Cody has also had the privilege of performing with the legendary Earth Wind & Fire, as well as sharing the stage with such greats as Herbie Hancock, Michael McDonald, Kanye West, John Legend, Gloria Estefan, and many others as a part of the GRAMMY Foundation’s Starry Night Tribute Series. He also spent a part of his previous summer singing for Oprah’s Trip of a Lifetime, a chartered Mediterranean cruise vacation for Oprah and her entire staff.
As a singer-songwriter, he has been recording and releasing CD projects of his original songs for over 7 years, on which he sings and plays all instruments. He recently organized and produced three concerts to benefit a charity for African children, which featured his original music with arrangements for a 40-piece orchestra, and generated over $4000. His proactive attitude and do-it-yourself spirit has led to much of his success as an artist. Band arrangements and rehearsals, album artwork, website design—every element of Cody’s artistry is conceived and created by the artist himself, providing a unique and unprecedented window into the mind of the musician behind the work.
Daydreaming
Cody Fry Lyrics
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He's no fairytale.
No magic kiss.
Nothing behind the veil.
There was a time when he would be the one daydreaming of that tower in the air.
And he rode up on his high horse and tried to save her, but she didn't seem to care.
She was happy there.
Don't hold me down.
she closed the door.
She said goodbye, bye.
And nothing more.
And then the floor it disappeared from underneath his feet, he was falling from the skies.
And as the wind rushed past his face, he felt the coolness as his body turned to ice.
Don't hold me down. Don't hold me down.
Heart hard like a stone.
Falling cold alone.
Still waiting for the ground. Still waiting for the ground.
There was a time when I would be the one daydreaming of that tower in the air.
Don't hold me down.
The lyrics of Cody Fry's song 'Daydreaming' convey a sense of disillusionment in love and relationships. The song starts by rejecting the notion of a perfect prince charming and a fairytale ending. Instead, the song dwells on the dreamy nature of wanting someone who is out of reach. The next lines describe a situation where the singer has finally managed to reach that unattainable person, however, to his surprise, she shuts the door on him. The feeling of falling and not finding firm ground again is also captured through these lyrics. The singer's heart has hardened like a stone, and he is now cold and alone.
The chorus 'Don't hold me down' conveys the desire to be free and not constrained by anything, even love. The song seems to be about the realization that sometimes fantasies don't match reality, and that's okay. It's about overcoming the disappointment and moving on. The singer asks to be freed from the weight of love and give him space to find his own ground.
Line by Line Meaning
He's not your prince.
He's not the person you should expect to sweep you off your feet and fulfill all your fairy tale fantasies.
He's no fairytale.
He's not the perfect, magical being you might have imagined as a child.
No magic kiss.
There's no cure-all kiss or solution to make everything right.
Nothing behind the veil.
There are no secrets or hidden depths to this person. What you see is what you get.
There was a time when he would be the one daydreaming of that tower in the air.
There was a time when he was also lost in fanciful daydreams and hopes of something bigger and better.
And he rode up on his high horse and tried to save her, but she didn't seem to care.
He tried to heroically rescue someone else from their troubles, but they didn't appreciate or need his efforts.
She was happy there.
The person he was trying to save was content or even comfortable in their current situation.
Don't hold me down.
He doesn't want to be weighed down or restricted by anyone else's expectations or desires for him.
To his surprise, she closed the door.
He was caught off guard when the person he tried to help shut him out or stopped communicating with him.
She said goodbye, bye. And nothing more.
She ended their relationship without giving any further explanation or resolution.
And then the floor it disappeared from underneath his feet, he was falling from the skies.
He was thrown into a tumultuous and uncertain situation where he felt like he was free-falling and completely out of control.
And as the wind rushed past his face, he felt the coolness as his body turned to ice.
He felt emotionally numb and frozen as he experienced this sudden change and loss.
Heart hard like a stone. Falling cold alone. Still waiting for the ground. Still waiting for the ground.
He feels like he's trapped in his despair and anxiously waiting for some kind of solid footing or resolution.
There was a time when I would be the one daydreaming of that tower in the air.
He reflects on a time when he too had fanciful dreams and hopes that didn't reflect reality.
Don't hold me down.
He reiterates his desire to not be controlled or hindered by someone else.
Contributed by Katherine H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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