Velvet Chain is fronted by award-winning vocalist, Erika Amato, and headed by composer-producer-bassist Jeff Stacy.
Walk on Water
Velvet Chain Lyrics
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You could walk on water baby, ohh yeah... if you could walk away from me...
You could move a mountain baby, ohh yeah... if you could ever -- move me...ohhhhhh, ohh yeah...
You could tame a tiger baby, can't you see... might not be enough, for me... ohhhhhh, ohh yeah...
You'll be waiting 'round forever... if you're waiting 'round on me... you could light the world on fire... if you could ever light me... yeahh...
In the middle of a thousand people, oh yeah... you will only see me...
You could have a thousand lovers, oh yeah... it will always be me...
Ohhhhhh, ohh yeah...
The lyrics to Velvet Chain's song "Walk on Water" offer a fascinating insight into a relationship that's not working out. The first verse states that while the singer's partner has impressive abilities - they could walk on water, move a mountain, and tame a tiger - none of these matter if they cannot walk away from the singer. Despite their impressive abilities, they don't have the power to move the singer emotionally or make them love them.
The second verse doubles down on this theme with the assertion that the singer's partner could light the world on fire, but they still couldn't light up their heart. They could be surrounded by a thousand people or have a thousand lovers, but they will always be alone because their heart belongs to the singer. The final lines bring the song to a bittersweet conclusion. The singer once loved their partner, but let them go, and now they are falling alone. The partner kept going but is lost without the love of the singer.
Overall, "Walk on Water" explores the power dynamics in a relationship, specifically how one person can hold all the cards even if their partner has immense abilities. The song suggests that real love cannot be forced or won over by impressive shows of strength, and sometimes, the most significant power one person has is to walk away.
Line by Line Meaning
You could walk on water baby, ohh yeah... if you could walk away from me...
If you could leave me, then you could do the impossible.
You could move a mountain baby, ohh yeah... if you could ever -- move me... ohhhhhh, ohh yeah...
If you could make me feel something, then you could accomplish the impossible.
You could tame a tiger baby, can't you see... might not be enough, for me... ohhhhhh, ohh yeah...
Even if you can do what seems impossible, it still may not be enough for me.
You were alone, when you were falling... heaven knows, the chips are falling now... all alone... cause you love me... I let it go... and you kept going... you kept going...
You were alone when you were struggling, but now that you love me and I let you go, you're handling the chips falling all by yourself, and you're moving on.
You'll be waiting 'round forever... if you're waiting 'round on me... you could light the world on fire... if you could ever light me... yeahh...
You'll never get what you want if you wait around for me, and even if you can do great things, they won't matter if you can't reach me.
In the middle of a thousand people, oh yeah... you will only see me...
Even if there are many people around, you're only focused on me.
You could have a thousand lovers, oh yeah... it will always be me...
Even if you had a lot of lovers, you would always come back to me.
Ohhhhhh, ohh yeah...
Just a vocal expression of emotion.
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