Ross Western

As an integral part of any song, lyrics act a way for artists to divulge their thoughts with listeners, but with so many songs out there, how can you be sure to hear all of these messages?

To grasp these hidden meanings, we have asked Ross Western to showcase some of their favourite, original lyrics and are pleased to feature them as part of our Waxing Lyrical series.

Today’s Waxing Lyrical With Ross Western dives into the lyrics of their song Learn to Swim.

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18 May

Learn to Swim

Ross Western

Meaning:

The song was written about a friend of mine that had been hit by several difficult situations in the space of a couple months. The lyrics kind of have the shape of a coming of age story in which she is forced to stand up and be strong for her family. It’s sort of reassuring her that everything will work out but it’s also a celebration of how she dealt with her demons and rising to the occasion.

Lyrics

Was it worse than you imagined when your lungs just couldn’t bare?

Cause when the waves started crashing you couldn’t come up for air

You think you’re smart but I see through you, your stale smile isn’t the same

Standing still but your mind is racing, running around the spinning plates

In an empty room your night light burnt out

And closed that box for good

Crawling through the sewage just to get out

It’s the end of crying rivers cause theres nothing to do

Those floods might drown the roses but the sun will watch them bloom

In an empty room your night light burnt out

And closed that box for good

Crawling through the sewage just to get out

And run like you never could

Stormy seas shape strong sailors

Stormy seas shape strong sailors cause they learn to swim