Effortless
Kitchell Sonya Lyrics
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I saved my lonely porcelain doll
Do you hear the panther prowling
Wherever he wants
I can't give no more, I can't give no more
Just rocking to a lullaby
Dreams I thought would never pass me by
Than a search for somethin' effortless
And when we find it in the open air
And when we breathe it in a strangers dare
It's nothing more and nothin' less
Than a search for somethin' effortless
Oh the cries are growing louder
Do they hear
Only when it's tuning and it's already tuning
We're just rocking to a lullaby
Dreams I thought would never pass us by
It's nothing more and nothing less
Than a search for something effortless
And when we find it in the open air
And when we breathe it in a strangers dare
It's nothing more and nothing less
Than a search for something effortless
And I don't cry for myself and I don't cry
Don't cry for you, I cry for the life of another
Someone I hardly knew, a man I never knew
Just rocking to a lullaby
Dreams I thought would never pass us by
It's nothing more and nothing less
Than a search for something effortless
And when we find it in the open air
And when we breathe it in a strangers dare
It's nothing more and nothing less
Than a search for something effortless
The lyrics of Kitchell Sonya's song "Effortless" are open to interpretation, but on the surface, it appears to be about a search for something easy and uncomplicated. The first verse implies a sense of danger lurking in the distance, with the wind howling and a panther prowling. The artist mentions that she has already given all she can, and can give no more, suggesting that she is exhausted from trying too hard to find peace or happiness. The second verse talks about dreaming and rocking to a lullaby, again suggesting a sense of comfort and ease. The chorus repeats the idea that something effortless is what we are all seeking, and that when we finally find it, it will be in the open air or when we take a risk.
The third verse is a bit more cryptic, mentioning loud cries and tuning, and the bridge talks about not crying for oneself or another person, but for the life of someone the artist didn't even know. The repeating verses again emphasize the search for something effortless and the idea that it can be found in the world around us.
Overall, the song seems to be about the human desire for simplicity and the struggle to find it in a world full of chaos and complexity.
Line by Line Meaning
Do you hear the wind a howling?
Do you perceive the sound of the strong wind blowing?
I saved my lonely porcelain doll
I kept my solitary porcelain doll from harm.
Do you hear the panther prowling
Do you detect the sound of the panther moving stealthily?
Wherever he wants
The panther is roaming freely without any restrictions.
I can't give no more, I can't give no more
I am unable to give any more, my limit has been reached.
Just rocking to a lullaby
I am only swaying to a soothing song.
Dreams I thought would never pass me by
My aspirations that I believed would stay with me forever are fading away.
Is nothing more and nothin' less
It's exactly what it seems, neither more nor less.
Than a search for somethin' effortless
It's a quest for something that requires no or little effort.
And when we find it in the open air
When we come across it out in the open.
And when we breathe it in a strangers dare
When we inhale it because a stranger dared us to.
Oh the cries are growing louder
Oh, the screams are becoming more audible.
Do they hear
Do other people perceive them too?
Only when it's tuning and it's already tuning
I can only hear them when they're being tuned and it's already happening.
We're just rocking to a lullaby
We're just swaying to a soothing song.
It's nothing more and nothing less
It's exactly what it appears to be, neither more nor less.
Than a search for something effortless
It's a pursuit of something that requires no or little effort.
And I don't cry for myself and I don't cry
I am not weeping for myself and I'm not weeping.
Don't cry for you, I cry for the life of another
I'm not weeping for you, but I'm lamenting the life of another person.
Someone I hardly knew, a man I never knew
A man whom I barely knew, whom I never knew personally.
Dreams I thought would never pass us by
My aspirations which I believed would never fade away are slipping away.
It's nothing more and nothing less
It's exactly what it appears to be, neither more nor less.
Than a search for something effortless
It's a pursuit of something that requires no or little effort.
And when we find it in the open air
When we come across it out in the open.
And when we breathe it in a strangers dare
When we inhale it because a stranger dared us to.
It's nothing more and nothing less
It's exactly what it appears to be, neither more nor less.
Than a search for something effortless
It's a pursuit of something that requires no or little effort.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: SONYA KITCHELL
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