The View
Toyah Lyrics


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In
your house is a room I avoid Full
of junk and broken toys In
my house In...

my house Ideas
grow and levitate In
your house Is
a voice I obey And

I can touch the sky I

can feel freedom I
can taste purity I
cast off chains To
put them on again In.

your house Time
expands and touches on experience In
my house There
is a roof I reach through deceiptive means To
see the view And

I can touch the sky I

can feel freedom I
can taste purity I
cast off chains To
put them on again And.

I can touch the sky I

can feel freedom I
can taste purity I
cast off chains To




put them on again To
put them on again

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Toyah's song The View seem to be about the contrast between two houses, one filled with junk and broken toys, and one where ideas grow and levitate. The singer seems to spend most of their time in the latter house, where they obey a voice and feel a sense of freedom and purity. In contrast, the former house seems to represent a state of confinement, with time expanding to touch on negative experiences. Despite this, the singer still reaches through deceptive means to see the view from that house, potentially indicating a sense of longing or regret.


The repetition of the lines "And I can touch the sky, I can feel freedom, I can taste purity, I cast off chains to put them on again" throughout the song creates a sense of cyclical movement, as though the singer is constantly moving between these two houses and experiencing both freedom and confinement. Overall, the lyrics seem to explore the complexities of human emotion and the ways in which we can simultaneously feel both liberated and trapped.


Line by Line Meaning

In your house is a room I avoid
There is a particular room in your house that I intentionally stay away from


Full of junk and broken toys In my house In...
The room in your house is cluttered with things that are no longer functional while in my house it is not the case


my house Ideas grow and levitate
In my house, thoughts and ideas take flight and expand


In your house Is a voice I obey
Your house contains a voice that I submit to


And I can touch the sky I can feel freedom I can taste purity I cast off chains To put them on again In your house
In your house, I am momentarily able to experience freedom, purity and liberation but eventually become constrained again


Time expands and touches on experience In my house
In my house, time seems to have a prolonging and an enhancing effect on experiences


There is a roof I reach through deceptive means To see the view
I resort to deceitful tactics to gain access to a roof and enjoy the scenery


And I can touch the sky I can feel freedom I can taste purity I cast off chains To put them on again
I am able to briefly experience freedom, purity and liberation but at the same time, I become restricted again


To put them on again
I intentionally subject myself to the same restrictions




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