Endless Sleep
Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids Lyrics
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Looked for my baby, she's nowhere around.
Traced her footsteps down to the shore,
'Fraid she's gone forever more.
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say,
"I took your baby from you away."
I heard a voice cryin' in the deep,
"Come join me baby in my Endless Sleep."
Why did we quarrel, why did we fight?
Why did I leave her alone tonight?
That's why her footsteps ran into the sea
That's why my baby has gone from me.
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say,
"I took your baby from you away."
I heard a voice cryin' in the deep,
"Come join me baby in my Endless Sleep."
Ran in the water, heart full of fear,
There in the breakers I saw her near;
Reached for my darlin', held her to me,
Stole her away from the angry sea.
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say,
"You took your baby from me away."
My heart cried out, "She's mine to keep."
I saved my baby from an Endless Sleep.
The lyrics of the song Endless Sleep by Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids tells a story about a man who is searching for his lover, and he finds her footsteps on the shore. He fears that she is gone forever and looks to the sea which seems to tell him that it took his baby away. The man hears a voice coming from the deep that calls for his lover to come and join him in his endless sleep. The song is delivered in a somber tone, which contributes to the mood of the story depicted in the lyrics.
The lyrics describe a man who is running on the beach, looking for his lover, but finds her footsteps in the sand, leading to the sea. He fears the worst has happened and imagines the sea telling him that his lover is gone. The man starts to hear a voice in the deep, a voice that seems to be calling his lover to join him. The lyrics then reveal the reason for the man's lover disappearing into the sea; it was because they had a fight before she left that led to her taking her life.
The song tells a tragic story of love that ends prematurely due to an argument. It contains rich imagery and creates an emotional experience for the listener. The song also reminds listeners of the importance of cherishing loved ones and the dangers of letting petty arguments escalate.
Line by Line Meaning
The night was black, rain fallin' down;
It was a dark, stormy night with heavy rain.
Looked for my baby, she's nowhere around.
The singer searched for his lover but could not find her.
Traced her footsteps down to the shore,
The singer followed the footsteps of his lover, which led to the shore.
'Fraid she's gone forever more.
The singer is afraid that his lover is gone forever.
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say,
The singer looked at the sea and felt that it was trying to communicate with him.
"I took your baby from you away."
The sea conveyed that it had taken the singer's lover away from him.
I heard a voice cryin' in the deep,
The singer heard a voice calling out from the depths of the sea.
"Come join me baby in my Endless Sleep."
The voice was tempting the singer's lover to join them in an eternal slumber.
Why did we quarrel, why did we fight?
The singer questions the reason for the argument that led to the separation.
Why did I leave her alone tonight?
The singer wonders why he left his lover alone on the night of their disagreement.
That's why her footsteps ran into the sea
The reason the singer's lover went to the sea was because of their disagreement.
That's why my baby has gone from me.
Due to their disagreement and her going to the sea, the singer's lover has left him.
Ran in the water, heart full of fear,
With a heart full of fear, the singer ran into the water to find his lover.
There in the breakers I saw her near;
Amidst the waves, the singer saw his lover.
Reached for my darlin', held her to me,
The singer reached for his lover and held her in his arms.
Stole her away from the angry sea.
The singer saved his lover from the dangerous sea.
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say,
The singer once again felt the sea communicating with him.
"You took your baby from me away."
The sea made the singer realize that he had taken his lover away from it.
My heart cried out, "She's mine to keep."
The singer's heart protested that his lover was his to keep.
I saved my baby from an Endless Sleep.
The singer saved his lover from the eternal slumber offered by the voice in the sea.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Cloud9, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DOLORES NANCE, JODY REYNOLDS
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