Garden
M. Kerber Lyrics

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He was walking through a landscape
That was lightly touched by man
Where brown girls were bathing
In seas of liquid jam
He would choose to sleep his life away
If this dream would stay

Garden in the sky

His heart is living in another place
Garden in the sky
The world around him sees a madman's space

He pretends to listen closely
To the words that someone says
While beaches of ivory
Are singing in his head
He would choose to hide himself away
If this dream would stay

Garden in the sky
The colors flow like embers to his eyes

Garden in the sky
He planted places that will never die

Overall Meaning

The lyrics "He was walking through a landscape/That was lightly touched by man/Where brown girls were bathing/In seas of liquid jam" suggest that the singer is possibly describing a utopian world untouched by the negative aspects of industrialization and capitalism. This can be seen as a sharp criticism of modern society where materialistic desires have taken over people's lives, leading to destruction of nature and disregard for social harmony. The idea of "brown girls bathing in seas of liquid jam" could symbolize the natural beauty of the world and the innocence of people, who are living in harmony with nature.

The main character of the song appears to be living in a dream-like state where he is completely disconnected from the reality of the world around him. He prefers to live in his own imagination, where he can create the perfect utopian world. The lyrics "He pretends to listen closely/To the words that someone says/While beaches of ivory/Are singing in his head" suggest that he is pretending to engage with the world, while his mind is completely elsewhere. He wants to escape the reality of the world and finds solace in his imagination where nature and beauty reign supreme. At the end of the song, we see that the character has created a garden in the sky - a place where he has imbued his own imagination with life, hoping that it will never die.

Line by Line Meaning

He was walking through a landscape
He was traversing a scenery

That was lightly touched by man
Where humans had only slightly meddled

Where brown girls were bathing
Where females with tan skin were swimming

In seas of liquid jam
In oceans of syrupy substance

He would choose to sleep his life away
He would opt to slumber perpetually

If this dream would stay
Provided he could remain in this fantasy

Garden in the sky
A celestial garden

His heart is living in another place
His emotions exist elsewhere

The world around him sees a madman's space
Observers think he inhabits an insane person's realm

He pretends to listen closely
He feigns rapt attention

To the words that someone says
To the speech of an individual