called?
Fairweather storms are in your head
Fairweather storms are in your head
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love | zw3DrTBAXmQsWGNF | 3530822107858691924 | Deffo not "Temperature" Lol...they bviously couldnt think of a god word. But i really do love this song, Isnt it "There where the storms are in your head????" ah well. I like it :Ddoodle81on June 23, 2008 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
There's a thing called
There's this thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
What's a chkacha?
What's a fuel called?
Fairweather storms are in your head
Fairweather storms are in your head
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love | zw3DrTBAXmQsWGNF | 3530822107858691924 | Well, I'm not a pervert, but... I am the only one to see sexual content when he sings "we fuel balloons on this thing called love" ? Balloons are condoms and the "thing called love" is... sperm (the result of sexual love). I think it suits well... this song is about your feelings when you're in love... the "weither storms" in your head, the feeling and the physical attraction wich obsess him... Ok, maybe I just think too much about sex...ILPLEUTon December 08, 2008 Link1 Reply Log in to replyThere was an error. |
There's a thing called
There's this thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
What's a chkacha?
What's a fuel called?
Fairweather storms are in your head
Fairweather storms are in your head
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love | zw3DrTBAXmQsWGNF | 3530822107858691924 | It would make very little sense if it was 'there where the storms are in your head'. I know most of Foals' songs have abstract lyrics, but look at the semantic field of the whole thing:"We fly balloons" - hot air balloons? "On this fuel called love" - Hot air balloons need fuel which is heat, love is connected to warmth and heat"The weather storms" - it must be " The weather" not "There where the" because of the previous references to hot air balloons, which rely very heavily on weather. and I agree with moulinwindmill. The Foals keep their lyrics minimalistic in order to add to the sound, you can tell by the way they often layer lyrics or harmonies, and the way that the emphasis is not on his singing voice (which isn't great to be honest) but more on the way it accompanies the musicwhich is very well, in my opinion ^^moominsarespacehipposon May 09, 2009 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
There's a thing called
There's this thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
What's a chkacha?
What's a fuel called?
Fairweather storms are in your head
Fairweather storms are in your head
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love | zw3DrTBAXmQsWGNF | 3530822107858691924 | No one gets the meaning of this song? It's about taking Ecstacy. Take E and you're unbelievably high & fueled & you love everyone & everything. And you get quite warm, so the original mumbled line of What's the temperature? fits just fine. Foals lyrics are bits pieced together from here & there, highs & good feelings, bits of thoughts from all over the place. They are excellently tossed together, in my opinion. terri kayeon October 09, 2010 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
There's a thing called
There's this thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
What's a chkacha?
What's a fuel called?
Fairweather storms are in your head
Fairweather storms are in your head
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
There's a thing called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called love
We fly balloons on this fuel called
We fly balloons on this fuel called love | zw3DrTBAXmQsWGNF | 3530822107858691924 | god, i hate this song. he must have been in a hurry to write a song one day and thought, "well, 'we fly balloons in a fuel called love' sure is catchy...what line should come next...? ah, fuck it, i'll just repeat that line over and over for 3 minutes and we'll call it a day." the guy must have been in a hurry to get back to sucking cocks. Synergisticon May 19, 2008 Link1 Reply Log in to replyThere was an error. @SynergisticI feel sorry for such a small minded person as yourself, who is so unhappy with their own life that they feel the need to go onto websites saying nasty stuff about people just to make themselves feel better! You wish you were as famous or as talented as foals! |
I wish you bluebirds in the spring
To give your heart a song to sing
And then a kiss, but more than this
I wish you love
And in July, a lemonade
To cool you in some leafy glade
I wish you health, and more than wealth
I wish you love
My breaking heart and I agree
That you and I could never be
So with my best, my very best
I set you free
I wish you shelter from the storm
A cozy fire to keep you warm
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love...
la la la ...
My breaking heart and I agree
That you and I could never be
So with my best, my very best
I set you free
I wish you shelter from the storm
A cozy fire to keep you warm
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love | zwLHQzyPXjYt9Nsw | 3530822107858588470 | why has no one commented on the AWESOME song?!?? i love how the piano and strings blend... and her voice is so achy, haha...well, i think the meaning of this song is obvious, but since it's a song meaning site, i'll just say it's about someone who loves someone they can't be with, and so they wish the other person all good things, but most of all, love. on a final note, i like how it shows the seasons changing, showing how the person will continue to wish the best for the other throughout the years. |
I wish you bluebirds in the spring
To give your heart a song to sing
And then a kiss, but more than this
I wish you love
And in July, a lemonade
To cool you in some leafy glade
I wish you health, and more than wealth
I wish you love
My breaking heart and I agree
That you and I could never be
So with my best, my very best
I set you free
I wish you shelter from the storm
A cozy fire to keep you warm
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love...
la la la ...
My breaking heart and I agree
That you and I could never be
So with my best, my very best
I set you free
I wish you shelter from the storm
A cozy fire to keep you warm
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love | zwLHQzyPXjYt9Nsw | 3530822107858588470 | I like her arrangement of the song. It sounds wistful, reflective. I think it means someone, ready to give up their relationship because it's not right for them both, so now he/she is wishing the other the best for their future in the years to come. It's a different kind of love, wishing for happiness and good fortune that may not be yours. |
I wish you bluebirds in the spring
To give your heart a song to sing
And then a kiss, but more than this
I wish you love
And in July, a lemonade
To cool you in some leafy glade
I wish you health, and more than wealth
I wish you love
My breaking heart and I agree
That you and I could never be
So with my best, my very best
I set you free
I wish you shelter from the storm
A cozy fire to keep you warm
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love...
la la la ...
My breaking heart and I agree
That you and I could never be
So with my best, my very best
I set you free
I wish you shelter from the storm
A cozy fire to keep you warm
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love | zwLHQzyPXjYt9Nsw | 3530822107858588470 | I really like both versions of this song. The jazzier one definitely works a little better for a live show, but the one off the prime soundtrack is intense. You can really get in deep. The toughest thing at the end of a relationship is simply accepting it and moving on. It's so tough to keep a high level of tact when dealing with a broken heart, feelings usually tend to be bitter, and wishing someone only good things when it's over is all the more heartbreaking. |
I wish you bluebirds in the spring
To give your heart a song to sing
And then a kiss, but more than this
I wish you love
And in July, a lemonade
To cool you in some leafy glade
I wish you health, and more than wealth
I wish you love
My breaking heart and I agree
That you and I could never be
So with my best, my very best
I set you free
I wish you shelter from the storm
A cozy fire to keep you warm
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love...
la la la ...
My breaking heart and I agree
That you and I could never be
So with my best, my very best
I set you free
I wish you shelter from the storm
A cozy fire to keep you warm
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love | zwLHQzyPXjYt9Nsw | 3530822107858588470 | I don't even think of this song as a "relationship" song. It's so simple and beautiful, that I sometimes listen to it and hope that love enriches everyone in my life. You don't have to "be" with someone, but live (hence seasons for a more literal sense) and hope that love in their life remains forever. |
I wish you bluebirds in the spring
To give your heart a song to sing
And then a kiss, but more than this
I wish you love
And in July, a lemonade
To cool you in some leafy glade
I wish you health, and more than wealth
I wish you love
My breaking heart and I agree
That you and I could never be
So with my best, my very best
I set you free
I wish you shelter from the storm
A cozy fire to keep you warm
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love...
la la la ...
My breaking heart and I agree
That you and I could never be
So with my best, my very best
I set you free
I wish you shelter from the storm
A cozy fire to keep you warm
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love | zwLHQzyPXjYt9Nsw | 3530822107858588470 | I love this song, and am doing a video of songs for when I die to leave behind for my family & friends, so that they know how much I love them and that I wish that even though we can't be together anymore I hope that love will continue to enrich their lives through out every season. and that love in their life remains forever. |
Melodic stanzas
are symphonizing their way
through your weary head
To feed your distrust
And fill it's mouth with the desire
to soulfully be one with your creation
Not a subject to control
you call upon a higer power
for help and inspiration
The crowd waits
and turns their faces
towards you expectantly
you give them what they need
But their useless criticism
makes you die
a bit more inside
Not a subject to control
you call upon a higer power
for help and inspiration
Oh, I swoon
while loudspeakers play soft music
Leaning
over your fourtieth masterpiece
You must have loved
the colour of these violins
I wish I knew you
Your fit of insanity makes me sad
I wish you knew
your music was to stay forever
And I hope...
I have no clue
if you know how much it matters
And i hope... | zwg6gDwPsIeZlMdN | 73331 | I met anneke last week, during an acosutic show with danny cavanagh in Brazil. I asked her about the lyrics of 2 the gathering songs and travel is one of then. She saids Travel is really about mozart and about her feelings and intentions to know what goes in his heart and in his mind. And she wanted mozart to know how much he and his thoughts matters for her. She said that's a very special song too. |
Melodic stanzas
are symphonizing their way
through your weary head
To feed your distrust
And fill it's mouth with the desire
to soulfully be one with your creation
Not a subject to control
you call upon a higer power
for help and inspiration
The crowd waits
and turns their faces
towards you expectantly
you give them what they need
But their useless criticism
makes you die
a bit more inside
Not a subject to control
you call upon a higer power
for help and inspiration
Oh, I swoon
while loudspeakers play soft music
Leaning
over your fourtieth masterpiece
You must have loved
the colour of these violins
I wish I knew you
Your fit of insanity makes me sad
I wish you knew
your music was to stay forever
And I hope...
