Elaine+Lee's+Transcendental+Song

Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae

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Three little birds, sat on my window. And they told me I don't need to worry. Summer came like cinnamon So sweet, Little girls double-dutch on the concrete.

Maybe sometimes, we've got it wrong, but it's alright The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same Oh, don't you hesitate.

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song You go ahead, let your hair down Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams, Just go ahead, let your hair down.

You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.

Blue as the sky, sunburnt and lonely, Sipping tea in the bar by the roadside, (just relax, just relax) Don't you let those other boys fool you, Got to love that afro hair do.

Maybe sometimes, we feel afraid, but it's alright The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change. Don't you think it's strange?

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song You go ahead, let your hair down Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams, Just go ahead, let your hair down.

You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.

'Twas more than I could take, pity for pity's sake Some nights kept me awake, I thought that I was stronger When you gonna realize, that you don't even have to try any longer? Do what you want to.

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song You go ahead, let your hair down Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams, Just go ahead, let your hair down.

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song You go ahead, let your hair down Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams, Just go ahead, let your hair down.

Oh, you're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow

This song is extremely transcendental because it acquires the important traits of transcendentalism. It emphasizes the importance of nature and how it could make you feel confident and spontaneous. The first verse "Three little birds, sat on my window. And they told me I don't need to worry." This verse says that there's no need to worry, which boosts confidence and more spontaneity. The key part is that the three little birds, which represent nature, are telling her not to worry. This, basically, means nature will tell you to be more confident and spontaneous. "Maybe sometimes, we've got it wrong, but it's alright" also gives has a sense of security and confidence. The message is that things will go wrong but it doesn't matter, still be free and happy. "Do what you want to" and "Just go ahead, let your hair down" promotes people to be more spontaneous. "Don't you let those other boys fool you, Got to love that afro hair do" encourages the listeners to be confident. It implies that don't let what other people, especially boys, say and that the afro hair-do, which represents spontaneity and out of the realm, is cool :) "Do what you want to do" implies confidence, nonconformity, and free thought. "You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow" wraps up the song implying that by having confidence, spontaneity, free thought and intertwining all these elements with nature will somehow get you where you need to be.