What Is and What Should Never Be
What Is and What Should Never Be

Led Zeppelin - What Is and What Should Never Be Lyrics

Well, well, well, here we have a classic case of Zeppelin-induced fever dream. This song is a wistful journey into the realm of 'what ifs' and 'maybes'. Our protagonist extends an invitation to his beloved for an adventure to a castle in the sky - an enticing… Read more

Jun 3, 2014
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What Is and What Should Never Be Music Video

What Is and What Should Never Be Lyrics

And if I say to you tomorrow
Take my hand, child come with me
It's to a castle I will take you
Where what's to be, they say will be

Catch the wind, see us spin
Sail away leave today
Way up high in the sky, hey, whoa
But the wind won't blow
You really shouldn't go
It only goes to show
That you will be mine
By takin' our time, ooh

And if you say to me tomorrow
Oh what fun it all would be
Then what's to stop us, pretty baby
But what is and what should never be

Catch the wind, see us spin
Sail away, leave today
Way up high in the sky, hey whoa
But the wind won't blow
You really shouldn't go
Only goes to show
That you will be mine
By takin' our time, ooh

So if you wake up with the sunrise
And all your dreams are still as new
And happiness is what you need so bad
Girl, the answer lies with you, yeah

Catch the wind, see us spin
Sail away, leave today
Way up high in the sky, hey whoa
But the wind won't blow
You really shouldn't go
Only goes to show
That you will be mine
By takin' our time, ooh

Hey, oh
Oh the wind won't blow and we really shouldn't go
And it only goes to show-ow-ow
Catch the wind, we're gonna see it spin
We're gonna sail, little girl
Do do do, bop bop a do-oh
My my my my my my my yeah
Everybody I know seems to know me well
But does anybody know I'm gonna move like hell
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, Lord
Baby, baby, baby, oh, right now, yeah
No, no, no, no, no, come on, now

Writer(s): Robert Anthony Plant, James Patrick Page
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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What is the Meaning of What Is and What Should Never Be?

Well, well, well, here we have a classic case of Zeppelin-induced fever dream. This song is a wistful journey into the realm of 'what ifs' and 'maybes'. Our protagonist extends an invitation to his beloved for an adventure to a castle in the sky - an enticing proposition, right? But alas! The wind won't blow their sail. It's a metaphorical nudge-nudge-wink-wink from our rock gods that maybe this dreamy escapade isn't such a great idea after all. The song is essentially about the allure of forbidden love and the wisdom of restraint. It’s like Led Zeppelin is saying: Sure, you could gallivant off to your fantasy castle, but remember - reality has a nasty habit of crashing the party.

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