I have no clue
if you know how much it matters
And i hope... | zwg6gDwPsIeZlMdN | 73331 | Never crosed my mind that this song might be about a relationship. To me all the lyrics point out that this song is a tribute to some music composer (probably classic music). Observe:Imagine that the first stanza refers to a man constantly preocupied by music, most likely his one, to the point of exhaustion. Look at the 4th stanza - imagine the man's composition going before a croud of listeners. They get what they've paid for but all they have to say about his work is pintless to him. Why? Look at the third stanza now - he's work is of divine inspiration therefor not a subject to control. Now the later part of the song becomes more personal as she relates to the man. She feels the desire to know this persona - it also hints us here that they are separated by ages and such a thing is but a fantasy. The very last part of the song makes it all very clear:"I wish you knewyour music was to stay forever"What beter way to honour a genius musician than by claiming his music has standed the test of time. In a way i feel Anneke wishies this for herself so it's possible that this song is not about a long gone artis but about the gathering and their expectations for the future. I find this song to by by far the best song of the band, both lyricaly and instrumental. |
Melodic stanzas
are symphonizing their way
through your weary head
To feed your distrust
And fill it's mouth with the desire
to soulfully be one with your creation
Not a subject to control
you call upon a higer power
for help and inspiration
The crowd waits
and turns their faces
towards you expectantly
you give them what they need
But their useless criticism
makes you die
a bit more inside
Not a subject to control
you call upon a higer power
for help and inspiration
Oh, I swoon
while loudspeakers play soft music
Leaning
over your fourtieth masterpiece
You must have loved
the colour of these violins
I wish I knew you
Your fit of insanity makes me sad
I wish you knew
your music was to stay forever
And I hope...
I have no clue
if you know how much it matters
And i hope... | zwg6gDwPsIeZlMdN | 73331 | I agree for the most part, but I still looove Saturnine. My favorite part would have to be "Leaning/over your fourtieth masterpiece/You must have loved/the colour of these violins" Everytime I listen to this song I ponder what these lyrics mean. Anyone want to enlighten me? |
Melodic stanzas
are symphonizing their way
through your weary head
To feed your distrust
And fill it's mouth with the desire
to soulfully be one with your creation
Not a subject to control
you call upon a higer power
for help and inspiration
The crowd waits
and turns their faces
towards you expectantly
you give them what they need
But their useless criticism
makes you die
a bit more inside
Not a subject to control
you call upon a higer power
for help and inspiration
Oh, I swoon
while loudspeakers play soft music
Leaning
over your fourtieth masterpiece
You must have loved
the colour of these violins
I wish I knew you
Your fit of insanity makes me sad
I wish you knew
your music was to stay forever
And I hope...
I have no clue
if you know how much it matters
And i hope... | zwg6gDwPsIeZlMdN | 73331 | "I" think, this song is about a breaking relationship. Where one partner doesnt care about the other anymore, while not caring and truly hurting the other one. "if you know how much it matters""Your fit of insanity makes me sad""To feed your distrustAnd fill it's mouth with the desireto soulfully be one with your creation"...been in this situation and can prefectly relate these lyrics that way to myself. |
Melodic stanzas
are symphonizing their way
through your weary head
To feed your distrust
And fill it's mouth with the desire
to soulfully be one with your creation
Not a subject to control
you call upon a higer power
for help and inspiration
The crowd waits
and turns their faces
towards you expectantly
you give them what they need
But their useless criticism
makes you die
a bit more inside
Not a subject to control
you call upon a higer power
for help and inspiration
Oh, I swoon
while loudspeakers play soft music
Leaning
over your fourtieth masterpiece
You must have loved
the colour of these violins
I wish I knew you
Your fit of insanity makes me sad
I wish you knew
your music was to stay forever
And I hope...
I have no clue
if you know how much it matters
And i hope... | zwg6gDwPsIeZlMdN | 73331 | Originaly I thought this song must definitely refer to Mozart but then I thought of Antonio Saliery, the way he is portrayed in the film Amadeus and suddenly everything made sense. In the film Salieri is always in the shadow of Mozart's fame, despite his complete devotion to his music and feels that the crowds do not understand him and his music. He also claims to have written 40 operas. Salieri is also portrayed as a religious man who begged god to give him the talent to write great music to honor him (you call upon a higer power for help and inspiration). When Mozart gains all the fame, despite his rude, vulgar and immature behaviour, Saliery starts to believe that god is mocking him through his creation (mozart). If you want more on this either read the plot in wiki (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…) or watch the film which is a masterpiece in any way. I still think it could refer to Mozart as well or even to both of them and the relationship between them. |
There was a boat in a sea I knew
Couldn't believe what I saw was true
I swam out through the waves
I caught it as it moved away
I said I'd stole you away
I said I'd stole you away
Next time I'll steal you away
Next time I'll steal you, darling, you stay
There was a change
In the way you breathe
I couldn't believe
You would change for me
And if you hear the sound
Of shooting stars
Protect your heart 'cause it burns bright
Can turns back around
I said I'd stole you away
I said I'd stole you away
Next time I'll steal you away
Next time I'll steal you, darling, you stay
High strung your soul
It's uncovered by the leaving
And the things that you see
You spent so long running
But there's nothing coming
Turn around and run into me
I said I'd stole you away
I said I'd stole you away
Next time I'll steal you away
Next time I'll steal you, darling, you stay | zx0TTCTnIxENGJak | 3530822107858884998 | I believe that he's talking about a lover he has. He's saying that she caught his eye and ever since he's been trying to get her to love her. On the other hand this girl is looking for someone herself. Soon she begins to give him signs that she may like him back. But the third verse he says that she keeps looking for love, but to no avail so he wants her to turn back to him. He wants to steal her heart. |
Thought that I was going crazy
Just havin' one those days yea
Didn't know what to do
Then there was you
And everything went from wrong to right
And the stars came out to fill up the sky
The music you were playin' really blew my mind
It was love at first sight
'Cause baby when I heard you
For the first time I knew
We were meant to be as one
I was tired of running out of luck
Thinkin' 'bout giving up, yeaj
Didn't know what to do
Then there was you
And everything went from wrong to right
And the stars came out to fill up the sky
The music you were playin' really blew my mind
It was love at first sight
(Love)
'Cause baby when I heard you
(When I heard)
For the first time I knew
We were meant to be as one
(To be as one)
'Cause baby when I heard you
For the first time I knew
We were meant to be as one
Everythin' went from wrong to right
And the stars came out and filled up the sky
(Up the sky)
The music you were playin' really blew my mind
It was love at first sight
(Love)
Love at first sight
Love at first sight
Love
Ooh, it was love, it was love at first sight
'Cause baby when I heard you
(When I heard)
For the first time I knew
We were meant to be as one
(To be as one)
'Cause baby when I heard you
(When I heard)
For the first time I knew
We were meant to be as one
It was love, it was love, it was love, it was love
Oohh, it was love, it was love, it was love, it was love
Oohh, it was love, it was love, it was love, it was love
End | zxC5zqbgoYmtcioA | 76699 | Hey! Kylie Minogue must be the only singer who has two songs named exactly alike but whicvh are different. She has another "Love at First Sight" song on her 1988 debut album. Alienoon May 22, 2007 Link1 Reply Log in to replyThere was an error. @AlienoActually, Madonna has two songs named Forbidden love. |
Thought that I was going crazy
Just havin' one those days yea
Didn't know what to do
Then there was you
And everything went from wrong to right
And the stars came out to fill up the sky
The music you were playin' really blew my mind
It was love at first sight
'Cause baby when I heard you
For the first time I knew
We were meant to be as one
I was tired of running out of luck
Thinkin' 'bout giving up, yeaj
Didn't know what to do
Then there was you
And everything went from wrong to right
And the stars came out to fill up the sky
The music you were playin' really blew my mind
It was love at first sight
(Love)
'Cause baby when I heard you
(When I heard)
For the first time I knew
We were meant to be as one
(To be as one)
'Cause baby when I heard you
For the first time I knew
We were meant to be as one
Everythin' went from wrong to right
And the stars came out and filled up the sky
(Up the sky)
The music you were playin' really blew my mind
It was love at first sight
(Love)
Love at first sight
Love at first sight
Love
Ooh, it was love, it was love at first sight
'Cause baby when I heard you
(When I heard)
For the first time I knew
We were meant to be as one
(To be as one)
'Cause baby when I heard you
(When I heard)
For the first time I knew
We were meant to be as one
It was love, it was love, it was love, it was love
Oohh, it was love, it was love, it was love, it was love
Oohh, it was love, it was love, it was love, it was love
End | zxC5zqbgoYmtcioA | 76699 | The one thing that bugs me about this song is that the lyrics and title don't match...."cuz baby when I heard you / for the first time I knew / we were meant to be as one" - and then the title is "Love at First SIGHT". Shouldn't it be "Love at First Sound"? pick, pick, pick, pick, pickbinks25on September 11, 2002 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Wop-bop-a-loo-mop alop-bom-bom
