Lia Ices – Daphne Lyrics

Lia Ices · Now Hear This! March 2011

Folk

Daphne in the wood, you'll become the wood
Fire in his eye has gone and fueled your flight so high
Over the river rocks, the wind will carry thee
Call on nature now, for she'll keep you safe
From your own beauty

A heavy numbness seizes her into bark
Feet so swift to root, arm to branch and hair to leaf
Woman to tree

A heavy numbness seizes her into bark
Feet so swift to root, arm to branch and hair to leaf
Woman to tree

And in the end it's the difference of the spirit and the matter
It's the difference of the lover and the flyer
Don't it make you want to cry?

It's nothing less, nothing less between the worldly
And the one self
All this breathing and the truth that's in your last breath
Don't it make you want to cry?

So fly, fly and we'll wear you like a leaf crown
Fly cause your truth is in the solid ground
Fly

Yeah, fly, fly and we'll wear you like a leaf crown
Fly cause your truth is in the solid ground
Fly

Comments (2)

Ted Bolha 2011-07-30 02:01:00

I believe the second line reveals part of what this song is about, "Fire in his eye has gone and fueled your flight so high". When we combine this with a later lyric, "Fly cause your truth is in the solid ground, Fly" it seems to me that the song is about a girl (Daphne) who realized that the 'spark' in her relationship with some dude was no longer there, and this is so unbelievable to Daphne that she's kind of letting it drive her crazy, she's no longer on "solid ground" where she would have to face the truth. When I first heard this song, before reading the lyrics I thought it might be something about our relationship with nature, but no... just another love song. A great one.
Gordon Patchett 2011-08-19 05:32:00

It's about the Greek myth of Daphne who was turned into a tree to escape Apollo.