A Premonition
Beaver Lyrics


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It's no mystery
No superstition
I experience a premonition
Out there
After a dark night
By the first light
I'll see an outline
There's a bridge there
Under construction




To grant me passage
You will be mine

Overall Meaning

In "A Premonition", Beaver is describing a premonition he's experienced, and how it's not based on superstition or mystery, but a feeling he's having about the future. He describes how after a dark night, there will be a bridge under construction that he will be able to cross, and once he's crossed it, the person he's singing to will be his. The lyrics suggest a sense of destiny, almost fate-like, as if Beaver is certain that this future he's envisioned will come to pass.


The song is open to interpretation, but it could be about the feeling of finding someone you're deeply in love with, and knowing that they are the one you're meant to be with. The construction of the bridge is a metaphorical representation of the journey to find this person, and the idea that once you've found them, you'll know it.


Line by Line Meaning

It's no mystery
The events to come are not shrouded in mystery


No superstition
I do not believe in blind luck or chance


I experience a premonition
An unexplainable feeling foretells an event in my future


Out there
At some distance from my current location


After a dark night
Following a period of emotional turmoil or difficulty


By the first light
At dawn or at the first sign of light


I'll see an outline
I will discern a hazy image or impression


There's a bridge there
A physical bridge exists at this location


Under construction
Currently undergoing building or repair


To grant me passage
I will be able to cross it safely and effectively


You will be mine
I will achieve possession or control over you




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@GardenOfStone

did beaver play any more songs? these sound great

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