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Proud Mary is the name of a fictional boat - sorry I wasn't sure before
Proud Mary is the name of a fictional boat - sorry I wasn't sure before

I was a surfer when I was young. This song, " Sea Of Joy" encapsulated my love of riding fast, tubing waves. I remember it as feeling rather zen.
I was a surfer when I was young. This song, " Sea Of Joy" encapsulated my love of riding fast, tubing waves. I remember it as feeling rather zen.

I didn't care much for the meaning as a kid, but as we grow, we tend to then go through exactly what these songs are exactly about. Here we are! lol
I didn't care much for the meaning as a kid, but as we grow, we tend to then go through exactly what these songs are exactly about. Here we are! lol

To me this song starts off conveying how hard it is to find that perfect fit, (Thus all the guys crushed by the wayside). That Somebody to gel with, to be open and really, really honest with....until a Certain someone came along. That "YOU" in the song. No need for complications or changing the other person's life dreams or goals. Just a simple personal connection, between two people, that registers for JUST those two people. An open honest and deep relationship that means everything to the singer. I like Ellie Goulding's songs because she's one of the...
To me this song starts off conveying how hard it is to find that perfect fit, (Thus all the guys crushed by the wayside). That Somebody to gel with, to be open and really, really honest with....until a Certain someone came along. That "YOU" in the song.
No need for complications or changing the other person's life dreams or goals. Just a simple personal connection, between two people, that registers for JUST those two people. An open honest and deep relationship that means everything to the singer.
I like Ellie Goulding's songs because she's one of the few that can bring out the angst of loving someone. And there's always angst when loving someone.

I have always taken this song to imply that space travel is not actually the answer to anything, implied by the way he sings 'the future lies'
I have always taken this song to imply that space travel is not actually the answer to anything, implied by the way he sings 'the future lies'

It's probably based on Einstein's quote "I do not know what weapons will be used to fight World War III, but World War IV will be fought with stones and clubs."
It's probably based on Einstein's quote "I do not know what weapons will be used to fight World War III, but World War IV will be fought with stones and clubs."

I think the song is about having desires that are unattainable is wasting your life away, therefore in the end all you have is shit, nix, nein, nada, so don't waste your time. When the songs goes dark, there's uplifting notes to bring you out of the funk. Just my two cents
I think the song is about having desires that are unattainable is wasting your life away, therefore in the end all you have is shit, nix, nein, nada, so don't waste your time. When the songs goes dark, there's uplifting notes to bring you out of the funk. Just my two cents

why write lyrics that aren't even correct?
why write lyrics that aren't even correct?

Great number particularly Elvis' Pearl Harbor concert take on it!!
Great number particularly Elvis' Pearl Harbor concert take on it!!
Sounds like this is about a cat who goes hunting at night and curls into chubble bun roll during the day.
Sounds like this is about a cat who goes hunting at night and curls into chubble bun roll during the day.