Galaxies
Laura Veirs Lyrics
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When you sing
Stars fill up my eyes
Galaxies
Pour down my cheeks
GalaxiesĆ¢?Ā¦
They flood the street
Galaxies
When we dance
When we dance
Eels and sea grass float on by
I'm ten thousand leagues
Beneath the sea
I'm ten thousand leaguesĆ¢?Ā¦
Beneath the green
Ten thousand leagues
When we kiss
When we kiss
Bears and boulders vibrate through the air
Gravity
Is dead you see
No gravity
All I need
Is beating red
No gravity
No gravity (no, no, no, no, no, no, no gravity)
No gravity (no, no, no, no, no, no, no gravity)
No gravity (no, no, no, no, no, no, no gravity)
No gravity (no, no, no, no, no, no, no gravity)
In Laura Veirs's song, "Galaxies," she uses vivid language to describe the intense emotions that overwhelm her when she is with her lover. When he sings, she feels as if she is surrounded by stars and galaxies, so full and bright that they flood the street. When they dance, she feels submerged in the deep sea, surrounded by eels and sea grass. She is so far beneath the surface that she is ten thousand leagues under the sea. And when they kiss, the intense vibration between them feels like bears and boulders shaking the earth. It's as if gravity is gone, replaced with a beating red heart that keeps them together.
What's fascinating about the language that Veirs uses is that she combines natural images, such as stars, galaxies, eels, and sea grass, with more fantastical elements, like being ten thousand leagues under the sea, shaking bears, and the absence of gravity. This creates a sense of intense emotion, as if the singer is submerged in a world of sensation and feeling that transcends the everyday world.
Overall, the song captures the intensity of romantic love, and how it can make us feel as if we are part of something bigger and more profound than ourselves, like the vastness of the universe.
Line by Line Meaning
When you sing
The act of singing has a profound effect on the singer which results in the overwhelming sensation of stars filling up their eyes.
Stars fill up my eyes
The singer is emotionally moved by the effect of the singing, and feels like stars fill up their eyes.
Galaxies
As a result of being emotionally moved, the singer envisions galaxies that metaphorically represent the strong emotions they are experiencing.
Pour down my cheeks
These emotions are so strong that the artist metaphorically sheds galaxies in the form of tears that pour down their cheeks.
They flood the street
The strength of the emotions is so intense that the tears metaphorically flood the street.
When we dance
Dancing has a profound effect on the singer, which results in the sensation of being underwater.
Eels and sea grass float on by
The metaphorical underwater sensation that the singer feels is so strong that they see eels and sea grass floating around them.
I'm ten thousand leagues
The artist is so emotionally moved by the dance that they feel they are metaphorically ten thousand leagues beneath the sea.
Beneath the sea
The artist feels immersed in an underwater world which has a profound effect on their emotions.
Beneath the green
The artist is metaphorically underwater, surrounded by the green colors of the water.
Ten thousand leagues
The metaphorical distance that the singer feels they are from the land imbues a sense of wonder and awe in them.
When we kiss
Kissing has a profound effect on the artist, which causes a change in how they perceive gravity.
Bears and boulders vibrate through the air
The effect of the kiss is so strong on the singer that they perceive their surroundings as if the environment is vibrating with the presence of bears and boulders.
Gravity
The singer perceives a fundamental force of the universe, gravity, as being no longer relevant due to the strength of the emotion they're experiencing.
Is dead you see
The singer perceives gravity as having no effect due to their overwhelming emotions.
All I need
The strength of the emotions felt by the artist is so potent that they feel like they don't need anything else.
Is beating red
The artist's beating heart, a physical manifestation of the intense emotions they're experiencing, is all that they need to feel alive in the moment.
No gravity (no, no, no, no, no, no, no gravity)
The repeated phrase echoes the singer's perception of the absence of gravity due to the overwhelming emotions they're feeling.
Lyrics Ā© BMG Rights Management
Written by: LAURA VEIRS
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[LYRICS PT-BR]
GalƔxias
Quando vocĆŖ canta, quando vocĆŖ canta
As estrelas enchem meus olhos
GalƔxias derramam-se por minhas bochechas
GalƔxias ... eles inundam a rua
GalƔxias
Quando danƧamos, quando danƧamos
Enguias flutuam por uma mar de grama
Estou 10.000 lƩguas abaixo do mar
10.000 lƩguas abaixo do verde ...
10.000 lƩguas
Quando nĆ³s nos beijamos, quando nos beijamos
Ursos e pedregulhos vibrar pelo ar
A gravidade morrerĆ” vocĆŖ verĆ”
Sem gravidade ... tudo que eu preciso estĆ” batendo vermelho
Sem gravidade ...
@Garabella
Galaxies
Laura Veirs
When you sing
When you sing
Stars fill up my eyes
Galaxies
Pour down my cheeks
Galaxies
Galaxies
They flood the street
Galaxies
When we dance
When we dance
Eels and sea grass float on by
I? m ten thousand leagues
Beneath the sea
Ten thousand leagues
Ten thousand leagues
Beneath the green
Ten thousand leagues
When we kiss
When we kiss
Bears and boulders
Vibrate through the air
Gravity
Is dead you see
No gravity
All I need
Is beating red
No gravity
No gravity
No gravity
No gravity
No gravity
No gravity
No gravity
@starsorcery4304
i truly dont understand why this song doesnt have 100 million plays...this SHOULD have made you a star. it's perfect.
@twinklybubblybits
Cause mainstream is blissfully ignorant- real lyrics and creative beats/melodies are too complex for them to appreciate. Theyāll catch up hopefully lol
@lilaccilla
Agree
@twinklybubblybits
The best are always underrated and underestimated
@Crimsontiger133
Found this after watching "Coherence" a very good movie and a very good song.
@rohanmiscrits
loved the movie!
@019Dav
Everything was said with this comment
@alexanderochoa701
Verdad que es una hermosa canciĆ³n
@theiosif3632
Ditto. I watched it on Amazon Prime, so I'm kind of a big deal around here.
@glass4breakfast
hell yes! Coherence was great!!! (so was the song obviously, that's why I'm here) anyway at first it made me think of that Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters are due on Maple Street" (which is one of my favorite classic episodes) but than it reminded me more of the underground low budget indie film "Primer". and of course I have to mention the fucking cartoon show ever: Rick & Morty!!! because it also reminded me of that a lot, specifically the episode "Love Potion #9" where they destroy their original version of earth n go to another alternate dimension n replace the alt versions of themselves after they die in an accident n have to go bury their own bodies in the back yard! goddamn I love that show! lol
n this really was a interesting cool different kind of movie, i really enjoyed it.