Lyrics
My call in the silence, small town's winter
Refers to attempting to communicate in a quiet or unresponsive environment, possibly in a small town during winter.
Your child is tall and asking for more than you
Suggests a child's growth and desire for more than what their parent can offer.
Your sighs, I hear them long and high, no, not today
Perception of someone's deep sighs, indicating resignation or weariness, but not wanting to address the issue immediately.
Your time may pass the edges open, open
Time passing and possibly leading to new opportunities or changes, with a sense of openness or vulnerability.
Alive alone, alive alone
Repetition emphasizing a feeling of being alive but isolated or solitary.
Alive alone, alive alone
-And after dawn
Transitioning to a new phase or period, possibly after a significant event like dawn breaking.
Start to see the shadows, oh-oh-oh
Starting to notice the darker or hidden aspects, represented by shadows.
Seen my thoughts
Reflection on personal thoughts or experiences.
Swinging from the gallows, oh-oh-oh
A metaphorical reference to feeling as if thoughts are hanging or suspended, possibly with a sense of danger or uncertainty.
Alive alone, alive alone
Reiteration of feeling alive yet alone, reinforcing the sense of isolation or separation.
Alive alone, alive alone
-And it's been cold
Expresses enduring a cold emotional state despite efforts to bring warmth, represented by a heating lantern.
Despite my heating lantern, oh-oh-oh-oh
Despite attempts to improve the situation, the coldness or emotional distance remains.
And I've been called
Being called upon or summoned, possibly by an unseen force or circumstance.
Wait to fool the phantom, oh-oh-oh-oh
Waiting to deceive or trick something elusive or intangible, like a phantom or illusion.
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