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bom bom
I got a girl, named Sue
She knows just what to do
I got a girl, named Sue
She knows just what to do
I rock to the east, She rock to the west, but
She's the girl
That I love the best
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bom bom
I got a girl, named Daisy
She almost drives me crazy
I got a girl, named Daisy
She almost drives me crazy
She knows how to love me
Yes indeed
Boy you don't know what she's doing to me
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop
Ah! Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bom bom
Got a girl, named Daisy
She almost drives me crazy
Got a girl, named Daisy
She almost drives me crazy
She knows how to love me
Yes indeed
Boy you don't know what she doing to me
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bam boom | zxI0u8m0EPvVhNeD | 130549 | The way Little Richard ORIGINALLY sang it wasA wop bop a loo mop, a good god damn! / Tutti frutti, loose booty / If it don’t fit, don’t force it / You can grease it, make it easyIt was an old raunchy ditty (presumably about anal sex) that they cleaned up out of necessity. The clean lyrics mean nothing- the record company liked the catchy music and the enthusiasm with which Little Richard performed it, so they made it suitable for 1950's radio. |
Wop-bop-a-loo-mop alop-bom-bom
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bom bom
I got a girl, named Sue
She knows just what to do
I got a girl, named Sue
She knows just what to do
I rock to the east, She rock to the west, but
She's the girl
That I love the best
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bom bom
I got a girl, named Daisy
She almost drives me crazy
I got a girl, named Daisy
She almost drives me crazy
She knows how to love me
Yes indeed
Boy you don't know what she's doing to me
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop
Ah! Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bom bom
Got a girl, named Daisy
She almost drives me crazy
Got a girl, named Daisy
She almost drives me crazy
She knows how to love me
Yes indeed
Boy you don't know what she doing to me
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bam boom | zxI0u8m0EPvVhNeD | 130549 | The last two verses are obvious and straight forward. It is the first verse that requires analysis and translation which I shall do below. "Tutti frutti" is the American name for Neopolitan icecream. "Oh rutti" is a corruption of the French "en route" which means "on the way". So the first verse sings like so,Neopolitan icecream, on the way,Neopolitan icecream, on the way,Neopolitan icecream, on the way,Neopolitan icecream, on the way,Neopolitan icecream, on the way,Then we get to the line,"A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boo"A "wop bop" is obviously an Italian dance. "A loo bop" is a dance in the toilet. So Little Richard is singing about an Italian dance in the toilet. "A lop bam boom" is obviously complete gibberish. |
Wop-bop-a-loo-mop alop-bom-bom
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bom bom
I got a girl, named Sue
She knows just what to do
I got a girl, named Sue
She knows just what to do
I rock to the east, She rock to the west, but
She's the girl
That I love the best
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bom bom
I got a girl, named Daisy
She almost drives me crazy
I got a girl, named Daisy
She almost drives me crazy
She knows how to love me
Yes indeed
Boy you don't know what she's doing to me
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop
Ah! Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bom bom
Got a girl, named Daisy
She almost drives me crazy
Got a girl, named Daisy
She almost drives me crazy
She knows how to love me
Yes indeed
Boy you don't know what she doing to me
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Tutti Frutti, oh rootie
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bam boom | zxI0u8m0EPvVhNeD | 130549 | DarkenRahl makes sense for the most part. However:1. Tutti Frutti and Neapolitan are not the same thing. Tutti frutti is entirely fruit flavored and often has dried or candied fruit as well as flavoring. Neapolitan is 1/3 strawberry, 1/3 chocolate, and 1/3 vanilla, which isn't even that fruity. 2. "A lop bam boom" isn't necessarily gibberish. Ferdinand Lop was a French presidential candidate in the 1940s, and since he ran right after WWII, Little Richard probably added war onomatopoeia (BAM! BOOM!). It is also possible that instead of "Bam boom," he's saying "bamboo," which would probably be a reference to a love of pandas. Also, only at the end does he go "A Lop bam boom (bamboo). The rest of the song its "A lop bum bum." The "bum bum" is likely either just a musical segway, or perhaps a reference to the subject of both the original version and many other Little Richard songs (you know what I'm talking about). |
Voices inside my head
Echoes of things that you said
Voices inside my head
Echoes of things that you said
Voices inside my head
Echoes of things that you said
Voices inside my head
Echoes of things that you said
Jump jump jump
Jump jump jump
Jump jump jump
Voices inside my head
Echoes of things that you said | zxUXIAfktNPCE0SK | 5941 | FerlinghettiConstantly risking whenever she performsAbove the heads of her audienceThe poet, like an acrobat,Climbs on rhyme to a high wire and balancingOn light beams above a sea of facesPaces her way to the other side of dayPerforming entrechats and sleight of foot tricksAnd other high theatricsI? Forget love? Not a chance. |
Voices inside my head
Echoes of things that you said
Voices inside my head
Echoes of things that you said
Voices inside my head
Echoes of things that you said
Voices inside my head
Echoes of things that you said
Jump jump jump
Jump jump jump
Jump jump jump
Voices inside my head
Echoes of things that you said | zxUXIAfktNPCE0SK | 5941 | Here even experts can hardly see clearThe women are men—the men are women hereYoung men are dancing with zestIn evening dress, with rubber breastWhile talking in soprano—the women wear tuxedoesAnd talk like Santa ClausWhile lighting big HavanasIf we had won—then everyoneWould be a soldierThe entire land would be run by goon and gunAnd all around, would be barbed wireThen reason would be kept in fettersAccused and always on the spotAnd wars would come—like operettasIf we had won the last warBut we were in luck—and we did notWhat good is it to have seen much such follyAnd for what—are these endlessly manyAnd no two, the sameWhat good to us—is all thisAnd these games …This life is gay! Isn’t it sweet, ding dong? |
Voices inside my head
Echoes of things that you said
Voices inside my head
Echoes of things that you said
Voices inside my head
Echoes of things that you said
Voices inside my head
Echoes of things that you said
Jump jump jump
Jump jump jump
Jump jump jump
Voices inside my head
Echoes of things that you said | zxUXIAfktNPCE0SK | 5941 | Anyway, back to the album in question. It is dang near perfect. The main distinction from the past is in that the band has included quite a few instrumentals this time - perhaps it was due to the record being 'rushed', as they said, but then again, it seems like every early Police album was 'rushed', so I wouldn't know. These four instrumentals get bashed a lot, but personally, I consider them unique, idiosyncratic, innovative and atmospheric. At least the first three. 'Voices Inside My Head' is based upon a classic echoey Summers riff, while Sting counterpoints it with an equally impressive bassline and Mr Copeland is there as usual with all his tremendous fills. The song matches its title perfectly, particularly when Sting begins chanting the title somewhere from up above, and the band's dreadful 'CHA! CHA! CHA!' used to scare the shit out of me when I was a kid. |
Climb, climb, I always climb
Out of bed in the morning
On a mountain made of sand
And I know this doesn't rhyme
But the clutter on the table
Is getting out of hand
I know you tried to see me through
But honey I'm still having trouble
Finding out what's you
Time, time, it's so sublime
Well, they say it's non-existent
But it's playing with my mind
And phone calls don't cost a dime
In the caverns of your feelings
Where the sun will never shine
I know that you tried to see me through
But honey I'm still having trouble
Finding out what's you
Mine, mine, which things are mine?
Well, I thought I saw a few
Before I found out I was blind
And I think I see a sign
And it's saying where to go
And when I get there what I'll find
I know you tried to see me through
But honey, I'm still having trouble
Finding out what's you | zxYtSeZzEVgPczJz | 3530822107858510991 | Positive and nonchalant , Curt and the boys come at Country and Western with a fresh askewed angle. Freshly twisted for 1983 and still highly original to this very day,this song has it's own beauty, all the songs on this album have their very own perspective.. There is no other album quite like MPll. |
I got rice cooking in the microwave
Got a three day beard I don't plan to shave
And it's a goofy thing but I just gotta say
Hey I'm doing alright
Yeah I think I'll make me some homemade soup
Feelin' pretty good and that's the truth
It's neither drink nor drug induced
No I'm just doin' alright
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?
Oh, yeah
It's been fifteen years since I left home
Said good luck to every seed I'd sown
Give it my best and then I left it alone
Oh, I hope they're doin' alright
Now I look in the mirror and what do I see?
A lone wolf there starin' back at me
Long in the tooth but harmless as can be
Lord I guess he's doin' alright
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?
Sometimes it's lonely
Sometimes it's only me
And the shadows that fill this room
Sometimes I'm fallin'
Desperately callin'
Howlin' at the moon
Well I might go get me a new tattoo
Or take my old Harley for a three day cruise
Might even grow me a fu man chu
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?
It's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?
