"Heroes", co-written with David Bowie
“
I, I wish you could swim
Like the dolphins
Like dolphins can swim
Though nothing, nothing will keep us together
We can beat them, forever and ever
Oh, we can be heroes just for one day.
— Brian Eno
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I, I wish you could swim
Like the dolphins
Like dolphins can swim
Though nothing, nothing will keep us together
We can beat them, forever and ever
Oh, we can be heroes just for one day." in the context of ""Heroes", co-written with David Bowie" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Brian Eno" (Quotes)
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About Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948), commonly referred to simply as Eno, is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.
About Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948), commonly referred to simply as Eno, is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.
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