Her magical melodies and touchingly clever lyrics grow on you as you find yourself listening to them over and over again. With her one-woman-show, this escaped Swede brings her nostalgic pop, on a journey through life and death, with love and trouble, to a No Mans Land, on the border between reality and dream.
Molly Nilsson has been running her own label and producing her own music since 2007, releasing 5 albums, several EPs and a beautiful string of evocative videos under the Formerly Known as White Bread! moniker.
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Dinosaur Tears
Molly Nilsson Lyrics
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and I say it looks like it's gonna rain
My heart is beating so fast
like it's trying to outrun the past
I don't know how how how
can I escape the now
I don't know how how how
can I escape the now
In the Land of Long Ago, only dinosaurs know
But those dinosaur tears
have run dry since a million years
The future is coming
And the dinosaurs cry,
and science don't know why
would they all wanna die
Stuck in some museum all day,
all work and no play
I'll come and take you away
The lyrics of Molly Nilsson's song Dinosaur Tears talk about two different things. The first is the desire to escape from the present moment and its problems, represented by rain that seems to be coming. This is an introduction to the chorus, which speaks about the impossibility to escape from the present and its weight: "I don't know how can I escape the now." The second issue is the extinction of dinosaurs, a metaphor for the things that belong to the past and that we cannot bring back. The Land of Long Ago is the place where only dinosaurs know, from which they now seem unreachable. The chorus continues with the idea that the future is coming, and the dinosaurs are crying while "science don't know why."
Line by Line Meaning
You ask me to explain
You are asking me to give you an explanation for something.
and I say it looks like it's gonna rain
Based on my observation, it appears that it will rain soon.
My heart is beating so fast
My heart is racing quickly.
like it's trying to outrun the past
It seems as if my heart is trying to escape or leave behind events that have happened in the past.
I don't know how how how
I am unsure how to overcome this situation.
can I escape the now
I am unsure how to distance myself from the present circumstances.
In the Land of Long Ago, only dinosaurs know
The only ones who fully understand the past are extinct creatures known as dinosaurs.
But those dinosaur tears
The tears of the dinosaurs.
have run dry since a million years
It has been over a million years since the last time a dinosaur shed a tear.
The future is coming
Events that are yet to occur are approaching.
And the dinosaurs cry,
Even the dinosaurs, who have been extinct for millions of years, can sense the impending future.
and science don't know why
Scientists cannot fully comprehend this phenomenon.
would they all wanna die
Why might these creatures want to face death yet again?
Stuck in some museum all day,
Preserved in a museum, where they remain day in and day out.
all work and no play
Devoid of any life or playfulness.
I'll come and take you away
I will remove the dinosaurs from the museum and restore them to their natural environment.
Contributed by Riley I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@purplemoonlightthroughtheb3074
You ask me to explain
And I say it looks like it's gonna rain
My heart is beating so fast
Like it's trying to outrun the past
I don't know how how how
Can I escape the now
I don't know how how how
Can I escape the now
In the Land of Long Ago
Only dinosaurs know
But those dinosaur tears
Have run dry since a million years
The future is coming
And the dinosaurs cry
And science don't know why
Would they all wanna die
Stuck in some museum all day
All work and no play
I'll come and take you away
You ask me to explain
And I say it looks like it's gonna rain
My heart is beating so fast
Like is trying to outrun the past
I don't know how how how
Can I escape the now
How how how
Can I escape the now
I don't know how how how
Can I escape the now
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@widM_
You ask me to explain
And I say it looks like it's gonna rain
One of the best opening lines ever.
@DARKSKIESASSOCIATION
You ask me to explain, and I say it looks like it's gonna rain My heart is beating so fast, like it's trying to outrun the past I don't know how how how, can I escape the now In the Land of Long Ago, only dinosaurs know But those dinosaur tears , have run dry since a million years The future is coming
@mimistarduts2801
DARK SKIES ASSOCIATION
Hello molly return to méxico... I love you..
@ZiggyPeterLewis
You ask me to explain,
and I say it looks like it's gonna rain
My heart is beating so fast,
like it's trying to outrun the past
Twelve years later, this quatrain will never get old. A whole life's passing through it.
@einsiedler4649
That melody with the harpsichord-like sound is so hypnotizing. Simple yet perfect! It's just playing over and over in my head and it's not even bothering me.
@julien3949
Best use of steel drums ever 2:25, i'm having goosebumps. I love you Molly <3
@babyfacenilsson6380
I fucking love you Molly Nillson, I've absorbed every song, you are are incomparable, inimitable, unbelievable; you've really got me angry now, let's get married.
@SalvadorDali22
those dinosaurs are so hypnotising.
@ytsimtserof
they are cute
@DARKSKIESASSOCIATION
And the dinosaurs cry, and science don't know why would they all wanna die Stuck in some museum all day, all work and no play I'll come and take you away