Oh, yeah-e-yeah | zxnP37GR45qisBes | 66741 | This song embodies the "attitude of gratitude" that can instantly help you change your mood from sulking to satisfied. This song is about celebrating happy little things: Soup, not having to shave... The verse:"It's been fifteen years since I left homeSaid good luck to every seed I'd sownGave it my best and then I left it aloneOh I hope they're doin' alrightNow I look in the mirror and what do I see? A lone wolf there starin' back at meLong in the tooth but harmless as can beLord, I guess he's doin' alright"I love this part. It poetically explains he's left his bygones behind him (which we all should). The wolf staring at him in the mirror represents his current troubles. He's not going to worry about his current troubles because they are "harmless". Whenever everything seems wrong, bad, or just plain unfair. Be thankful for the things that are good and wonderful in this life. It will instantly make everyday a "Great day to be alive"! |
I got rice cooking in the microwave
Got a three day beard I don't plan to shave
And it's a goofy thing but I just gotta say
Hey I'm doing alright
Yeah I think I'll make me some homemade soup
Feelin' pretty good and that's the truth
It's neither drink nor drug induced
No I'm just doin' alright
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?
Oh, yeah
It's been fifteen years since I left home
Said good luck to every seed I'd sown
Give it my best and then I left it alone
Oh, I hope they're doin' alright
Now I look in the mirror and what do I see?
A lone wolf there starin' back at me
Long in the tooth but harmless as can be
Lord I guess he's doin' alright
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?
Sometimes it's lonely
Sometimes it's only me
And the shadows that fill this room
Sometimes I'm fallin'
Desperately callin'
Howlin' at the moon
Well I might go get me a new tattoo
Or take my old Harley for a three day cruise
Might even grow me a fu man chu
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?
It's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?
Oh, yeah-e-yeah | zxnP37GR45qisBes | 66741 | I always play this out loud early in the morning when I'm feeling down! Always gets the job done, and soon I'm feeling great and grateful for life again. The chorus just tells it all; be grateful for the little things, cause they're what makes life good. I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes - that's all we need to know to get on by! It's just a really nice optimistic song to get your spirits up. |
Call it how it is
Hendrix
I promise, I swear, I swear
You heard
Spit it
Yo
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Rep the set, gotta rep the set
Chase a check, never chase a bitch
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Chase a check, never chase a bitch
Don't chase no bitches
Two cups, toast up with the gang
From food stamps to a whole another domain
Out the bottom, I'm the livin' proof (Super)
They compromising, half a million on the Coupe
Drug houses, lookin' like Peru
Graduated, I was overdue
Pink molly, I can barely move
Ask about me, I'm gon' bust a move
Rick James, 33 chains
Ocean Ave., cruisin' Biscayne
Top off, that's a liability
Hit the gas, boostin' my adrenaline
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Rep the set, gotta rep the set
Chase a check, never chase a bitch
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Chase a check, never chase a bitch
Don't chase no bitches
Before the Maybach, I'd drive anything
Buy my Range, make 'em go insane
My guillotine, drank promethazine
Tec and beams, go to those extremes
Parliament, call up Mari Wednesday
Parlay in Vegas, we was in attendance
Before the business?, Theodore lenses
Whole prescriptions, focus on the missions
Intermission, never take a break
Switch states, touch down, foreign plates
Ain't no way, ain't no fucking way
We call the play, we didn't come to play
Rob the bank, we gon' rob the game
They gang, we gang... but they are not the same (Freebandz)
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Rep the set, gotta rep the set
Chase a check, never chase a bitch
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Chase a check, never chase a bitch
Don't chase no bitches
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Gas gone, never nod off
(Cold chills, prison cells)
(Oh my Lord, praise him be) | zxqKvtGMOMGE2ZeX | 3530822107859545637 | The chorus seems to deal with an addiction (troubles / challenges of that) with drugs. That is does drugs (Molly, Percocets) and then keeps repeating that lifestyle (rep the set ... a workout term to do the same thing again). The rest seems to be dealing with growing up / living in "ghettos" where there are many socio-economic issues (drug houses), people depending of food stamps / welfare and him getting out of there (through his music career / business). |
Call it how it is
Hendrix
I promise, I swear, I swear
You heard
Spit it
Yo
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Rep the set, gotta rep the set
Chase a check, never chase a bitch
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Chase a check, never chase a bitch
Don't chase no bitches
Two cups, toast up with the gang
From food stamps to a whole another domain
Out the bottom, I'm the livin' proof (Super)
They compromising, half a million on the Coupe
Drug houses, lookin' like Peru
Graduated, I was overdue
Pink molly, I can barely move
Ask about me, I'm gon' bust a move
Rick James, 33 chains
Ocean Ave., cruisin' Biscayne
Top off, that's a liability
Hit the gas, boostin' my adrenaline
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Rep the set, gotta rep the set
Chase a check, never chase a bitch
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Chase a check, never chase a bitch
Don't chase no bitches
Before the Maybach, I'd drive anything
Buy my Range, make 'em go insane
My guillotine, drank promethazine
Tec and beams, go to those extremes
Parliament, call up Mari Wednesday
Parlay in Vegas, we was in attendance
Before the business?, Theodore lenses
Whole prescriptions, focus on the missions
Intermission, never take a break
Switch states, touch down, foreign plates
Ain't no way, ain't no fucking way
We call the play, we didn't come to play
Rob the bank, we gon' rob the game
They gang, we gang... but they are not the same (Freebandz)
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Rep the set, gotta rep the set
Chase a check, never chase a bitch
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Percocets, molly, Percocets
Chase a check, never chase a bitch
Don't chase no bitches
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Mask on, fuck it, mask off
Gas gone, never nod off
(Cold chills, prison cells)
(Oh my Lord, praise him be) | zxqKvtGMOMGE2ZeX | 3530822107859545637 | The song is about coming from the bottom in a gang & drug infested community he learned to survive & hustle how ever he could. It taught him to not give a fuck i.e. mask off meaning not giving a fuck. That mentality is what got him to where he is now half a mil on a coup, graduated I was overdue. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | This song means so much to me. I never knew that it was about a Vietnam vet, but it reminds me of my friend named Daniel who died in a car crash last Mother's Day. I always took "Spain" to represent "Heaven" somehow, and for some reason the rest of the song seems to make sense with that. When Elton John sings "God it looks like Daniel...must be the clouds in my eyes" this is just what I feels like when I have a dream and Daniel is in it. The "pain of the scars that won't heal" speaks of the injuries that he recieved at the time of the car crash, and after seeing him in the wake, this song made that much more sense to me. "Lord I miss Daniel, oh I miss him so much..."RIP Daniel Snow 05/09/2004BlackTaxi2don May 27, 2005 Link4 Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. @BlackTaxi2dWhat if, its about the person himself died, and is watching from heaven as his brother mourns for him ? (lyrics go here)Wickedwolfon January 12, 2014@BlackTaxi2d I really like this song, everytime i hear about this song, i remember my ex fiance, daniel. I always call him brother. Coz he is such a big brother to me. He works in aviation industry and he often travels so much and he seems so distant from other people. (He is an introvert). So i always remember him when i hear this song. He is still sate and sound but he just never been with us anymore (physically) coz he always travels oversea. Filianion October 27, 2015@BlackTaxi2d How old was Daniel Snow when he died? RRiccion July 15, 2017@BlackTaxi2d - Wow! Today is 9/4/2019 and I just read your post for the first time. I like what you wrote. God bless you. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | according to Philip Norman's (brilliant) biography of EJ, when he and Bernie Taupin first toured the US, Bernie read a newspaper article about a young kid whose brother had been sent to fight in Vietnam. Tp save him worrying his parents had told the youngster that his brother was going on holiday to Spain. His brother then returned blinded and with many other wounds. Originally there was a third verse which brought it all together (a "denouement" as they call it) but it was cut in the studio to include the elctric piano solo and keerp the song to three minutes. jonnytwospoonson November 15, 2010 Link1 Reply Log in to replyThere was an error. @jonnytwospoons@jonnytwospoons Yes real sad, it is a beautiful song, really moving. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | "Your eyes have died but you see more than I"This line doesn't mean that Daniel is blind. When a soldier comes off the front line, a soldier who has seen the worst, toughest fighting, is sometimes said to have a "thousand yard stare", the eyes appear to stare right through you and to something far behind you. It's a phrase coined from the Vietnam War. Very closely, to say "your eyes have died" is a reference to this emotional battle scar (the thousand yard stare). To add that "you see more than I" is saying that Daniel, even though scarred, sees things for what they really are. Alsatianon February 15, 2006 Link1 Reply Log in to replyThere was an error. @Alsatian@Alsatian --Reference to shell shock maybe. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | Bernie Taupin read an article about a Vietnam veteran who had gone been very disappointed at life back home in USA after the war and founded new life in Spain. The song simply is a storyteller told through the eyes of Daniel's brother about Daniel leaving to Spain. It's based on a true-story. The original lyrics by Taupin had one more verse to them, which explained what the song was about basicly, but Elton figured it wouldn't fit in his melody scheme's and it was never recorded. hairychesteron December 10, 2004 Link3 Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. @hairychesterare they written somewhere? dreamer16322on July 27, 2009@hairychester I wish Elton John would reconsider and record that last part. Let the people decide if that last part belongs or not! |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | i also agree! When i say that i like Elton John's music, everyone looks at me like i am weird. Then they say that he'a gay. And i go ya so what. But i love this song, it is very beautiful! \\// PeaceRollingstonesrockon November 03, 2004 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I've always heard it's about a person headed to Vietnam. I felt that it was that way also. But it gets confusing. If he (Daniel) was headed to Spain then I feel he is going to vietnam. Because Spain would be a possible stop for a British Soldier going to Vietnam. Also Daniel says it's the Prettiest place he's ever seen. Which means he has Eyesight. Unless of course there is some poetic meaning in there. Then when it says "Scars that won't heal" I think he is back from Vietnam and has been wonded. Either way excellent song. smittie1984on February 14, 2005 Link2 Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. @smittie1984Well, if they were going to viet nam, they would probably travel west. . . :>also, I do think that "Scars that won't heal" would mean that, excepting I think that they would be mental scars more than physical. . .just a thought. