Having begun playing together in March 2009, Seryn created something truly special in their short existence. Using a variety of instruments including guitar, ukulele, kalimba, accordion, bass, drums, viola, percussion and more, Seryn’s understanding of dynamics shines brightly and has earned them a sound that is not easily defined, but proven triumphant.
Foreign Fields
Seryn Lyrics
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Crossed over
Another state county line
There are more to pass
Than the ones we have left behind
Every city
Starts to look just like the same
Every street is only known by its little name
Would you come looking there for me?
If all these mountains folded over
Would you come down digging deep?
If I were hidden in the trees
Would you come looking there for me?
If all these mountains folded over
Would you come down digging deep?
Do you know just how far it feels now
When we are traveling these foreign fields?
My legs shake
Bumpy lines on figure eights
My will breaks
One more just to think of you
If I were hidden in the trees
If all these mountains folded over
If I were hidden in the trees
(Would you come looking there for me?)
If all these mountains folded over
(Would you come down digging deep?)
If I were hidden in the trees
(Would you come looking there for me?)
If all these mountains folded over
(Would you come down digging deep?)
If I were hidden in the trees
Would you come looking there for me?
If all these mountains folded over
Would you come down digging deep?
If I were hidden in the trees
Would you come looking there for me?
If all these mountains folded over
Would you come down digging deep?
The lyrics of Seryn's song "Foreign Fields" portrays the feeling of loneliness and isolation one may experience when traveling to unfamiliar places. The song starts off with an instrumental that sounds like a journey's beginning. The first verse talks about crossing state and county lines, and they have more to pass than what they have left behind, expressing the feeling of leaving behind something familiar and entering a new and unknown territory. The following lines describe how every city looks the same, and every street only known by its small name, implying that confusion sets in and everything begins to blend together. The chorus highlights the feelings of being lost and the need for someone's presence; "If I were hidden in the trees/Would you come looking there for me?/If all these mountains folded over/Would you come down digging deep?" The second verse mentions how tiresome and exhausting the journey is, as evident in lines like "My legs shake/Bumpy lines on figure eights/My will breaks/One more just to think of you".
Overall, "Foreign Fields" expresses the feelings of disorientation, loneliness, and the need for someone's comforting presence while traveling to new places.
Line by Line Meaning
Instrumental
There are no words in this part of the song, just instrumental music
Crossed over
The singer has crossed over a state or county line in their travels
Another state county line
They have crossed many lines and still have more to go
There are more to pass
The journey is long and difficult
Than the ones we have left behind
The places they have already been are now memories
Every city
Every new place they go to
Starts to look just like the same
All the places start to blend together and look the same
Every street is only known by its little name
None of the streets are familiar to the singer
If I were hidden in the trees
If the singer was lost or hidden
Would you come looking there for me?
Asking if someone would come search for them if they were lost
If all these mountains folded over
If the obstacles in their way were removed
Would you come down digging deep?
Asking if someone would make an effort to find them
Do you know just how far it feels now
The distance feels overwhelming
When we are traveling these foreign fields?
When they are traveling in unfamiliar places
My legs shake
The singer is physically exhausted
Bumpy lines on figure eights
The roads they are traveling on are difficult, like a bumpy figure-eight
My will breaks
The singer is emotionally drained
One more just to think of you
Thinking of someone gives them strength to keep going
Contributed by Avery L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.