Natalie
Natasha's Ghost Lyrics
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Is like staring at the sun
She wears a perfect smile
But she speaks to me in tongues
About destiny, ships at sea
And a storm that never came
And I'm still soaked through the bone
From standing in her rain
I wake, stumble down the stairs
She'll be waiting for me there
The moon is blue, and so am I
It's only you, who dreams tonight
Natalie natalie natalie
Hearing what she says
Is like listening to the wind
The dust kicks up a while,
And then settles back again
About an unrelenting memory
And hopes that never fade
And what we knew gets swept away
By everything that's changed
I wake, stumble down the stairs
She'll be waiting for me there
The moon is blue, and so am I
It's only you, who dreams tonight
Natalie natalie natalie
Natalie
Natalie
I wake, stumble down the stairs
She'll be waiting for me there
The moon is blue and so am I
It's only you who dreams tonight
Natalie natalie natalie
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The lyrics of Natasha's Ghost's song Natalie convey a haunting and enigmatic story about a woman named Natalie with an elusive nature. The first verse describes her like staring at the sun, where her beauty and radiance are blinding, yet she speaks in tongues that remain ambiguous. The verse also implies her to be an individualistic figure, talking about destiny and ships at sea. The storm that never came could represent an emotional catharsis she continues to wait for. The line 'And I'm still soaked through the bone from standing in her rain' emphasizes that she has impacted the singer deeply, and even though she hasn't had that storm, her 'rain' has drenched him entirely.
In the second verse, Natalie's words are described as the wind, again evoking a sense of mystery. The dust kicked up and then settled back could mean that her words stir thoughts and revelations in the singer, but things remain unchanged. The verse has various references to memories and hopes that continue to live and die in the present. The repetition of her name at the end of each verse proposes a kind of robotic or programmed quality to the way the singer constantly thinks about her. In spite of that, the singer is left yearning for her, thinking of her before falling asleep.
Line by Line Meaning
Looking in her eyes
Is like staring at the sun
Her eyes are bright and intense like the sun, it's hard to look at them directly.
She wears a perfect smile
But she speaks to me in tongues
She appears happy, but what she says is confusing and hard to understand.
About destiny, ships at sea
And a storm that never came
And I'm still soaked through the bone
From standing in her rain
She talks about fate, missed opportunities and disappointment which still affects the singer deeply.
Hearing what she says
Is like listening to the wind
The dust kicks up a while,
And then settles back again
What she says feels ephemeral and uncertain, like the wind. It unsettles the artist before it passes.
About an unrelenting memory
And hopes that never fade
And what we knew gets swept away
By everything that's changed
She talks of memories and lost hopes that will not disappear. But despite this, everything around them is continuously changing and shifting.
I wake, stumble down the stairs
She'll be waiting for me there
The moon is blue, and so am I
It's only you, who dreams tonight
Natalie natalie natalie
The singer wakes up and knows that she will be waiting for him. The moon is blue with sadness, like the singer. Only she can provide a dreamlike escape from reality.
Contributed by Eli P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.