Lyrics
The sound of a staircase
The auditory experience of ascending stairs.
Echoes to the fourth floor
The sound resonates up to the fourth floor.
Holding a thousand worries far
Coping with numerous concerns and keeping them distant.
The rooms branching out
Multiple interconnected rooms.
To impatient patients
Referring to people eagerly awaiting, possibly in a medical context.
Heads filling with doubt
Minds becoming filled with uncertainty.
Oh, we kept up with the sirens
Pursuing the blaring sounds of emergency vehicles.
But couldn't chase them away
Unable to dispel or overcome those sounds.
I stopped to buy my first black tie
Pausing to purchase a black tie, symbolizing a formal occasion or mourning.
On the way home
This event occurs on the way home.
And I tried to get it right
Attempting to handle a situation correctly without external help.
On my own
Seeking resolution independently.
I tried all night long
Persistent efforts throughout the night.
Oh, we kept up with the sirens
Continuing to follow emergency sounds without success.
But couldn't chase them away
Being unable to dispel or overcome those sounds.
The recycled fear that brews in our chests
A recurring sense of fear affecting the core of our being.
Courses through every vein
This fear flows through every part of our existence.
That leads away and back to the heart
The paths leading away from and back to the heart.
Ending only to restart
A cycle of endings and beginnings.
Oh we kept up with the sirens
Persistently trying to keep up with urgent situations.
But couldn't chase them away
Being unable to escape or resolve these urgent situations.
And I saw your sister crying
Observing someone's emotional distress and the plea to remain.
Her sorrow said stay
The emotional expression suggesting a need for companionship.
In came the white gowns
Introduction of medical personnel in white gowns.
And I could tell by their sigh
Discerning their demeanor indicating a critical situation.
That for us, tonight,
Recognition that, for the speaker, conventional visiting hours do not apply.
The visiting hours don't apply
Implying a unique and continuous connection with the departed.
We loved you to the moon
Expressing deep love and affection towards the departed, likening it to reaching the moon.
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