You Love Me
Dawson Kimya Lyrics
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'cause the waves that the boat is on won't settle down
If this boat flips over and everyone drowns, well that's alright with me
That's alright with me
god's green pasture's not heaven to me
I'll spend forever deep down in the sea
Singing and swimming and being happy
one grandpa's ashes and one's underground
One grandma's ashes and one's still around
If this boat flips over and everyone drowns, well that's alright with me
That's alright with me
god's green pasture's not heaven to me
I'll spend forever deep down in the sea
Singing and swimming and being happy
Weightless and painless eternally
I don't want to die alone, I am too proud
That you can tell me from the rest of the crowd
If this boat flips over and everyone drowns, well that's alright with me
That's alright with me
god's green pasture's not heaven to me
I'll spend forever deep down in the sea
Singing and swimming and being happy
Weightless and painless eternally
the angels and seagulls will ask themselves how
I've got my head in the crow's nest my feet starboard bough
And the ocean will say "well she's one of us now"
And I will be set free, I will be set free, I will be set free, I will be set free
The lyrics of Dawson Kimya's song "You Love Me" present a whimsical and poetic description of the artist's relationship with death. The song suggests that the artist is not afraid of dying and that they see death as a departure from the pain and suffering of life into a world of freedom and contentment. The lyrics describe a boat sailing on turbulent waves that could potentially lead to everyone's death. The artist gives the impression that they are at peace with this possibility and that they would welcome the experience of being submerged in the sea.
The lyrics draw a clear distinction between the artist's perception of heaven and their vision of a peaceful afterlife. While "God's green pastures" may represent a conventional view of heaven, the artist instead chooses to contemplate the freedom, weightlessness, and bliss they envision in the depths of the sea. The artist seems to reject the Christian concept of heaven as a place of judgement and instead replaces it with a peaceful and eternal state of being.
The lyrics also suggest an acceptance of the inevitability of death, but the artist expresses a desire to be surrounded by loved ones when death comes. The artist does not want to die alone and asserts that they are different from the crowd in this way. The song concludes with the artist imagining the angels and seagulls asking how they came to be in the crow's nest, with their feet pointing towards the starboard bough. The ocean will welcome their departure and set them free.
Line by Line Meaning
The boat that we're sailing on can't stop in town
Our journey is unstoppable, we cannot change our course
'cause the waves that the boat is on won't settle down
The forces that move us are beyond our control and have not calmed
If this boat flips over and everyone drowns, well that's alright with me
I am at peace with the idea of dying at sea with everyone else
god's green pasture's not heaven to me
The traditional idea of an afterlife does not appeal to me
I'll spend forever deep down in the sea
I will find peace in the underwater world if I die at sea
Singing and swimming and being happy
I will enjoy the freedom and weightlessness of the ocean
Weightless and painless eternally
I will be free from the earthly constraints of gravity and physical pain forever
one grandpa's ashes and one's underground
My family has already experienced loss and death
One grandma's ashes and one's still around
The experience of losing loved ones is a part of life
I don't want to die alone, I am too proud
I fear being alone and isolated in death, and my pride prevents me from admitting it
That you can tell me from the rest of the crowd
My fear of dying alone is something that separates me from others
the angels and seagulls will ask themselves how
The natural world will be surprised at my peaceful embrace of death
I've got my head in the crow's nest my feet starboard bough
I am a part of the ship and the sea, not separate from it
And the ocean will say "well she's one of us now"
Death will bring me into the natural world and the sea
And I will be set free, I will be set free, I will be set free, I will be set free
Death will liberate me from my earthly existence and allow me to become a part of the natural world
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