Clouds
Hunter G K Thompson Lyrics
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your eyes they look like stars
We will fill our hands with clay
and try to shape our hearts
Seeing life through windows
touching panes of glass
Crying toward our children
will teach them from our past
The sun came down to rest
and make room for winter at last
We have all hushed the summer to bed
and we'll all breathe her last
breath
Oooohhh Oooo Oooohh
Clouds look like mountains
your eyes they look like stars
We will fill our hands with clay
and try to shape our hearts
Seeing life through windows
touching panes of glass
Crying toward our children
will teach them from our past
Ooooo Oooo
The sun came down to rest
and make room for winter at last
We have all hushed the summer to bed
and we'll all breathe her last
breath
Ohhhh Ooo Ohhh Ohoo
In Hunter G.K. Thompson's song "Clouds," the lyrics describe two individuals looking at clouds that resemble mountains and stars of the night. They express their desire to shape their hearts and lives by molding clay with their hands. The lines "Seeing life through windows, touching panes of glass" imply a sense of being disconnected from the world and wishing to connect with it more tangibly. They cry out to their children, hoping to pass down lessons learned from their past mistakes.
The chorus repeats the opening lines of the song, emphasizing the connection between the natural world and personal relationships. The second stanza talks about the change of seasons, with the sun resting and making room for winter. The summer is personified as going to sleep, waiting to take its final breath. The themes of change and mortality pervade the song, with a sense of deep reflection on life's transience and the desire for meaningful connections to transcend it.
Line by Line Meaning
Clouds they look like mountains
The clouds in the sky resemble the grandeur of mountains, which is a reminder of the beauty of nature.
your eyes they look like stars
The eyes of the person being addressed radiate as brightly as stars in the sky, possibly indicating the depth of their emotions.
We will fill our hands with clay and try to shape our hearts
In an effort to improve themselves, the singer and the person being addressed will mold and shape their hearts, symbolically represented by clay, to become better versions of themselves.
Seeing life through windows touching panes of glass
The artist reflects on how they experience life through the limitations of their physical body, sensing the world outside only through the barrier of windows and glass.
Crying toward our children will teach them from our past
The artist suggests that by sharing their experiences and emotions with their children, they can pass on valuable lessons and guidance that they have learned throughout their lives.
The sun came down to rest and make room for winter at last
The setting sun signifies the transition of seasons, as summer comes to an end and makes way for winter, a time of rest and quiet contemplation.
We have all hushed the summer to bed and we'll all breathe her last breath
As summer comes to an end, the singer acknowledges the inevitability of change and the fleeting nature of life, as symbolized by the last breath of the season.
Contributed by Connor V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@hallisonpal
Hunter, your music is awesome! Don't stop. It has moved me and helped me. You are freaking talented.
@christchild101
***** He is wonderfully talented and that girl that sang with him accentuated him to perfection!
@FredrikEmmanuel
Man! I didn´t know you were a worshipleader at Bethel! I heard this song, Clouds, last year, and loved it. I´ve even played it at a concert this april together with some other swedes. Then I came here, with no clue of who you were, and hear you lead worship here at Bethel? I´m attending Bssm1, woa would be cracy to listen to you some time. I´m also in the worshipteams so I really hope I´ll meet you some day. Your songs are supergood!
@MrRafyu76
Goosebumps all over
@madiroz93
Lyrics: Clouds look like mountains, your eyes they look like stars. We will fill our hands with clay and try to shape our hearts. Seeing life through windows, touching panes of glass. Crying toward our children will teach them from our past. The sun came down to rest and make room for winter at last. We have all hushed the summer to bed and we'll all breathe her last breath. :)))
@JacobHiltonMusic
This has been my favourite off your album... think I've killed the song from the amount of times I've heard it aha :)
@matheusferreira.youtube
Sick maan keep it up
@COWBOYDELESPACIO
Venia buscando otra cosa o cobre y encontré oro ,,, muy hermosa canción, esta en spotify ?
@develupa
Please keep doing what you're doing.
@CordingMilk
where can we get Tab for this ? such an amazing song