"The waves are crashing, scary but inviting."

"Parrots In The Tropical Trees" -Breathe Owl Breathe

As I reviewed Incubus after I saw them in concert, I'm reviewing a song by this little indie folk band by the name of Breathe Owl Breathe.

There's parrots in the tropical trees,
And the ocean, the ocean breeze.

This song is incredible in the fact that with nothing more than a banjo, a synth keyboard, and simple percussion, they can create music that makes you feel like you're in a hammock that's swaying in the jungle breeze in the tropical trees on a rocky ocean cliff with the waves crashy beneath you. The lyrics are perfect imagery as well:

The giraffe stretches out its long neck
To the leaves it has not reached yet.
And I am no giraffe,
that's why I swing in a hammock.

It's quirky, and it's catchy. But there's an underlying meaning in some of the lyrics:

I was ok when I first moved away,
but now I'm in too deep.
I wear my pain like a lion wears its mane,
I wish you were here with me.

And:

I've lost somebody, I've lost somebody too.
There's always a storm ready to wash away everything you knew.
This is how long my love lives on.

It's ironic. With a plucky banjo and a lively melody, the sadness in the lyrics doesn't seem to fit and can be overlooked by the way the song sounds.

There's nothing like being alone in a beautiful place, being without someone to share it with.

Tidal wave, what give you the entitlement to wash me away?
That's my love in the flood, this is how long I can hold on.