Story Behind The Song
Being a writer or reading other writings allows for a private world full of imagination. This song embodies the unlimited potential we all have to take a journey anytime we want.
Song Description
An adventure song that takes you on a journey in your own imagination when your current reality is less than desirable... Become a cobra in a basket being charmed, stow away in a moving van, go on an archeological dig... anything is possible in this ditty!
| Song Length |
4:24 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening, Pop - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Welcoming, Delighted |
Subject |
Happiness, Joy |
| Similar Artists |
Natalie Merchant, Sheryl Crow |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
The Other Side
Words and Music by Amber Snider 2005 / (c) 2010 Puddle Siren Publishing
Verse 1
Maybe I can build a boat and sail far away from here
Maybe I can jump a train and only pack a couple beers
Maybe I can stretch my face, erase a couple years
Maybe I can dig a hole and pop up on the other side
Verse 2
Maybe I can coil away in a basket where the cobras lay
I'll only come out when I hear flutes play
Maybe I can stow away in a moving van go far away
I'll be hiding out like cargo freight on the other side
Chorus: Any place would be better than the one I got, the one it's not
If I could only get away from here, then I'd have no pain, I'd have no fear
I can go anywhere, anytime in my mind
You could come along for the ride... yeah... to the other side.
Verse 3:
I can join an excavation team dig for bones things unseen
Sort through and figure out what they mean
Or I can join a carnival and see the world from a tilt-a-whirl
Eat candy apples everyday. On the other side.
On the other side.
On the other side.
On the other side.
On the other side.
Fade out