Room
Ear and Dark Lyrics
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Blackroof country, no gold pavements, tired starlings.
Silver horses ran down moonbeams in your dark eyes.
Dawn light smiles on you leaving, my contentment.
I'll wait in this place where the sun never shines;
Wait in this place where the shadows run from themselves.
Platform ticket, restless diesels, goodbye windows.
I walked into such a sad time at the station.
As I walked out, felt my own need just beginning.
I'll wait in the queue when the trains come back;
Lie with you where the shadows run from themselves.
At the party she was kindness in the hard crowd.
Consolation for the old wound now forgotten.
Yellow tigers crouched in jungles in her dark eyes.
She's just dressing, goodbye windows, tired starlings.
I'll sleep in this place with the lonely crowd;
Lie in the dark where the shadows run from themselves.
The lyrics of "White Room" by Cream's bassist, Jack Bruce, tell a story of a place of utter darkness, loneliness, and confusion. The song opens with a description of a white room with black curtains where Ear and Dark are located. The location is near the station in a countryside devoid of luxury, and the imagery of "black roofs" and "tired starlings" suggests a desolate and forlorn place. However, it is the description of "silver horses running down moonbeams" in Ear's dark eyes that implies a mystical, dream-like quality to the song.
The second verse is about Dark's need to leave the white room and her desire for independence from Ear. Dark feels confined and without any security in this place. The station is depicted as busy, with "restless diesels" and people coming and going, but the windows appear to say goodbye to her, as if leaving a part of herself behind. When Ear enters the scene, he experiences his own feelings of longing, realizing that something has begun.
In the last verse, Dark is seen at a party, where she emerges as kindness in a hard crowd, offering consolation to those around her. She has "yellow tigers crouched in jungles" in her dark eyes, which suggests a fierceness and wildness within her. But despite her ability to offer comfort, she is still just dressing up and playing a role. "Tired starlings" indicate a sense of disillusionment, hinting that any joy or comfort she might offer is also fleeting.
Overall, "White Room" is a powerful and multi-layered song that touches on themes of loneliness and longing, freedom and confinement, and the search for meaning in one's life.
Line by Line Meaning
In the white room with black curtains near the station.
I was in a white room with black curtains near the station.
Blackroof country, no gold pavements, tired starlings.
It was a dreary place with a black roof, no nice roads, and tired birds.
Silver horses ran down moonbeams in your dark eyes.
Your dark eyes seemed to have silver horses running in them.
Dawn light smiles on you leaving, my contentment.
As you left, the dawn light smiled on you and I felt content.
I'll wait in this place where the sun never shines;
I'll wait in this dismal place where the sun doesn't shine.
Wait in this place where the shadows run from themselves.
I'll wait in this place where even the shadows seem to be running away from themselves.
You said no strings could secure you at the station.
You said you couldn't be tied down at the station.
Platform ticket, restless diesels, goodbye windows.
I bought a ticket, watched the restless trains, and said goodbye to the windows.
I walked into such a sad time at the station.
I entered a very sad time at the station.
As I walked out, felt my own need just beginning.
But as I left, I felt my own sense of longing beginning.
I'll wait in the queue when the trains come back;
I'll wait in line when the trains come back.
Lie with you where the shadows run from themselves.
I'll lay with you in a place where even the shadows seem to be running away from themselves.
At the party she was kindness in the hard crowd.
At the party she was the beacon of kindness in a harsh crowd.
Consolation for the old wound now forgotten.
She provided comfort for the old wound that I had forgotten about.
Yellow tigers crouched in jungles in her dark eyes.
I saw yellow tigers crouching in jungles in her dark eyes.
She's just dressing, goodbye windows, tired starlings.
She's just getting dressed as the windows say goodbye to the tired birds.
I'll sleep in this place with the lonely crowd;
I'll sleep in this place with the other lonely people.
Lie in the dark where the shadows run from themselves.
I'll lay in the dark, where the shadows seem to be running away from themselves.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JACK BRUCE, PETE BROWN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Sha G
World's quietest place: When teacher start asking questions in the class
wilma diqfit
@Yugen FUNNY.
Anushi GUPTA
My class
azure
Haha sooo trueee lmao😂😂
Hom Tolland
Its when you create an among us lobby
Bender Bender
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Jookie
Sometimes when your brain gets too bored, like being in the worlds quietest room in the dark, the brain will make up things to entertain itself. Crazy really.
Lil Lily !
Ikr
Sima Sarkar
That's how the bloody Mary challenge works right?
Lil Lily !
@Sima Sarkar No-