Heavy Water/I'd Rather Be Sleeping
Grouper Lyrics
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I feel it moving through me
I want the love I fought to say
Want to feel it moving through me
On dreams I'm moving through heavy water
The love is enormous, it's lifting me up
I'd rather be sleeping
I'd rather fall in your tidal waves
Right where the deepest currents fall
I opened a mirror up
And saw a true love
I thought it could manage me softly
The water rising up over my head
On dreams I'm moving through heavy water
The love is enormous, it's lifting me up
I'd rather be sleeping
I'd rather fall in your tidal waves
Right where the deepest currents fall
Oh dreams I'm moving through heavy water
The love is enormous, it's lifting me up
I'd rather be sleeping
I'd rather fall in your tidal waves
Right where the deepest currents fall
The lyrics to Grouper's song Heavy Water/I'd Rather Be Sleeping evoke a sense of longing and desire for love. The opening lines, "This feeling doesn't go away, I feel it moving through me," suggest a deep and persistent yearning for something that is difficult to attain. The next lines, "I want the love I fought to say, want to feel it moving through me," further emphasize this desire, suggesting that the singer has been holding back their feelings and now longs to express them fully.
The imagery in the chorus is powerful, with the singer dreaming of moving through "heavy water" and feeling the enormous love that is lifting them up. They would rather be sleeping and falling into the "tidal waves" of this love, right where the deepest currents fall. The repetition of these lines reinforces the intensity of the singer's emotions, with the dreamlike quality suggesting that this love may be something they can only experience in their imagination.
The second verse continues this theme, with the singer opening a mirror and seeing a reflection of true love that they thought could manage them softly. However, the water rises up over their head, suggesting that this love may be overwhelming and difficult to control. The final repetition of the chorus emphasizes the strength of the singer's desire, with the dreamlike imagery suggesting that this love may be impossible to attain in reality.
Overall, the lyrics to Heavy Water/I'd Rather Be Sleeping convey a sense of powerful longing and desire for a love that may be difficult to attain. The dreamlike imagery and repetition of certain phrases reinforces the intensity of the singer's emotions, while the suggestion that this love may be impossible to control adds a note of uncertainty and unease.
Line by Line Meaning
This feeling doesn't go away
The singer is experiencing a persistent feeling
I feel it moving through me
The feeling is tangible and the singer can physically feel it
I want the love I fought to say
The singer desires to express or receive love that was previously contested
Want to feel it moving through me
The artist desires to physically feel the expression of love
On dreams I'm moving through heavy water
The artist is possibly dreaming and struggling through thick, difficult emotions
The love is enormous, it's lifting me up
Despite the emotions being challenging, the love that the singer desires is powerful and uplifting
I'd rather be sleeping
The singer would prefer to be in a state of rest or peace instead of feeling the difficult emotions
I'd rather fall in your tidal waves
The artist would prefer to be engulfed in the overwhelming emotions of their loved one
Right where the deepest currents fall
The artist wants to be in the absolute center of the intense emotional experience
I opened a mirror up
The artist metaphorically looked at themselves and their inner thoughts and feelings
And saw a true love
The singer recognizes that they truly desire love
I thought it could manage me softly
The artist thought that love would be easy and gentle
The water rising up over my head
The difficult emotions are consuming the singer
Writer(s): Liz Harris (copyright Control)
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