What do you think about this interpretation of "Teardrop"?

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"the meaning of this mystical song is the following: the fetus is a metaphor for the human being in general. we are like beings not yet born. (but let's focus on the lyrics - a wider meaning is about to reveal) i'll quote one stanza after another to make things clearer. "Love, love is a verb Love is a doing word Fearless on my breath Gentle impulsion Shakes me makes me lighter Fearless on my breath" nothing too special about that. the only interesting passage is "fearless on my breath" I think the whole song is about meditation - maybe buddhism. "gentle impulsion" - of breathing? "fearless on my breath" means something like - my breath is the only constant thing I can rely on. (the breathing is the most important thing while meditating) love, love is a verb - love is a doing word.. well, that's an conclusion you can come to while meditating. and, what's important - love does not exist in mind - it exists in the real world - out there. the word "verb" implies that, because a verb is a "time-word". time only exists in real world, without matter, no time. breath is also another word for air - one of the four mystic elements: fire, water, air, earth. "Teardrop on the fire Fearless on my breath" three elements are present here. teardrop - water; water is a symbol for feelings, while fire is a symbol for the rationality - breath (air) for inspiration. "Nine night of matter Black flowers blossom Fearless on my breath Black flowers blossom Fearless on my breath" not sure what "nine" means - it could refer to the nine worlds of reincarnation (the baby!) of buddhism. night of matter - night as a symbol for confusion - "you're stumbling in the dark(ness) of the night (of matter)" and matter also stands for another element - the earth. earth is a symbol for the "ground" for the real world. black flowers blossom. NICE! the most poetical sentence here. what's black lies in the dark - cannot be clarified etc.. but it is - it exists. it is creation. and it's beautiful. "Water is my eye Most faithful mirror Fearless on my breath Teardrop on the fire of a confession Fearless on my breath Most faithful mirror Fearless on my breath" "water is my eye". only with the heart one can see the truth. "most faithful mirror". we see ourselves most accurate in the "mirror" of beloved people. "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye" "the little prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and here the fire is exemplified - the fire of confession. the real confession is one of the heart, not of the mind - therefore tear on the fire (of a confession). "you're stumbling in the dark (...)" of matter." -Anonymous.

Taken from a comment from here.

Posted Jan 16, 2023, 2:06 AM UTC

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Beautiful! To me, "Teardrop on the fire" is just a powerful metaphor for futility/insignificance, perhaps of the human condition - of existence itself.

It's a very "human" song but so transcendent too. One of the best of all time :)

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