Are You There
Lost and Broken: Seeking Love's Embrace in the Shadows
Lyrics
Where are you? Are you there?
Expressing a sense of longing and questioning the presence of someone.
Where are you? Are you there?
Repetition emphasizing the search for someone and the uncertainty of their existence.
Are you waiting at the golden stair?
Wondering if the person is waiting at a metaphorical "golden stair," possibly a significant or hopeful place.
Can I be, can I be free?
Questioning the possibility of being free and the uncertainty of achieving freedom.
Will I be, am I soon to be free?
Contemplating the future and questioning whether freedom will be attained soon.
Do you remember you loving me?
Reflecting on the past and questioning if the person remembers the love shared.
In my quiet time
Indicating a personal, reflective time where the speaker communicates with the absent person.
I pray with you, I pray with you
Reiterating the act of praying or communicating with the person during moments of solitude.
Deep in my heart
Referring to deep emotions within the heart and a connection to the person.
Where every word I ever dreamed
Describing a place in the heart where every dream is cherished.
Is cross-stitched on my pillow
Symbolizing the intimate connection by mentioning words cross-stitched on a pillow.
Now, I lay me down to sleep
Reference to a bedtime prayer, invoking a sense of vulnerability.
Beneath the weeping willow
Imagery of vulnerability beneath a weeping willow, possibly a metaphor for sorrow.
Will you, you carry me?
Pleading for the person to carry the speaker through difficulties.
Will you, will you carry me again?
Asking for continued support and companionship.
Will you wrap me in your arms
Desiring the person to embrace and comfort like in the past.
Like you did way back then?
Recalling a past moment of being held and seeking reassurance.
Hold me, hold me tight
Expressing a need for closeness and emotional security.
Show me the cheek by the firelight
Imagery of being near a firelight, symbolizing warmth and intimacy.
I'll know it's you by touch
Recognizing the person through senses—touch, sound, and sight.
And sound and sight
Emphasizing the importance of sensory recognition in the relationship.
I'll walk and run, peek in each room
Expressing a journey of exploration and searching in various places.
Look in, where have you gone?
Questioning the absence and seeking the person's whereabouts.
Where should I go?
Expressing confusion about where to go when all paths seem futile.
When every doorway leads to nowhere
Describing a sense of being lost and broken in the absence of guidance.
I am lost and broken
Requesting the person to come and provide direction and healing.
Come for me and take me home
Expressing vulnerability and a desire for emotional openness.
And crack my heart wide open
Metaphorically asking for the heart to be opened emotionally.
(Who is there?) i look out
Possibly addressing an unknown presence and questioning their identity.
(Who is there?) all looks the same
Reiterating the uncertainty about the identity of the observed figure.
But a mirror holds no claim
Noting that a mirror provides no clarity or answers about the observed presence.
(Who is there?) who's standing here?
Continuing the inquiry into the identity of the observed figure.
(Who is there?) in the shadows
Describing the presence in the shadows, suggesting mystery or secrecy.
Will he stay or will he run?
Pondering whether the observed figure will stay or leave.
I give him what he wants
Offering what the figure wants, possibly to entice them to stay.
Where should I, where should I be?
Expressing uncertainty about the appropriate place or state of being.
Who's taken my life are they looking for me?
Raising a question about the speaker's life and whether someone is searching for them.
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