The Great Escape
Lea Lyrics
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The wind comes crawling in
The rain with all its sin
Captures me again
The words went through my wave
Filled my soul with pain
My anger into space
Almost finds it's way again
By the time I made the great escape
I was falling, falling, falling from heaven
In every picture that I drew I saw you
Falling, falling, falling from heaven
I got down on my knees and prayed
I was calling, calling, calling to heaven
Just in time I made the great escape
I was falling, falling, falling from heaven
From an empty face
The smile wiped away
Eyes that never see
Blind the deepest me
Act a small charade
Words you can't explain
Silence louder than the doubt
Lingers in the sound, oh-oh-oh, oh
By the time I made the great escape
I was falling, falling, falling from heaven
In every picture that I drew I saw you
Falling, falling, falling from heaven
I got down on my knees and prayed
I was calling, calling, calling to heaven
Just in time I made the great escape
I was falling, falling, falling from heaven
By the time I made the great escape
I was falling, falling
In every picture that I drew I saw you
Falling
"One, two, three"
By the time I made the great escape
I was falling, falling, falling from heaven
In every picture that I drew I saw you
Falling, falling, falling from heaven
I got down on my knees and prayed
I was calling, calling, calling to heaven
Just in time I made the great escape
I was falling, falling, falling from heaven
„Oh, guck mal“
The verses of Lea's song "The Great Escape" deal with the emotions of being caught up in life's struggles and feeling overpowered by them. The lyrics allude to the cyclic nature of life, where the metaphorical falling leaves will eventually make way for new growth, but it doesn't happen right away. The opening verse sets the scene where the weather has taken a turn for the worse, with the wind and rain arriving, causing the singer to feel trapped again. The second verse describes a sense of emptiness, where a smile has been wiped away, and the eyes have lost their vision. The words used can't capture the full extent of what's happening, and silence echoes louder than any words spoken.
The chorus repeats the idea of falling, as if the singer is plummeting from the sky, but then turns to prayer and hopes for escape. The escape isn't immediate, and the repeated use of the word "falling" emphasizes that point. There is a tension built in the song between the falling and the desire to escape. The feeling of wanting to get away from the difficulties of life is palpable, but there is the understanding that the escape isn't guaranteed, nor is it immediate.
Line by Line Meaning
The leaves will fall again
The seasonal cycle repeats itself
The wind comes crawling in
A personification of the wind as a creeping force
The rain with all its sin
The rain is viewed as a sinful entity
Captures me again
The artist feels trapped by the rain and its associated feelings
The words went through my wave
The artist was affected by a wave of words (spoken or written)
Filled my soul with pain
The words caused the singer emotional pain
My anger into space
The singer’s anger was released or dissipated into the air
Almost finds it's way again
The anger is nearly reestablished or reignited
It's way again
The anger resurfaces
By the time I made the great escape
The artist had a difficult journey but persevered
I was falling, falling, falling from heaven
The singer feels as if they are falling from grace or a high place
In every picture that I drew I saw you
No matter what the artist creates, they see the person they are thinking of
I got down on my knees and prayed
The singer prays for assistance or guidance
I was calling, calling, calling to heaven
Repeating the act of praying for emphasis
Just in time I made the great escape
The singer narrowly avoided something harmful
From an empty face
A person with a blank expression
The smile wiped away
The smile disappeared
Eyes that never see
The person has eyes but doesn't see the singer's true self
Blind the deepest me
The person is blind to the singer's innermost self
Act a small charade
The person is presenting a false front or pretending
Words you can't explain
Words that cannot be defined or understood
Silence louder than the doubt
The silence is more noticeable than the doubt
Lingers in the sound, oh-oh-oh, oh
The sound or lack thereof continues to be felt after the moment has passed
One, two, three
An interjection that serves no specific purpose in the song
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Ilse Annoeska de Lange, Patrick Raymond Leonard
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