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | Yeah, this song is about VietNam--and the aftermath. The little brother is telling the story of the big brother he wanted to be like. But Big brother came home changed. So many VN vets did. And I don't think the line about "His eyes have died. He's sees more than I" refers to real blindness or eye injury. It was a heart injury that blinded him. . . his eyes became dead. . . like so many eyes do that have seen too much of the ugliness. Song makes me cry so it must be good :_)tenpenynailon November 07, 2006 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | Ed Clarke, do you have no respect? Noone is pretending to care. It's a genuine emotion to feel for the people who gave their lives so we could live in peace. Quite simply, you're an ignorant, selfish idiot who should keep quiet. As to the song.. Someone said they're the best lyrics ever. I disagree. I really appreciate the meaning behind the song, but the lyrics are actually very simply, in my opinion. (Very straightforward)Basically, I think the song is about Daniel who has died. Because Daniel thinks Spain is "the best place that he's ever seen", that is where the brother imagines him being in heaven, if that makes sense. (The first verse with Daniel leaving on a plane to Spain). I LOVE this song. regan_89on September 15, 2006 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I always interpreted this song to have been about Bernie Taupin's brother who died at an early age. I don't know if Bernie had a brother though, but the sentiment can be about losing any friend or family member too early. I think the blindness and Spain are meant to be metaphors for death and heaven. Pirtyfool22on May 10, 2007 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I think that Daniel is a soldier who went to Vietnam and died. I think his brother remembers that he used to love going to Spain. And if that makes sense, I can see why "God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes" would be an appropriate lyric of sad remembrance. And that's why I feel he "misses him so much", etc. marcevanon March 13, 2008 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | The song is about the pain of losing your older brother. It resonates with many scenarios, and the particular one that the writer conceived is not what makes the song great. Its emotional resonance makes it great. LogicalDreameron May 28, 2008 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I always kind of figured Daniel was a Viet Nam veteran...I don't think that when he said, "Your eyes have died" that he meant Daniel had died, but that he'd seen so much horror in Viet Nam, that he feels dead inside...and maybe he isn't really going to Spain, but faraway to a place very foreign to his brotherbecause it's too hard for him to be around his family and pretend he is the same person as before...Anyways, it's a great song! :)BlackSunshine84on July 06, 2008 Link1 Reply Log in to replyThere was an error. @BlackSunshine84@BlackSunshine84 WheneverI think about the Vietnam War, I think of something that greatly upsets me. I hear that when the soldiers came back home, they were spat on and disgraced. Here these young men go off defending our country and they come back to this awful homecoming. Sad! |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | Well I had perceived the song differently than the Vietnam story. A younger brother is reminiscing over the loss of his brother who died in a plane crash on the way to Spain. He knows his brother is dead, but likes to pretend his brother is actually vacationing in Spain and has been there so long because he likes it so much. Now every time he sees a plane, he wants to believe it is Daniel finally coming home from Spain. kaciahallon March 01, 2009 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I think most of you guys have made some really insiteful comments except those of you that can't leave gay stuff alone -quit it already! But I think it's not just Daniel's eyes that have died-I think Daniel's dead-that's why he's a star in the sky- his little brother wouldn't be crying so much-the clouds in my eyes-if he Daniel were still aliveHe's going to Spain because when he was alive he loved the place so much[I agree it is a nice metaphor for heaven] -now he's going there again one last time to be buried. Funny tho this song was written long before the onslaught of aids-but it reminds me of all those who died-and all of the fammilies they left behindmrAndersonneoon June 09, 2010 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | If John's biography states this was written by bernie about a vet leaving, then it is safe to say that is what its about. I think what throws people...including myself....is the last verse which is a refrain of the first. Take out the last verse and read the first 3 in order and it makes sense. Daniel is leaving for spain (vietnam) and his brother watches him leave. The second verse is the younger brother talking about missing him. The third verse is when he comes back. It is a great song by a great writer and a great musician...Peace. mikeb26on April 29, 2012 Link1 Reply Log in to replyThere was an error. @mikeb26@mikeb26 A more general interpretation, as it relates to death and heaven, is that Spain is Heaven, the plane represents the transcendance the deceased experiences after death, on his/her way to the afterlife (when Elton sings "headin' for Spain" he always looks up to the ceiling or sky). "Eyes have died" is a reference to the closed eyes of a dead person on earth. But if Daniel sees more than I ("I" represents those of us still on earth, who are suffering the loss) it must mean he has transcended to heaven where he can see more than you or I. So the first verse, is the transcendance via airplane to the afterlife. The chorus is about being relieved of pain after achieving afterlife (Heaven). The second verse is about Daniel having been in the afterlife for some time ("Daniel says it's the best thing, that he's ever seen. Oh and, He would know, He's been there enough." |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | Earlier today I got a notification that someone had replied abusively to a comment I'd posted 12 years ago...naturally I was intrigued to find what I could have said to provoke such a response. Ah. Oh dear. Though I don’t remember posting it, it thoroughly embarrasses me reading my comment now. Stupid angry teenager that I was. Sorry. Ed Clarkeon February 17, 2018 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | MemoryI lost my cousin Daniel to suicide last year. I didn't`t know him so well although we talked on the phone sometimes when he was living and working in London and I was in Tokyo....I hadn't seen him in a decade or more...It was a huge shock to his family and friends........my cousin Daniel was a heavyweight contest and olympic judoka....he represented New Zealand at Sydney 2000 and Atlanta Georgia 1996Daniel was the hardest man I ever met....it is without doubt one of the toughest sports in the world... some people say heavy knocks to head and neck caused by CTE......for anyone interested .....It is believed that CTE represents the cumulative long term neurological consequences of repetitive concussive and sub concussive blows to the head and or neck ......and it causes personality changes....... Anyway I would often go by myself to karaoke kan boxes high up in Tokyo's bustling Shinagawa ward and sing this song not very well for him......at this time I was struggling with my own issues with severe anxiety and depression....losing my job in a foreign country......severely bullied and under duress.....low on money and under pressure....I was drinking a lot then I found solo karaoke was a better release ....and I thought of this song....... so I would stay for hours and smoke mild sevens and sing and sometimes......well usually in fact have a bloody good cry after this song.....It helped me a lot........so I want to ask you Dan I fucking hope the scars have healed for you my man.....I really hope so......... I will always think of you when I hear this song and it came on in the appliance shop the other day......here in your city Auckland, NZ. I love the different interpretations......thank you to the person who said Spain is metaphorically Heaven.....I hope you are content with the clouds Dan.....I bet they are a hell of lot more forgiving than the Judo mats........ I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain..............................Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye..... Thank you Daniel my cousin. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | this song means very much to me, i guess it means quite to much to me!! tantoron July 23, 2002 Link2 Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. @tantorDaniel is travelling tonight on a planeI can see the red tail lights heading for Spain-- This makes me feel like Daniels brother is used to seeing this. Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye-- This isn't the first time. God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes-- Daniel isn't dead but it seems like it, because the real Daniel died at war. Daniels little brother feels like Daniel is looking out for him. They say Spain is pretty though I've never been-- There are alot of things the brother hasnt seen that Daniel has. It's prettcompared to what Daniel is used to seeing. Well Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seenOh and he should know, he's been there enoughLord I miss Daniel, oh I miss him so muchDaniel my brother you are older than meDo you still feel the pain of the scars that won't healYour eyes have died but you see more than IDaniel you're a star in the face of the skyDaniel is travelling tonight on a planeI can see the red tail lights heading for SpainOh and I can see Daniel waving goodbyeGod it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyesOh God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyesmhobbs55on August 21, 2009Well Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen-- All he's seen is the ugly sights of warOh and he should know, he's been there enoughLord I miss Daniel, oh I miss him so much-- Even though Daniel had come home the Daniel that used to exist no longer does. The war took away everything Daniel had been. Daniel my brother you are older than meDo you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal-- Does the war still haunt you? Your eyes have died but you see more than I-- The real you is gone.. but you've seen more than IDaniel you're a star in the face of the sky-- The old Daniel has died and is a star in the skyGod it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes-- Because when you leave I see you i |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I love this song. I HATE it when people say that Daniel was one of Elton's boyfriends! He wasn't! This is just a great song. It's so pretty and people should give Elton some credit and not just make fun of him for being gay. kangaroofeet4on August 25, 2002 Link1 Reply Log in to replyThere was an error. @kangaroofeet4@kangaroofeet4A person is born gay- now what in the world has someone's gayness to do with his spirit or his talent? |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I agree, this song is very well done and people just say it sucks because he's gay. All Elton's words are written by Bernie Taupin who isn't gay! It's actually about a brother who is leaving and was previously in the war and lost his sight there. joeyfox1on August 31, 2002 Link1 Reply Log in to replyThere was an error. @joeyfox1Anyone who would say that is a complete ass. The music and the lyrics has nothing to do with sexual orientation. This song is beautiful. