Monday, March 5, 2012

Whale (BooHoo)

I chanced upon this track which was playing on TV the other morning. I'm a sucker for the piano (as mentioned several times before) and this one is quite simply the vocalist singing along to the sharp notes being played.

Dear Reader started off as a duo but seems to have become a solo project. This particular track, "Whale", comes from the album "Idealistic Animals" where each track is given an animal name in addition to a more descriptive title.

I'm still not quite sure on this one, "Whale" or "BooHoo", really covers. Is it a funeral... is it simply loss? I'm taking a stab in the dark here and saying that the wave, sea and canoe are all representative of time and travel. Ultimately you can't stay in one place for all time. We all move on and at some point the last time we see anyone it's as we're heading back out to see (or simply deeper into our lives).

Just gotta keep on moving, that's our way
It's not for a wave to stay in one place
And when the ice melts far away
We have no say, we gain the weight

Till we cover New York
with icy, icy blue
And the Statue of Liberty
she'll be poking through
And the last time that you see her
it'll be from a canoe
Floating on our tears and your tears too
Boohoo
Boohoo
Boohoo

Her mom died yesterday
She will not be going to a funeral
But she'll put on a pretty black dress anyway
And then she'll go to the park and play in the sandpit

Then we'll cover New York
with icy, icy blue
And the Statue of Liberty
she'll be poking through
And the last time that you see her
it'll be from a canoe
Floating on our tears and your tears too

We'll cover New York
with icy, icy blue
And the Statue of Liberty
she'll be poking through
And the last time that you see her
it'll be from a canoe
Singing Mama Goodbye
You know we'll always miss you
Boohoo
Boohoo
Boohoo


Someday we're all going to be taking a canoe trip... and the wave will be our last. As sad as that is, waves were never supposed to stay in one place.

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