Lyrics and Meanings

Oh swallow dear sweet swallow 
flying to the open sea.
I'll follow you dear sweet swallow
down to where my heart would be. 

On sapphire wings she sings a song of sorrow,
flying to a brighter day. 

Your sorrow dear sweet swallow 
set it down into the sea.
I dream of a new tomorrow 
I will follow you to be free. 

It's not talk of love but living love is everything
In love we touch the sky.

Oh swallow dear sweet swallow flying to the open sea.
I'll follow dear sweet swallow and my beloved he shall be free.

( Instrumental )

Oh swallow dear sweet swallow flying to the open sea.
I'll follow dear sweet swallow and my beloved he shall be free. 

The swallow high in southern sky is only passing
She's there to guide us home. 

Oh swallow dear sweet swallow
returning to the open sea
I'll follow dear sweet swallow and my beloved, he shall be free.

I'll follow dear sweet swallow and my beloved he will be freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. 

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Meanings and symbology;

This song touches upon the heart and soul's pain of separation 

Swallows are known to symbolise loyalty and patience. They also symbolise love and devotion, due to their notorious nature to pair for life.

In this song the swallow shares a mutual feeling of grief of loss and love and longing with the singer and the pain of letting go of the one you love for the greater good and without expectation of loves return. 

"On Sapphire wings" describes the intense striking blue iridescent colour which adorns the swallow's wings and body. Blue sapphire symbolises truth, spirituality, faith and devotion. 
"Sings a song of sorrow" is an expression of one's immense feeling of sorrow and a way towards the path of healing a broken heart, with the vision that there will be brighter days ahead, and so by following the swallow's migratory journey towards "a brighter day", you're also setting yourself free and allowing more light into your broken heart. 

The ocean in spiritual terms is a symbol of the subconscious mind and the realm of emotions, so by taking this sorrow and to "set it down into the sea" is to connect to the vastness of the ocean and so mirroring the depth, beauty, and divinity of the universe. Genuine love once given, is never wasted because it transforms us. The experience of being in love, as well as the breaking of the heart allows us to explore deeper dimensions of life and makes us come alive, just like the depths of the ocean.

In the line "it's not talk of love but living love is everything" means that expressing and experiencing love is the highest frequency you can vibrate in and the highest state of consciousness and so being its highest state rises and touches the heavens, "with love we touch the sky".

The line "The swallow high in southern sky is only passing, she's there to guide us home" resonates with a quote by Rumi that "We're all just walking each other home"
"Home" representing our soul's journey, and when we communicate and share with others, we are learning about them and helping them learn more about themselves. In return we can learn even more about ourselves. And so, we are walking each other “home” to our true selves. 




In my heart always. May you also spread your wings wide. 



Written and composed on the 18th November 2022

Tracey Parsons

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