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | no daniel is a fiction caracter that Bernie Taupin had written to give some realality to the vietnam vets and what they went through once they got home and how sad it really was that they were wounded and no one care where they went ecept for their families (little brother in this case) kinda makes you think...WhAtSuPuNkon October 20, 2004 Link1 Reply Log in to replyThere was an error. @WhAtSuPuNkSince there is a Tower of Babel on their albums, I'm inclined to believe that this could be different than the relationship of two different individuals and a single family Bernie and Elton being English relate to Ireland. John Lennon wrote if you had the luck of the Irish, you'd wish you were English instead. Spiritually the two nationalities are part of the Lost Tribes of Israel, and Ireland actually has the Tribe of Dan n their Charter (Oh Danny Boy) hence Daniel My friend, my brother. As for war, I agree with you but IMHO it relates to the long on-going war between England and Ireland. It’s been the dream of most artists, poets and song writers, such of these mentioned above, to sees through the nonsense of war and declare that we are all one brotherhood. This is not an official interpretation; it's just my humble opinion. The history of the two countries and their origins, and what Ireland has been through over the millenniums is what I think of when I hear the song. This is one of my favorites of the genius of Taupin-John. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | i also agree! When i say that i like Elton John's music, everyone looks at me like i am weird. Then they say that he'a gay. And i go ya so what. But i love this song, it is very beautiful! \\// PeaceRollingstonesrockon November 03, 2004 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I never knew the backstory behind this song so I always thought it was about a guy who's brother had died (Daniel). I always found the part "Your eyes have died but you see more than I' particularly meaningful in that aspect. PhoebeQon February 03, 2005 Link1 Reply Log in to replyThere was an error. @PhoebeQMy thoughts exactly. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | The speaker idolizes his bigger brother Daniel, who has been permanently disfigured in Vietnam. He is so sad at Daniel's departure that he talks about "clouds in my eyes" which I take to mean he is crying and his tears are obscuring his vision, but he keeps watching the plane fly away. Who knows why Daniel is going to Spain? Just becuase it is "the best place he has ever seen?" He won't be seeing it anymore. Will he be alone as well as blind and scarred? Apparently he has visited Spain before, so is he just going on vacation or is it permanent? Slovakon May 17, 2005 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | Smittie, I always thought of that line as, well, he's going back there because he saw it before he lost his eyesight and thought it was beautiful. It reminds me a little of a short story I read where an old man went on a vacation with his wife near the beach and they were talking about things like how beautiful the sunset over the ocean was, and then it turned out he couldn't see, but he could remember it. =)feobeoon August 18, 2005 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | According to what is written in the cover of Elton's greatest hits 1972-2002, there was another verse at the end of the song that gave the song a specific meaning, but Elton decided to omit Bernie's last verse which made the remaining words open to misinterpretation. ELTON JOHN IS AMAZING!!! just thought id add that in lol. insanelysaneon January 24, 2006 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | That is the most idiotic thing I have ever heard in my life. You know why we don't have a remembrance day for tramps because they don't do anything for the country. They're leeches. Soldiers die for your country so idiots like you can come on the internet and make ridiculous comments such as the one above me. Sometimes I wonder how the human race has survived for so long with IDIOTS like Ed Clarke. sarashambleson May 14, 2006 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I think this song is awesome. I never knew it was supposed to be about a vietnam vet. I just thought it was about someones brother going away for a while, but then again, i never really read the lyrics until now. Elton john has an excellent voice and unparalled talent. Bernie Taupin has a way with words that most of us can only wish we had. they are a great teamafipunk84on May 26, 2006 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | i always got an impression of an older brother from this song, that he looked up to a lot, but thta's all i goti guess the war theory is pretty valid, watever, good songim_no_supermanon September 20, 2006 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | It's A Metaphor Foolsdont take the literal truth from everythingits what ever it means to youMatheuson November 03, 2006 Link2 Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. @MatheusMatheus, it's about time someone figured it out. A bunch of idiots arguing over what the song means. It means different things to different people. Isn't that what music is supposed to be? I write a lot of my own songs that don't mean anything to me but people hear them and come up with a ten page story about what I meant when I wrote it. Lmao, I've had people tell me what I meant by it because obviously when I wrote the song my mind was somewhere else so now I need them to tell me what I wrote about. People are fools if you ask me. It's just a song so listen if you like it or turn the station. No one cares what it means to you. Brandon2411on February 17, 2010Then answer me this Brandon2411 and Matheus:If you guys hold the view that it doesn't matter what the artist meant when he/she wrote a son - then WHY-oh-WHY did you even bother visiting a songMEANINGS site in the first place? Talk about unholy fools! |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | There's a non-profit organization out there called Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep and they take photos of terminally ill children, and they used this song for a little boy named Daniel as the background to the slideshow, and it is soooo sad. :(If you go here, you can check out the video. The link is on the right. nowilaymedowntosleep.org/…bseely05on November 20, 2006 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I agree all the way. I love this song so much and I also used to think it had a gay meaning to it but it's not it's about his brother. I adore Elton and he has so much talent. My biggest dream is to go to one of his concerts. THE MADHOUSE!on January 13, 2007 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | when my band and i play this song, i might change one lyric a bit:Daniel, my brother, you are older than meDaniel, my cousin, you are younger than mehe really is, by a few monthsclassicsfanon March 30, 2007 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | The song provides inspiration to a memory that brings us all closer to the people behind the original story. I appreciate the clarification on how Vietnom war was related to the story. I thought for the longest time that this dealt with a lover and a gay relationship. Someone agreed with the story at CBS as this was discussed in an episode of "Cold Case". Did anyone see this? Their take on it within one of their story was that Daniel was a metaphor(or similar word) created about the war. I might have misunderstand but if someone who is a writer on the "cold case" show from CBS or someone who saw the episode can clarify I would appreciate it. wohlfopon July 05, 2007 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | It's a sad song about loss, the loss of Daniel (either on a short or long trip - or death), Daniel's loss of sight (or his emotional disconnect - having seen much too much misery for one lifetime), but there is a glimmer of hope that Daniel is going to a better place, a place he liked once, maybe by going away his scars will heal. Daniel won't be forced to focus on his loss, and who he used to be and will never be again, but will make new friends who will accept him for who he is now. Good luck to all those Daniels who've been hurt in life. willie333on September 05, 2007 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I googled and found"I've always loved this song by Elton John and thought it was just about two brothers leaving, but saw being a Cold Case mainly because of its great Soundtrack I found out that the song has a missing set of lyrics. Apparently, it was really about a fictional Vietnam vet who has lost his sight and was headed out of the US to live in Spain. Totally change the meaing when you know about the lost lyric. Most amazing the song was written recorded in just one day." MyOwnBloodon September 26, 2007 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | i think this song was about a vietnam vet who came back blind (Your eyes have died but you see more than I) and could not cope with life after the war, like so many others. sounds like written by a younger brother (Daniel my brother you are older than me. . . god i miss him so much)REGARDLESS of the meaning, this "homo" wrote beatiful music so leave him alone (unless you wish to uplift him and his work)Peacekak2von January 06, 2008 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | my friend daniel just left for a really long time two days ago, and this song came on the radio today. i was like, seriously, radio? do you want me to cry right here in my car? youngpilgrimon August 21, 2008 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I have a younger brother named Daniel so the song caught my attention. I've read several of your opinions on what the song means and found myself curious so I looked it up. Daniel is actually a fictional character who came home from Vietnam after being injured and was expected to be a hero but only wanted to be left alone so he left on a plane and headed for Spain. It is not a true story but was based on stories from the news about Vietnam vets. It's simply about a man who didn't want to be viewed as a hero for what he had done so he left it all behind and his brother now misses him. I write a lot of songs myself and sometimes people read too deep into them when I only wrote what I felt at the time or something I saw or remembered.. Not everything has to have some long special meaning behind it. It could just be written for entertainment and perhaps someone in the world could relate. It could have different meanings depending on the listener so stop arguing about what it means. Who cares? Just enjoy the music. As far as "Daniel" goes, it's much better when you hear the version done by the band FUEL. As far as Elton John being gay, well it's definately a strange way of life and I for one certainly don't agree but he's not trying to sleep with me so who cares? I hate it too but that's life so deal with it. People are gonna be black or gay or whatever they are and you can't stop it. I hate celery so guess what? I don't eat it but a lot of other people love it. They're not gonna stop using it because I don't like it. Life don't work that way so deal with it. Brandon2411on February 17, 2010 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I always liked this song back in the 80s when I was a kid because my brother is called Daniel, and he is older than me (in my defence, I was under 10 years old!) I still love this song, absolutely beautiful tune. I just thought it was simply about his brother moving to Spain, but all the comments on here about it being about a veteran have put it in an entirely new light! rebbiton March 19, 2010 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | this song is very mysterious and sad in ways, that -i think- no1 can describe/understand. "Must be the clouds in my eyes" i think means that hes jus seeing things and its jus so overwhelming to him.. "The scars that wont heal,your eyes have died, But you see more than I" i think means emotional scars cant heal the way Daniel expresses pain, hes possibly abt 2 die or lost eyesight & i think that how Daniel sees more than him means that Daniel is going thru alot more stuff than he is. Either way its a good song :))th3xRid3x0fxY0urxLif3on May 24, 2010 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | Since there is a Tower of Babel on their album, I'm inclined to believe that this could be different than the relationship of two different individuals and a single family, since Bernie and Elton being English relate to the hardships of Ireland. John Lennon wrote, "if you had the luck of the Irish, you'd wish you were English instead." Spiritually the two nationalities are part of the Lost Tribes of Israel, where Ireland actually has the "Tribe of Dan" incorporated in their Charter (Oh Danny Boy), and hence Daniel My friend, my brother. As for war which was mentioned earlier, I agree to this idea but