Adelayda chose their name from a Stroke 9 lyric in the song "Washin & Wonderin". The lyric says "I wrote them down for you to contemplate at a later date"
Somewhere
Adelayda Lyrics
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Their goodbye's
The woolen black blankets
Pulled over the skies
Here lays a quiet dull lifeless town
Somewhere
Someone is smiling
And
Somewhere
Someone is crying
Here…
In beds
The sandman dances his jig
While shovels
In graveyards
Dig
In our quite dull lifeless town
Somewhere
Someone is smiling
And
Somewhere
Someone is crying
But
Somewhere
Someone is lying…
Oh yeah.
Have the birds
And the angels
Sang their last songs?
And has the shepard found
What has
Long since been gone?
Has our quite dull lifeless town died?
No.
Though it seems,
As our little quite town dreams,
Somewhere
Someone is smiling
But
Somewhere
Someone is crying
And
Somewhere
Someone's at peace
Peace at last...
Someone is smiling
Somewhere
Someone's at peace somewhere...
Someone is crying
Somewhere
Someone's at peace somewhere...
Someone is smiling
Somewhere
Someone's at peace somewhere...
Someone is crying
Somewhere
Someone's at peace somewhere...
The lyrics of Adelayda's song "Somewhere" capture the bittersweet duality of life. The midnight moons saying goodbye and the woolen black blankets pulled over the skies depict a somber atmosphere that envelopes the town, which is described as dull and lifeless, yet somewhere, someone is smiling, and somewhere, someone is crying. The sandman dances his jig in the beds while shovels in graveyards dig, symbolizing the contrast between the joy of sleep and the sorrow of death. The song highlights the inevitability of both happiness and sadness, life and death.
In the second verse, the lyrics expand on the idea that someone is lying, which can be interpreted in multiple ways: lying in bed asleep, lying to others or oneself, or lying dead in the graveyards being dug. The birds and angels have sung their last songs, implying an end or a loss of hope. However, the shepherds may have found something long since gone, which could symbolize a glimpse of hope or a sign of redemption. The song then reiterates the contrast between someone smiling and someone crying, with a new dimension added: someone is at peace, implying the finality of death.
Overall, the lyrics of "Somewhere" are profound and thought-provoking, acknowledging the harsh realities of life while offering glimpses of hope and peace.
Line by Line Meaning
The midnight moons have said their goodbye's
The night sky is dark and moonless, signaling the end of a chapter or time in some form.
The woolen black blankets pulled over the skies
The sky is cover by thick, dark clouds that suggests a melancholy or sorrowful mood.
Here lays a quiet dull lifeless town
The referenced location is a sad and uneventful place where nothing ever happens.
Somewhere someone is smiling
In contrast to the stillness of the town mentioned before, there is someone who is happy and content in some other place on earth.
Somewhere someone is crying
Similarly, in another place, there is someone who is sad and grieving over something that has happened.
In beds the sandman dances his jig, while shovels in graveyards dig
While some people are sleeping restfully, others are engaging in the grueling work of burying a deceased person in the cemetery.
But somewhere someone is lying… Oh yeah.
Although some of the people mentioned previously are experiencing vastly different realities, there is one commonality: someone, somewhere is lying down.
Have the birds and the angels sang their last songs?
This line is a poignant metaphor for the idea that the happiness and hopefulness that was once present in this place might be completely gone, like a never-to-be-heard-again song.
And has the shepard found what has long since been gone?
Similarly, the shepard may be searching for a sense of hope or faith that has been long lost or abandoned.
Has our quite dull lifeless town died? No.
Despite how melancholy the previous lines sounded, the town isn't necessarily dead; it's just not thriving.
Somewhere someone is smiling, but somewhere someone is crying
Once again, the singer reminds us that there is joy and sorrow in the world, and it can exist simultaneously in different places.
And somewhere someone's at peace, peace at last...
In spite of all the grief and hardships of life, some people are able to find tranquility and contentment, maybe in some alternate dimension or place in time.
Someone is smiling somewhere. / Someone's at peace somewhere... / Someone is crying somewhere. / Someone's at peace somewhere...
The sound of the refraining lyrics emphasizes the juxtaposition of emotions that is present in the world, and how it makes them coexist in a never-ending cycle.
Contributed by Adrian O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.