The Piper's Song
Gypsy & The Cat Lyrics

In the night, I see a face that's in the dark
The singer sees a man in his dreams who represents hope and inspiration even in times of darkness.

Through his eyes I see a light a shiny gold.
The man the singer dreams about has an aura of brightness and hopefulness that inspires the singer.

And this man he walks alone, singing songs of victory
The man the singer dreams about is a symbol of strength and resilience, who sings about triumph in the face of adversity.

When he sleeps, there's a struggle and the light begins to fade
The dream symbol of hope and inspiration experiences hardships and confronts his own weakness from time to time.

Heaven tells the past; all he had, love and fear
The man symbolizes a person with a rich and complicated history, full of love and hope as well as fear and regret.

He was stronger then, all he had was loving hands
The dream symbol of hope and inspiration used to be stronger and more self-assured, but still had compassion and kindness.

Then one day the thunder struck, evil tears run down his face
The man suffered a great disappointment or betrayal that changed him forever, making him experience negative emotions like grief and anger.

And a change good to bad, good to bad
The man's experience of his past, and the change from strength and compassion to weakness and anger, are crucial to understanding him as a symbol of hope in the face of difficulty.

Where to run
A rhetorical question expressing the artist's confusion and anxiety.

Are you there, are you there
The artist is trying to find the hope-inspiring dream symbol, seeking reassurance that it still exists and can be a source of strength.

In the winter sun, he's dancing in the wind
The dream symbol can be found in moments of beauty and natural wonder, like the dance of leaves in the wind.

In the wilderness look and you will find him
One must embrace a feeling of being lost or disoriented in order to find the symbol of hope and inspiration.

A mother weeps a child sleeps their broken hearts
The singer describes an emotional scene of pain and loss experienced by a mother and child.

Are bleedin' wine, just passing time, their horror shows
The singer describes the mother and child being traumatized by a painful past, which seems to be affecting present and future experiences.

There at his grave at violet creek
The singer alludes to a specific site where the dream symbol of hope and inspiration may have met its demise or ended its journey.

The place where he began to seek
The site of the symbol's demise may have been where it started searching for answers or new meaning in life.

The evil tide that would dissolve him of all good that stood within
The artist describes how a great difficulty or obstacle led to the end of the symbol's journey, removing all goodness and inspiration.

Thunder thunder in the town
The singer alludes to the ominous sound of thunder, a symbol of danger and instability.

Thunder waiting for a sound
The danger and instability implied by thunder are waiting to be manifested or come to fruition.

Tonight tonight we sing the piper's song
The artist alludes to an ancient myth, in which a piper led rats out of a town through music. The song may be a call to action or to leave a certain place.