Story Behind The Song
Fear of Green is basically about a man who is turned into a fish through some curse, and his battle to return to the surface and grow a pair of wings to get home.
Song Description
Fear of Green is a song about dealing with change.
Song Length |
3:54 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Rock - Psychedelic |
Tempo |
Non 4/4 |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Peaceful, Moving |
Subject |
Change, Fish |
Similar Artists |
Modest Mouse, Bright Eyes |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
As we both marched along
a serpent came and stole your tongue
The spell that he cast upon,
it threw me to the sea
And as I swam back to shore,
just trying to make it home
to the arms that would hold me close,
I sank beneath the waves
Deep down there I met a man
he told me boy to understand:
"The fear of green is to comprehend,
you're nothing but a fish."
CHORUS x2
Nothing but a fish
You're nothing but a fish
So I swam away from him,
I was eager to practice this new discipline
of trying to breathe the air again
and walk among the earth
I tried hard and I did fight
But it's awful tough to lose your stripes
and jump into a clear blue sky
and grow a pair of wings
And now I swim all alone
I feel the current, it takes ahold
This freedom now it is my home
I am nothing but a fish
CHORUS x2
Nothing but a fish
I'm nothing but a fish
fin
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