Breathe Owl Breathe's first four albums were with a small Michigan based record label Earthwork Music, run by friends and fellow folk musicians Seth Bernard and May Erlewine. On September 28, 2010, Breathe Owl Breathe signed to Hometapes to release their fifth studio album Magic Central.
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Across the Loch
Breathe Owl Breathe Lyrics
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We were walking down by the docks.
There was a canoe, I helped you push off the rocks.
A candle flickered, flickered into the fog.
Listen to the paddle, I know you'll make it across.
Across the loch.
I was afraid of losing you, I was afraid of losing you, I was afraid of losing you.
Down by the docks.
The lyrics to Breathe Owl Breathe's song "Across the Loch" seem to speak about a fear of losing someone dear. The repetition of the phrase "I was afraid of losing you" seems to emphasize the intensity of this fear. The scene described in the song is set by the docks near a loch, where the singer and their loved one are about to part ways. As they set off in a canoe, the singer's fear is palpable. Yet, despite the fog and uncertainty, the singer encourages their loved one by reminding them to listen to the sound of the paddle as they make their way across the loch.
There are many different interpretations that could be drawn from these lyrics, as they are intentionally vague and metaphorical. One possible reading is that the fear of losing the loved one is rooted in a fear of the unknown. The fog could represent the uncertainty of the future without them, while the paddle represents the loved one's agency and ability to chart their own course. However, the singer's faith in their loved one's ability to make it across the loch suggests that they ultimately trust them to find their way, even if it means going separate ways.
In sum, the lyrics to "Across the Loch" by Breathe Owl Breathe are poignant and emotionally charged, speaking to a universal fear of loss and uncertainty.
Line by Line Meaning
I was afraid of losing of you, I was afraid of losing you, I was afraid of losing you.
The singer is expressing their fear of losing someone or something.
We were walking down by the docks.
The singer and the person or thing they fear losing were at the docks.
There was a canoe, I helped you push off the rocks.
The singer and the person or thing they fear losing got into a canoe and the singer helped to push it off the rocks.
A candle flickered, flickered into the fog.
The scene is described as foggy and a candle is flickering.
Listen to the paddle, I know you'll make it across.
The artist encourages the person or thing they fear losing to keep going and cross the loch.
Across the loch.
The person or thing they fear losing is crossing the loch.
I was afraid of losing you, I was afraid of losing you, I was afraid of losing you.
The singer repeats their fear of losing someone or something.
Down by the docks.
The artist and the person or thing they fear losing were at the docks.
Writer(s): Catherine Moreno Beals, Micah Jordan Middaugh, Trevor Coleman Hobbs
Contributed by Elena O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.