IMHO it relates to the long on-going war between England and Ireland. It’s been the dream and compassion of most English artists, poets and song writers, such of these mentioned above, to see through the nonsense of war and declare that we are all one brotherhood. This is not an official interpretation; it's just my humble opinion. The history of the two countries and their origins, and what Ireland has been through over the millenniums is what I think of when I hear the song. This is one of my favorites of the genius of Taupin-John. Teerobbteerobbon April 27, 2010 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | Part of the pinnacle of rock music craft... they did this over and over again which is pure geniuos... when you listen to it's like a continual communion with perfection.. if you have that you are always going to be suprised by it.. but it is kind of a two way street. This song reminds me of my uncle for some reason.. and when I was 5 or 6... I remember all hit songs. In fact, my Dad would pick me up for visitations and it was ackward and we went on a road trip to see family in the country.. and to pass the time he would play a game with me where I would name all the tunes and the artists... this was on the oldies station. I never missed one that I can recall. But this was just the early stages of a life long obsession. My uncle I associate with a certain atmosphere and certain vulnerability and he was just alway a happy, free spirit. This is how I remember those years and it has a lot to do with the music and overal culture of the times. This is how I came up.. welcome to "my country". Now he is ill and I realize what's coming and when I feel bad I just listen to more Elton John tunes. He loves Elton. Who doesn't? To me it's inspeperable from life. Nostaligia. How we deal with the ups and downs. How we connect with nature. It's all one 'thing'. Frienship... The old days..when we were just "Goodfellas"caucasianon May 08, 2010 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | This song came out shortly before I was born. My Mom really liked the song so she named me "Daniel". This song is really sad, but sad songs say so much ;)I hadn't pieced together that Daniel was a Vietnam vet, but in light of the fact that it came out in 1973, that makes a lot of sense. I could never figure out if Daniel was dead or if he was simply blind and/or disfigured. I find the line "Your eyes have died, but you see more than I" intriguing. He doesn't say he's gone blind, but that his eyes have died. Maybe Daniel died and the young child is thinking of his dead brother. Maybe since Daniel loved Spain and his relatives tell him "Daniel is in heaven" or "Daniel is in a better place" he thinks of him as being in Spain. sydbarrett5on October 17, 2010 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I always wondered what the lyrics meant. Glad I found this site, thanks to the comments I know now. I thought song was sung by younger brother about dead older brother that had a troubled life. The song is great, expect nothing less from Taupin or Elton for that matter. pakalamusicon March 31, 2011 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | MemoryI had a brother,named Daniel, who was only four years old when he was hit and killed by a car. Although Daniel was not older than me, I still fel the pain of losing a younger brother and the misery that my parents went through at the loss of their youngest son. His eyes might have died, but he is still a memory of a brother that I loved. tkmooreon June 13, 2011 Link3 Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. @tkmooreI am so sorry for your loss. I too watched the misery of my parents suffering. palofcyrusson September 18, 2013@tkmoore ---I had a nursing class mate called Daniel who was hit by a car when he was biking, he was only 18. We all loved him in my class, I still think of him and his family. One of the saddest things of my life and I am 60 now. delia17601on April 12, 2018@tkmoore ---I had a nursing class mate called Daniel who was hit by a car when he was biking, he was only 18. We all loved him in my class, I still think of him and his family. One of the saddest things of my life and I am 60 now. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I may be bending the intended meaning, but I think he is talking about the spirit of a friend who passed away. Yet he is humble at the same time, confessing that as humans we can't see beyond what our physical eyes can handle and comprehend. We are "blind". His friend, who's physical form is no more, is no longer bound by physical limitations, and his spirit can now see, clearly, the big picture. It's Elton's condolence letter to Danieldeep33contimplationon September 20, 2011 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I feel like I may be the only one that thinks Daniel is actually the younger brother. The line "You are older than me" sounds way too blunt and awkward if Daniel is in fact his older brother. I've always interpreted it as figurative, Daniel is "older" than the narrator because he experienced so much in Vietnam that he's grown to be, in a sense, more mature and thus "older". Fantastic song either way. johnzoidberg22on September 20, 2011 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I always thought he said:He says pain is pretty , though I've never been. Because to a blind person- pain must be colorful inside. It's what I've imagined it could be....Just thoughtsApache sanon August 26, 2014 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I really like this song, everytime i hear about this song, i remember my ex fiance, daniel. I always call him brother. Coz he is such a big brother to me. He works in aviation industry and he often travels so much and he seems so distant from other people. (He is an introvert). So i always remember him when i hear this song. He is still sate and sound but he just never been with us anymore (physically) coz he always travels oversea. Filianion October 27, 2015 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | Song FactThe lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin, Elton's writing partner. He explained the inspiration on his web site: "I'd seen this article in Time magazine on the Tet Offensive. And there was a sidebar next to it with a story about how many of the soldiers that were coming back from 'Nam were these simple sort of down home country guys who were generally embarrassed by both the adulation and, depending on what part of the country you came from, the animosity that they were greeted by. For the most part, they just wanted to get back to a normal life, but found it hard, what with all the looky loos and the monkeys of war that they carried on their backs. I just took it from there and wrote it from a younger brother's perspective; made him disabled and wanting to get away. I made it Spain, basically, because it rhymes with plane." berniejtaupin.com/…sokornyon May 04, 2016 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | The "older than me" is refering to the afterlife, since anyone who has reached it, has lived longer in the afterlife than those still living (and grieving) in the physical life. "Do you still feel the pain (in the afterlife, as you did in the physical life)?". "God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes" refers to the fact that we never really ever know for sure if someone achieves afterlife (Heaven), and so this line represents self doubt. A "star on the face of the sky" can only represent achieving afterlife and existence in heaven. ForElion May 06, 2016 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | Taupin is color-challenged ("You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue.") Airplanes don't have "red taillights"...they have a red beacon on the left wing, and a white taillight. Sondoon July 24, 2017 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I watched Bernie on TV the other night, one of the nicest guys alive and no snob, how I dislike snobs. Elton is gay he is also human, his songs cross all sections of society. We should grateful he was born actually. delia17601on April 12, 2018 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | "Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane..." (It's Daniel's body. He was KIA in Vietnam)"I can see Daniel waving goodbye. God, it looks like Daniel. Must be the clouds in my eyes." (The brother WANTS to see Daniel on the plane waving goodbye but he's dead)"Your eyes have died..." (Daniel is gone)"Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky..."(Daniel's in Heaven)"They say Spain is pretty, though I've never been. Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever been..." (Daniel loved Spain. Where else would he want to be buried?) Any questions? ct10727020on July 12, 2019 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | Does anyone know in what capacity Vladimir Côrt gets a writing credit on this song? I thought it was an Elton John/Bernie Taupin collaboration and Côrt’s involvement is a mystery to me. ZapJon July 23, 2019 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | Song FactThis song is one of the top ten candidates for complete drivel ever to be a hit song - the lyrics are fiftieth grade simplicity at it's worst and the melody it runs along makes sure it falters before every step - adding up to a clumsy piece of rotten rubbish to devour as the corpse of music decaying at your earsexobscuraon January 17, 2020 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | As a child, I protested the war in the 60s (but supported the troops - yes, there were many of us who did). I wore a POW's bracelet for years until he came home - and he did. I marched as much as my childhood would allow (local stuff, mostly), and I wrote (childish) letters. Fast forward more than half a century and little has changed. So these lyrics press on my heart just as they did when I first heard them in the early 70s. Taupin and Elton are brilliant, and especially so when combined. And quite often, haunting. starrlingon February 02, 2020 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | I didn't dare touch this song when I thought that it was written by someone who'd lost a brother in a plane crash, and that Elton John had just covered the message. However hearing the entymology, I have realised it's the usual sentimental ignorance that misleads people into thinking they're going to wind up as stars in heaven. He sings, "scars that won't heal," if the brother is in heaven there are no scars. God is Holy, mankind is Not! Holiness means morally clean and perfect, without holiness no one will see God, so God made a way to imput holiness to mankind. The way is Jesus on the cross. He fought the battle and won, and won for us the right to sit in heaven. The Bible clearly shows us the path to get into heaven and God says "Be Holy for I am Holy." joronon July 11, 2012 Link4 Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. @joronI didn't dare touch this comment when I thought that it was written by someone who honestly wanted to contribute an interpretation to the discussion. However, after your botched attempt to use the word "etymology," (entomology, the word you double misspelled, is the study of insects; Etymology is still not the correct word here, as it is the study of the origin of WORDS) I grew interested in your train-wreck of a post. I realized it's the usual religious imperialistic arrogance that argues with conjectures completely divorced from the empirical. Next time, stay on topic and please, PLEASE refrain from such incredible condescending. darknoseon August 23, 2012Sorry, Dark, but you are the who sounds condesending. He simply gave his opinion of the song. It's not his job to make you happy with his interpretation. It is normal for people to interject their personal beliefs and life experiences into their lyrical interpretations. And, by the way, if you are going to insult him by referring to him as condesending, at least word your last sentence correctly. I do believe your prejudice and bias against religion clouded your ability to form a good sentence:) As for the song, I don't believe it |
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel
Oh I miss him so much, oh
Ho
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain, of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal?
