Safe Lyrics - Trouble In The Wind

Song Facts:

• Artist: Trouble In The Wind


• Genre: Alternative / Folk Rock

Annotations and Meaning:

Trouble In The Wind in "Safe" paints a canvas of wanting safety: either from the notion of love or reassurance or the option of wanting a life transformation to go chase new horizons. Its lyrics, powerful in image and repetitive structure, lead the listeners to search and journey for their self-exploration and a need to find a safe place both physically and emotionally.
"Far away from the earth, the ocean calls my name" immediately sets a tone of escape and adventure.

The ocean, through its infinity and depth, would symbolize something unknown and freedom to perceive this unknown. This call from the familiar (the 'earth') points to a very powerful longing not to be free from one's known trappings but to explore new realms of existence. This line further motivates the idea of leaving the known for the pull of the unexplored: "I'll leave the sandy garden to the ground and float on in the waves.

The "sandy garden" could be said to represent safety, security, but also ordinariness and not changing, while floating in the waves would mean surrender to change and the unpredictability of life.

Repeatedly through the song, these reassurances—"I know they love me; I know they can keep me… Safe!"—would indeed be the strong refrain, full of faith and security, in the realm of the trust and safety mantra. The repetitions, thus, reveal a human desire for security in life and the belief of finding a haven in love, be it from oneself or other human beings.

Adding the personal and intimate factor that comes under safety, whereby intimate relations provide for guarantees of a whole new kind of safety, and then assurance of another's love becomes a strength and confidence booster.

And lastly, in the line "Far from the earth, the future calls my name," the replacement of the voice by the ocean with the future is pointing toward growth and the continuous journey of realization. This line gathers the essence of moving on, leaving the previous paradigms with optimistic and courageous hearts to welcome the new opportunities. "Safe" captivates a very human story of the search for safety and love in the ever-changing world. It speaks to the courage of going into the unknown and reassures with the comfort that is found in love. The lyrics of the song gently remind one poetically of the transfiguring power of love and the age-long quest for where a man can lay claim to being safe.