Admiration
Incubus污 Lyrics
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Everything goes by so fast
Just slow down a little
Save the best part for last
You speak in riddles
Your intentions turn me on
I'm yours forever
You're an unfenced fire
Over walls we travel
Its you I admire
My living example
Your eyes are an undiscovered ocean far away
Any minute now keeping
Both poets and priests at bay
Don't get ahead of me
Could we just this once see eye to eye?
What you offer has me
Ask me how it feels to vie
Your an unfenced fire
Over walls we travel
Its you I admire
My living example
Its a photograph discovered a decade after
Its a cannon blast disguised as a firecracker
Its enough to bring a brick wall to its knees
And sing, please
Could you move in slow motion?
Everything goes by so fast
Just slow down a little
Save the best part for last
You're an unfenced fire
Over walls we've travel
Its you I admire
My living example
The song "Admiration" by Incubus is a love song that expresses the singer's admiration and attraction towards their lover. The singer asks their lover to slow down and take things slowly because everything moves too fast in life. They want to savor every moment with their lover and save the best part for last. Their lover speaks in riddles which turns the singer on and they are willing to love them forever, even when they are gone. The singer describes their lover as an "unfenced fire" and admires them as a living example. The singer also acknowledges their lover's eyes as an undiscovered ocean which poets and priests are unable to understand. The singer pleads for their lover to see eye to eye with them and asks how it feels to vie for their affection.
The lyrics of the song are poetic and artistic in their expression of love and admiration. The imagery used in the song is vivid and creative as it compares their lover to an "unfenced fire" and their eyes to an "undiscovered ocean". The song talks about how love can be like a photograph discovered a decade later or a cannon blast disguised as a firecracker and how it can bring even a brick wall to its knees.
Line by Line Meaning
Could you move in slow motion?
Asking to slow down the pace of life or a particular moment
Everything goes by so fast
Life moves quickly and it's easy to miss out on important moments
Just slow down a little
A request to take things at a more relaxed pace
Save the best part for last
Suggesting that the most enjoyable or meaningful part of an experience should be saved until the end
You speak in riddles
The listener is metaphorically hard to understand or decode
Your intentions turn me on
The singer is aroused by the complexities or mysteries of the listener
I'm yours forever
A strong commitment to the listener
Will you love me when I'm gone?
Asking if the listener's affection will endure beyond death
You're an unfenced fire
The listener is passionate and intense in a nearly uncontainable way
Over walls we travel
Together, the artist and listener cross barriers
Its you I admire
The singer respects and reveres the listener
My living example
The listener is a role model or inspiration for the artist
Your eyes are an undiscovered ocean far away
The listener has a depth and complexity that the singer has yet to fully comprehend
Any minute now keeping
The singer is anticipating an important discovery or revelation
Both poets and priests at bay
The singer has a sense of awe or respect for the listener
Don't get ahead of me
Asking the listener to slow down and wait for the artist to catch up or understand
Could we just this once see eye to eye?
Asking for a moment of mutual understanding or compromise
What you offer has me
The listener has something of great value or significance to the singer
Ask me how it feels to vie
A challenge to the listener to understand the depth of the singer's emotions
Its a photograph discovered a decade after
An unexpected and meaningful discovery after a long time has passed
Its a cannon blast disguised as a firecracker
Something that appears small or innocuous but is actually powerful and impactful
Its enough to bring a brick wall to its knees
Something overwhelmingly powerful and effective
And sing, please
An invitation to the listener to join in and enjoy the moment
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Benjamin Lee Kenney, Brandon Charles Boyd, Christopher E Kilmore, Jose Anthony Ii Pasillas, Michael Aaron Einziger
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@kylejohnson8398
i've met people throughout my life that love incubus and we are instantly friends every time, no exceptions. make yourself is one of the greatest albums of our time
@gelflingmama
Kyle Johnson Hi, friend!!
@veronicalamb5330
Yup. I've experienced this also. The concert I went to was a room full of awesome people.
@CK-ws6zr
For sure if you can't get down with incubus you might have parent or anger issues that are beyond counseling...just saying....lol
@supdawg2559
Hands down make yourself… but as a single this song to me is tied with the warmth as my favorite incubus song!
@CC-jy4gr
@@supdawg2559 sup friends
@MichaelHutchison93
This song hits me where it hurts and where it feels good. It's such a beautiful song, Brandon is truly an artist.
@afifsalim5533
Everytime im running out of anything good to listen to, there is Incubus to save the day. Every single time.
@jackaltech6813
seriously
@jz8179
I agree