Key Largo
The Three Johns Lyrics


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My love, don't sleep so tight.
The stars will comb the sky.
I'll watch you through the night.
Big dreams Small people. Call it oversight
All the dangerous people, they're a million miles may.
That's a line in exaggeration for something I need to say
All the past is history and Men Like Monkeys was the song,
And this couldn't he wiped cut by a nuclear bomb.
Then you stand up like a mountain.
My thoughts are washed away.
Seconds pass but who's counting?
There's no need to rhyme with mountain.
It's an idea.




A strength Large feeling Small person in a wind
A wind that's blowing

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of The Three Johns's song Key Largo convey a sense of protective love and dreamy observations of the night sky. The singer is urging his lover not to sleep too tightly, as he'll be watching her through the night while the stars comb the sky. He muses about the contrast between big dreams and small people, and the tendency to overlook important things in life. The singer also acknowledges the existence of dangerous people a million miles away, but it's just an exaggeration of something he needs to say. The past is history, and Men Like Monkeys was a song that marked a particular moment in time. Nothing can erase those memories, not even a nuclear bomb. The lyrics suggest that the singer feels his love for his partner is as strong as a mountain, and the wind that's blowing is a metaphor for an idea or feeling that's difficult to put into words.


Line by Line Meaning

My love, don't sleep so tight.
Do not sleep so soundly my love, for the stars are still shining


The stars will comb the sky.
The stars will light up the night sky like a comb through hair


I'll watch you through the night.
I will spend the night watching over you


Big dreams Small people. Call it oversight
Despite the smallness of people, it's natural for them to have big dreams


All the dangerous people, they're a million miles may.
Dangerous people are far away from us, figuratively


That's a line in exaggeration for something I need to say
This is an exaggeration to emphasize what I need to say


All the past is history and Men Like Monkeys was the song,
The past is gone, like a song about monkeys


And this couldn't be wiped cut by a nuclear bomb.
This is something that is indestructible, even by a nuclear bomb


Then you stand up like a mountain.
You become as strong and majestic as a mountain


My thoughts are washed away.
My thoughts become replaced and refreshed


Seconds pass but who's counting?
Time is fleeting and irrelevant


There's no need to rhyme with mountain.
Rhyming with mountain is not necessary to convey my point


It's an idea.
This is just an abstract concept


A strength Large feeling Small person in a wind
A small person has immense inner strength during tumultuous times


A wind that's blowing
The wind is symbolic of the chaotic events happening around us




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