Does anyone understand the lyrics/meaning of Sail Away(Deep Purple song)?
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feeling that your life is empty; so you want go someplace without all the distractions to discover who you are & find your true direction
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The Meaning of The Song:\n\n\nWhile there is no clear reference or explanation of the song's lyrics, the lyrics itself are self explanatory: the song centers around a man's relationship with his girlfriend, and his observations about her wild and reckless behaviour including overindulging in alcohol or drugs. The song also contains numerous references to their active sex life and partying lifestyle. The imagery of the man's girlfriend "passed out on the deck", "pass[ing] the check" and other lyrics certainly paint the picture of fun.\n\nIn a lyrical trick, the observations of the man about his likes of his relationship with his girlfriend at the start of the song (e.g. "I love the places that we go, I love the people that you know") are in the second verse turned into the very same things he dislikes about her and their relationship. Other subtleties of their relationship, such as sex ("I like the white stains on your dress" or "I like your pants around your feet") or rough sex ("I love your lack of self-respect while you're passed out on the deck, I love my hands around your neck") give way to his dissatisfaction with the same behavior he found appealing at the start of the song ("I love the good times that you wreck").\n\nBEST ANSWER?????????
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Nobody knows, apart from Radiohead and they aren't saying anything! It's been discussed to death on lots of Radiohead messageboards though, so if you want to discuss what it could mean with fellow fans you could try one of these:
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It was on their first EP. Not sure of the lyrics though.
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the people on shore are exulting (cheering)\nthe return of the ship\nand their eyes follow the approach of the ship\ni think this is the sense\nif he had written\n\nthe port is near,the bells i hear,the people all exulting\nwhile their eyes follow the steady keel,(of)the vessel grim and daring\n\n\nit wouldn't have the rhythm he was trying to create\n\nyes it is a bit confusing though\nbut perhaps people in his day were used to a bit of poetic license
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Looks like a suicide pact.\n\nhttp://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/him/dontfearthereaper.html
795184
Sounds like you are referring to 'Golden Brown' by the Stranglers. Top song. the words go like 'Golden brown, texture like sun, lays me down, with my mind she runs, throughout the night, no need to fight, never a frown, with golden brown.'. always makes me feel dizzy when I hear it like I'm on a ship at sea. Not sure why though.
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Rundgren Todd - "song Of The Viking" Lyrics\n\nI am a Viking of some note\nKnut's my name and here I float\nOut on the sea in a great big boat\n\nand I'm the one who beats the drum in time\nTo stroke the oars that drive our galleons on\nAnd while we rowed we had our song\nAnd we had our god, and it may seem odd\nBut at least there was a cause\nCaught a wind and we upped the sail\nLost two ships when it turned to a gale\nDown went a third when she rammed on a whale\nThough we despaired we could not fail\nAnd through it all we never faltered\nLate at night I lay on the decke\nWondering whye I risk my necke\nPicture myselfe in a sinkinge wrecke\nAnde downe I'me goinge notte knowinge whye\nI just can't quite recall the reason why\nIt's such a drag to carry on\nBut there was a cause, but there was a reason\nIf you like I'll be your Viking\nSit you down to a Nordic meal\nGive you strength that you might wield\nA Viking sword and a Viking shield\nAnd off we'll sail in mighty ships of yore\nPerhaps we shouldn't let our hands get sore\nWe need someone to pull the oars\nAnd to do the chores\nSo we need a cause, so we need a reason why\n(Erik is here!)
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I think its about the emptiness of life. its written in a flow of consciousness so maybe he was confused and lost while writing the song. try listening to tori amos's version of it.
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Its a general spiritual song about life. Throughout the song, the singer hears (what I presume to be) the voice of God telling him to carry on through hardship and high points. "I was soaring ever higher" perhaps signifies the high points in the singer's life and the following "but I flew too high" may suggest a fall from grace. "Tossed about like a ship on the ocean" suggests being out of control and at the mercy of life's hardships and "I set a course for winds of fortune" could mean the singer's picking himself up out of a down period and moving on to a brighter future. The bridge (and the ending) "Carry on, you will always remember. Carry on, nothing equals the splendor. Now your life's no longer empty. Surely heaven waits for you." suggests that life was worth living through all of the experiences since, if the singer had not 'carried on' then life would have been meaningless. \n\nThat's just my interpretation though. Its a rockin' song even if it means nothing ;-D
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Not sure if these are the lyrics you are referring to but if they are.. good. Type the below URL to get them:\n\nhttp://www.theslip.net/node/85
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The whole sound and vibe of the song invites comparisons to an LSD trip. I don't think the title Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was an accident.\n\n"Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers that grow so incredibly HIGH!\n\nAnother line says "climb in the back with your head in the clouds and you're gone!"\n\nThe references are unmistakeable. Factor in the year it was released, the known affinity for the drug that John Lennon had, his love of psychedelic sounds, effects and lyrics and I think you have a good case.
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It's an awesome song, but I'm not quite sure what it means.\n\nIt might mean that the writer of the song wasn't writing about heartbreaks and how much love sucks and stuff(tragedies), but instead, he wrote about sins and stuff.\n\nI dunno.
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"With every new day\nYour promises fade away\nIt's a fine day to see\nThough the last day for me\nIt's a beautiful day"\n\nThe above lines would mean: (My interpretation)\nMy love, All through out my life, you have promised me so many things. But it took one full life to get away with all those promises. i.e., never were those promises kept and always those promises of yours kept haunting me, kept giving me a hope..!!!!! \n\nNow that i am almost dying, I see those promises getting fulfilled, because I won't be there anymore. Its a beautiful day for you because you have no more burdens on your shoulders.. \n \n-kardan
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i love that song!  I think it means that it's like a vacation where the sky is just blue and clear....or in the sense...clouds might mean confusion in you mind so then blue sky (u can see the sky so that means there's no clouds) means that your mind is at peace and clear
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This may give you some insight...\nhttp://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1199
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what does it mean? He wrote it for his ex girlfriend who broke his heart. he was madly in love with her, but she left him. even though he won the hearts of millions of females around the world with that one song, it wasn't enough to get her back!! it's the nicest song though, i cry every time i hear it.