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star, in the face of the sky
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God, it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes | zy5XpIMlq57UeVWJ | 1956 | Who cares about Vietnam. I hate when people go on about wars and the people who die for the country etc. Who cares, stop living in the past and get a life, everyone knows deep down that they couldn't give a crap about people who died in the war. You didn't know them so its no different to a tramp dying from a drug overdose, noone makes remembrance days for them so why for some other dead people? If theyre part of your family I could understand it but if you don't know them, then shut up and stop trying to be someone else, stop trying to look mature by respecting dead people and just be yourself and don't worry about the past. Ed Clarkeon April 14, 2006 Link3 Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. @Ed ClarkeWith the utmost respect, you sir, are a heartless dick. Lantaon September 19, 2011@Ed Clark....Dude....YOU sound like a real fuc*ing assbag -- It is very CLEAR that you have some serious issues....YOU FUCKING PATHETIC MORONRIGHT2armbearson February 16, 2018@RIGHT2armbears I’m sincerely sorry for my comment. I posted it 12 years ago - stupid angry teenager that I was - and am ashamed of it now. I retract it entirely. |
I could hold, your beautiful hands
And kiss, your beautiful eyelids
Throw open, your beautiful doors
And phone, your beautiful friends
But it's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over
I could bind, your beautiful wrists
And shut, your beautiful eyes
With the drugs, with the drugs, with the drugs
And kick, your beautiful doors in
O shame, on your beautiful friends
Cos it's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over
I could fight, your beautiful words
And mourn, your beautiful loss
Throw me out, of your beautiful lifestyle
And call, your beautiful name
It's all over
Cos it's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over | zydmJDUlwV6AsBAN | 3530822107858666532 | The only version of this song i have listened to so far was off of the soundtrack for 'skins' season 1. This version is without the last verse...is this just me?? or should i be after a different version of the song?? But as for the song itself...beautiful...in a word. In more than one word; its a song that looks quiet basically and very accurately at social status inequity in a relationship and , to be more specific, how it has brought love to an end. I love that it leaves the nature of the relationship up to personal interpretation. With a hauntingly emotional voice and smooth melody this will certainly be in my iTunes 'most played' list for some time. pacboion May 15, 2009 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
I could hold, your beautiful hands
And kiss, your beautiful eyelids
Throw open, your beautiful doors
And phone, your beautiful friends
But it's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over
I could bind, your beautiful wrists
And shut, your beautiful eyes
With the drugs, with the drugs, with the drugs
And kick, your beautiful doors in
O shame, on your beautiful friends
Cos it's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over
I could fight, your beautiful words
And mourn, your beautiful loss
Throw me out, of your beautiful lifestyle
And call, your beautiful name
It's all over
Cos it's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over | zydmJDUlwV6AsBAN | 3530822107858666532 | i love these lyrics and the whole song in factbut what do they mean?? weirdchildon October 13, 2007 Link1 Reply Log in to replyThere was an error. @weirdchildIt's just from the perspective of someone who's just come out of a relationship of some kind, and they're fighting the feeling of still being obsessed or inlove with that person. I think it's like he's joking about the ways he could try to get her back (knocking down her doors, stalking her through her friends, binding her wrists and drugging her. lol)... but really he knows it's over. It's so SAAAAD :( But because it's so psycho cute, it's kind of funny too : )One of my favs. |
I could hold, your beautiful hands
And kiss, your beautiful eyelids
Throw open, your beautiful doors
And phone, your beautiful friends
But it's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over
I could bind, your beautiful wrists
And shut, your beautiful eyes
With the drugs, with the drugs, with the drugs
And kick, your beautiful doors in
O shame, on your beautiful friends
Cos it's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over
I could fight, your beautiful words
And mourn, your beautiful loss
Throw me out, of your beautiful lifestyle
And call, your beautiful name
It's all over
Cos it's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over | zydmJDUlwV6AsBAN | 3530822107858666532 | I think this song is about someone who lost a person they love because they took them for granted and now they feel sorry. I also think that this someone used to treat badly that person but they did it because they loved them and now they're regretting having lost them and are actually realizing how important and beautiful that person is and how much they wish they could do the things they used to with them. it's beautiful. makes me think of my ex. well he lost me because of that and i wish he would come outside my house, start playing it and say he's sorry :) wow, lovely. susie123on February 22, 2010 LinkNo Replies Log in to replyThere was an error. |
When you come across the sea
Me like a beacon, guiding you to safety
The sooner the better now
And when you come
The hills will breathe like a baby
Pulled up, heaving from the bottom of the ocean
The sooner the better now
And when you come to cover me
Fresh with your kisses
Fresh like a daisy chained up in a lion's den
I'll know you by the thunderclap
Pouring like a rain of blood to my emotions
And that is why
I stumble to my knees
And why, underneath the Heavens
With the stars burning and exploding
I know why I could never let you down
When you come
When you come like an iceberg float in darkness
Smashing my hull send me to the bottom of the sea
I should know you better now
And when you come, your majesty to entrap me
Prince of light receding
The sooner the better now
And when you come to cover me
With your kisses hard like armour
The sooner the better now
I'll know you by the thunderclap
Pouring like a rain of blood to my emotions, hey
And that is why
I stumble to my knees
And why underneath the Heavens
With the stars burning and exploding
I know why I could never let you down
She came out of the water
Into my horizon
Like a cumulo nimbus
Coming in from the distance
Burning and exploding
Burning and exploding
Like a slow volcano
When you come
Cover the ground with ashes, with ashes
Baby, when you come
Nothing changes, now
When you come
Burning and exploding
When you come
When you come | zyzILCQvVeUFIINi | 67096 | Definitely one of my favourite Crowded House songs. It has such passion. I think the last little verse thing is about sex but the whole of the song before that is his excitement to see 'her'. Neil has such a calming voice. Go Crowded House! Cool (about your birthday kaatrien)! I share Paul Walker's. |
When you come across the sea
Me like a beacon, guiding you to safety
The sooner the better now
And when you come
The hills will breathe like a baby
Pulled up, heaving from the bottom of the ocean
The sooner the better now
And when you come to cover me
Fresh with your kisses
Fresh like a daisy chained up in a lion's den
I'll know you by the thunderclap
Pouring like a rain of blood to my emotions
And that is why
I stumble to my knees
And why, underneath the Heavens
With the stars burning and exploding
I know why I could never let you down
When you come
When you come like an iceberg float in darkness
Smashing my hull send me to the bottom of the sea
I should know you better now
And when you come, your majesty to entrap me
Prince of light receding
The sooner the better now
And when you come to cover me
With your kisses hard like armour
The sooner the better now
I'll know you by the thunderclap
Pouring like a rain of blood to my emotions, hey
And that is why
I stumble to my knees
And why underneath the Heavens
With the stars burning and exploding
I know why I could never let you down
She came out of the water
Into my horizon
Like a cumulo nimbus
Coming in from the distance
Burning and exploding
Burning and exploding
Like a slow volcano
When you come
Cover the ground with ashes, with ashes
Baby, when you come
Nothing changes, now
When you come
Burning and exploding
When you come
When you come | zyzILCQvVeUFIINi | 67096 | Since I can only think of the most physically intimate relationships that I've had when I listen to this song, I think that's what it's about. Beyond that though, it gets juxtaposed against "Into temptation" and "Better be home soon." I just thought that was interesting. Oh, and I can think of at least one obvious significance for being on one's knees ;). |