Song

Looking for Space by John Denver

On the road of experience, I'm trying to find my own way.
Sometimes I wish that I could fly away
When I think that I'm moving, suddently things stand still
I'm afraid 'cause I think they always will
And I'm looking for space
And to find out who I am
And I'm looking to know and understand
It's a sweet, sweet dream
Sometimes I'm almost there
Sometimes I fly like an eagle
And sometimes I'm deep in despair
All alone in the universe, sometimes that's how it seems
I get lost in the sadness and the screams
Then I look in the center, suddently everything's clear
I find myself in the sunshine and my dreams
And I'm looking for space
And to find out who I am
And I'm looking to know and understand
It's a sweet, sweet dream
Sometimes I'm almost there
Sometimes I fly like an eagle
And sometimes I'm deep in despair
On the road of experience, join in the living day
if there's an answer, it's just that it's just that way
When you're looking for space
And to find out who you are
When you're looking to try and reach the stars
It's a sweet, sweet sweet dream
Sometimes I'm almost there
Sometimes I fly like an eagle
But sometimes I'm deep in despair
Sometimes I fly like an eagle,
like an eagle I go flying flying

Within this song there is a lot of symbolism. Some of the easy ones to spot are "Sometimes I fly like an eagle" which is refering to times when everything is going right and you experience some sort of elated feeling, not to the literal sense of an eagle flying. Another is "When you're looking to ty and reach the stars", this refers to trying to reach each of your goals or reaching as far as you can. Not literal reaching fo the stars, that would there super hot. There are no exac metaphors within this song although there is a simile. It is "Sometimes I fly like an eagle" refering agan to the happiness or some other "happy" feeling you recieve when everthing is going you way.
To me this song is a represention of where I am currently in my life. There are a few verses within this song that showcase this:
"When I think that I'm moving, suddently things stand still
I'm afraid 'cause I think they always will"
To me, this lyrics is saying that even when you are busy with many different things and it seems that all of the sudden they encounter problems or stop for some reason that that is ok. That it happens but its ok to be afraid of that.
"It's a sweet, sweet dream
Sometimes I'm almost there
Sometimes I fly like an eagle
And sometimes I'm deep in despair"
Alright this verse happens to be my favorite because it shows how life is. The fact that life has its ups and downs, good times and bad times. To me personelly, this verse starts out by saying its a sweet, sweet dream meaning that everything starts as a dream. Then goes to Sometimes I'm almost there, showing that you can reach and strive for your goals. Sometimes I fly like an eagle represents that sometimes you do reach your goal or its just been a plain good day. The last line in my opinion is what makes this verse a representaion of life. And sometimes I'm deep in despair, is the least happpy of the lyrics but in essence describes the truth, that in fact sometimes you dont always rach your oal that you dont always finish first or have a good day. That sometimes things just happen and don't work out. But you can't let that keep you down.