Kate Bush - And Dream Of Sheep

This song was part 1 of "The Ninth Wave" on the "Hounds Of Love" album. The line "Come here with me now" is spoken by Kate's mother.

If you wonder what the song is about, please read here:

http://gaffa.org/cloud/music/and_dream_of_sheep.html

http://gaffa.org/garden/kate20.html

Lyrics:

Little light shining,
Little light will guide them to me.
My face is all lit up,
My face is all lit up.
If they find me racing white horses,
They'll not take me for a buoy.

Let me be weak,
Let me sleep
And dream of sheep.

"Attention shipping information in sea areas...Bell Rock, Tiree,
Cromaty, gale east...Malin, Sellafield..."

"Come here with me now."

Oh, I'll wake up
To any sound of engines,
Ev'ry gull a seeking craft.
I can't keep my eyes open--
Wish I had my radio.

I tune in to some friendly voices
Talking 'bout stupid things.
I can't be left to my imagination.

Let me be weak,
Let me sleep
And dream of sheep.

Ooh, their breath is warm
And they smell like sleep,
And they say they take me home.
Like poppies heavy with seed
They take me deeper and deeper.

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[lixfer]

@Symphony--One possible --and very good--interpretation. But her imagery isn't always linear. I do realize the album as a whole is about the shipwreck, but the phrasing suggests other things for me. I'm a poetry geek, so I see a lot of things in this one. Haven't seen her give her own statement on it, so I think you have a good take.

[Symphonyofflowers]

@lixfer Actually, Kate has talked about the song. I'll send you a private message with the links.

[lixfer]

@frisbeinstein: Actually, the "racing white horses" line isn't about whitecaps. The song is being "sung" by a lighthouse--the white horses are the circling beam of light, which lets the ships know it's not a buoy, but safe harbor.

Hauntingly beautiful...

[Symphonyofflowers]

@lixfer No, the song is about a young woman who has fallen overboard from a ship and now she is lying in the water waiting to be saved. The "white horses" are the waves. And the song is not being sung by a lighthouse. Please see my other comments on this video.

[cosmicman666]

she is the most magical lady ever.this song makes me cry my heart out.enjoy all who appreciate pure class and talent.Ill love her music forever.

[audioman628]

Beautiful song, very talented artist.

[Choefoe]

@dobdante Mostly the meaning of ART ! ;-) good;-)

[MrZetteke]

Apart from the obvious .. my god ths song is .. brilliant, wonderful, great etc.. which is a given... I want the end shot.. the sunset/glowy kate look as a T-shirt .. when do I want it ? NOW..

[itsilla]

beautiful

[TheNorthBerliner]

@cosmicman666

thank you!

You wrote my tought...and let know about my tears

[TheNorthBerliner]

a stage

a mikro

a piano

and KATE...Thats all!

[TheNorthBerliner]

this voice....

this soul...

the lyrics...

the melody...

WHAT A WOMAN!!!

[dobdante]

Reading all these comments trying to explain what this song and album are about reminds me of what Martha Graham said when someone told her they did not understand a dance,

" I don't want you to undrstand it, I want you to FEEL it"

[kevin41761]

it should've been a single

[HeartoftheDragonColo]

The nice thing about songs like this is, even if the composer was thinking about something totally different, it can be very subjective & have a deep meaning of many different characters for many different people. Any way you hear this song (& all of The Ninth Wave, and really most of Kate's songs), it's beautiful & moving.