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Fly Lyrics

by Sugar Ray

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Fly Lyrics

All around the world statues crumble for me who knows how long I've loved you everywhere I go people stop and they see twenty-five years old my mother God rest her soul I just wanna fly put your arms around me, baby {x2} I just wanna fly put your arms around me, baby {x2} dance a little stranger, show me where you've been love can make you hostage wanna do it again there's no time to think about the starting or the end we'll find out I'm told, my mother she told me so I just wanna fly put your arms around me, baby {x2} I just wanna fly put your arms around me, baby {x2} I just want to fly- {x2} {Bridge} all around the world, statues crumble for me who knows how long I've loved you everyone I know has been so good to me twenty-five years old, my mother God rest her soul I just wanna fly Put your arms around me, baby {x2} I just wanna fly Put your arms around me, baby {x2} I just want to fly- {x2}

Meaning of Fly

“Fly” by Sugar Ray is a yearning for escape and connection fueled by grief and nostalgia. The repeated desire to “fly,” symbolized by wanting to be held, represents a desperate need to break free from sorrow and find solace in love. The lyrics paint a picture of someone haunted by the memory of their deceased mother – twenty-five years old and lost – and surrounded by well-meaning people, yet still feeling adrift. The crumbling statues all around the world suggest a sense of isolation and timeless longing. Ultimately, it’s an expression of wanting to be swept away by passion, urging for someone to “put your arms around me, baby,” offering a refuge from overwhelming sadness and a plea to simply experience joy and abandon thought about the past or future; a desire to rise above pain through love's transformative power.

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