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Richard Thompson Beeswing Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 10/10 [1 vote]Album: Mirror Blue / Original Release Date: 1994-02-08Genre: RockSong Duration: 5 min 33 sec
RICHARD THOMPSON
- Beeswing Lyrics / with translationsI was nineteen when I came to town
They called it the Summer of Love
They were burning babies, burning flags
The hawks against the doves
I took a job in the steamie
Down on Cauldrum Street
And I fell in love with a laundry girl
Who was working next to me
Oh she was a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing
So fine a breath of wind might blow her away
She was a lost child, oh she was running wild
She said, "As long as there's no price on love, I'll stay
And you wouldn't want me any other way"
Brown hair zig-zag around her face
And a look of half-surprise
Like a fox caught in the headlights
There was animal in her eyes
She said, "Young man, oh can't you see
I'm not the factory kind
If you don't take me out of here
I'll surely lose my mind"
Oh she was a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing
So fine that I might crush her where she lay
She was a lost child, she was running wild
She said, "As long as there's no price on love, I'll stay
And you wouldn't want me any other way"
We busked around the market towns
And picked fruit down in Kent
And we could tinker lamps and pots
And knives wherever we went
And I said that we might settle down
Get a few acres dug
Fire burning in the hearth and babies on the rug
She said "Oh man, you foolish man
It surely sounds like hell
You might be Lord of half the world
You'll not own me as well"
Oh she was a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing
So fine a breath of wind might blow her away
She was a lost child, oh she was running wild
She said, "As long as there's no price on love, I'll stay
And you wouldn't want me any other way"
We was camping down the Gower one time
The work was pretty good
She thought we shouldn't wait for the frost
And I thought maybe we should
We was drinking more in those days
And tempers reached a pitch
And like a fool I let her run
With the rambling itch
Oh the last I heard she's sleeping rough
Back on the Derby beat
White Horse in her hip pocket
And a wolfhound at her feet
And they say she even married once
A man named Romany Brown
But even a gypsy caravan
Was too much settling down
And they say her flower is faded now
Hard weather and hard booze
But maybe that's just the price
You pay for the chains you refuse
Oh she was a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing
And I miss her more than ever words could say
If I could just taste all of her wildness now
If I could hold her in my arms today
Well I wouldn't want her any other way
They called it the Summer of Love
They were burning babies, burning flags
The hawks against the doves
I took a job in the steamie
Down on Cauldrum Street
And I fell in love with a laundry girl
Who was working next to me
Oh she was a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing
So fine a breath of wind might blow her away
She was a lost child, oh she was running wild
She said, "As long as there's no price on love, I'll stay
And you wouldn't want me any other way"
Brown hair zig-zag around her face
And a look of half-surprise
Like a fox caught in the headlights
There was animal in her eyes
She said, "Young man, oh can't you see
I'm not the factory kind
If you don't take me out of here
I'll surely lose my mind"
Oh she was a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing
So fine that I might crush her where she lay
She was a lost child, she was running wild
She said, "As long as there's no price on love, I'll stay
And you wouldn't want me any other way"
We busked around the market towns
And picked fruit down in Kent
And we could tinker lamps and pots
And knives wherever we went
And I said that we might settle down
Get a few acres dug
Fire burning in the hearth and babies on the rug
It surely sounds like hell
You might be Lord of half the world
You'll not own me as well"
Oh she was a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing
So fine a breath of wind might blow her away
She was a lost child, oh she was running wild
She said, "As long as there's no price on love, I'll stay
And you wouldn't want me any other way"
We was camping down the Gower one time
The work was pretty good
She thought we shouldn't wait for the frost
And I thought maybe we should
We was drinking more in those days
And tempers reached a pitch
And like a fool I let her run
With the rambling itch
Oh the last I heard she's sleeping rough
Back on the Derby beat
White Horse in her hip pocket
And a wolfhound at her feet
And they say she even married once
A man named Romany Brown
But even a gypsy caravan
Was too much settling down
And they say her flower is faded now
Hard weather and hard booze
But maybe that's just the price
You pay for the chains you refuse
Oh she was a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing
And I miss her more than ever words could say
If I could just taste all of her wildness now
If I could hold her in my arms today
Well I wouldn't want her any other way
Facts about Beeswing
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Beeswing is written and performed by Richard Thompson.
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It is first released on February 08, 1994 as part of Richard Thompson's album "Mirror Blue" which includes 13 tracks in total. This song is the 9th track on this album.
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When we try to interpret the meaning, Richard Thompson's 'Beeswing' depicts a passionate romance which ends when the female lead chooses to maintain her independence. The 'bee's wing' serves as a metaphor which shows how their love relationship exists in a temporary and fragile state. Beeswing lyrics mostly emphasize love and reflection and heartbreak and nostalgia and freedom. The song highlights two main themes which show the need for nontraditional relationships while people should be free to choose their own paths and experience their own feelings of regret. The lyrics include mature content which describes alcohol and drug use together with a violent relationship that might not be appropriate for younger viewers. The content rating system which evaluates both language and situation usage recommends that parents should examine the material before allowing their children who are under 13 years old to watch it.
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Beeswing falls under the genre Rock.
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Beeswing song length is 5 minutes and 33 seconds.
Who wrote Beeswing lyrics?
Beeswing is written and performed by Richard Thompson.
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When was Beeswing released?
It is first released on February 08, 1994 as part of Richard Thompson's album "Mirror Blue" which includes 13 tracks in total. This song is the 9th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Beeswing lyrics?
When we try to interpret the meaning, Richard Thompson's 'Beeswing' depicts a passionate romance which ends when the female lead chooses to maintain her independence. The 'bee's wing' serves as a metaphor which shows how their love relationship exists in a temporary and fragile state. Beeswing lyrics mostly emphasize love and reflection and heartbreak and nostalgia and freedom. The song highlights two main themes which show the need for nontraditional relationships while people should be free to choose their own paths and experience their own feelings of regret. The lyrics include mature content which describes alcohol and drug use together with a violent relationship that might not be appropriate for younger viewers. The content rating system which evaluates both language and situation usage recommends that parents should examine the material before allowing their children who are under 13 years old to watch it.
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Which genre is Beeswing?
Beeswing falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Beeswing?
Beeswing song length is 5 minutes and 33 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Richard ThompsonRecord Label(s): 1994 Capitol Records, Inc All rights reserved Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws Manufactured by Capitol Catalog,
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