The Only Thing
Echoes of Beginnings: A Melodic Tale of Endings and Renewal
Lyrics
Did you walk alone today
Reflecting on whether the listener walked alone on this particular day.
To hear the screech of train-brakes
Describing the auditory experience of hearing the screeching sound produced by train brakes.
Make chords on gentle wind
Suggesting the act of creating musical chords through interaction with the gentle wind.
Echoed by starlings
Highlighting the echoes created by starlings, a type of bird.
Everything is ending and beginning
Expressing the cyclical nature of life with things simultaneously ending and beginning.
And the birds are singing
Noting the presence of singing birds as a part of the ongoing natural cycle.
That's the only thing that their voices do
Emphasizing that singing is the primary function of the birds' voices.
Did you sit alone a while
Asking if the listener spent some time in solitude by a muddy riverside.
By the muddy riverside
Describing the scene of observing the slow ripples in the water.
And watch slowly rippling
Noting the reflections of starlings on the water's surface.
Reflections of starlings
Continuing the theme of things ending and beginning, accompanied by bird imagery.
Everything is ending and beginning
Reiterating the cyclical nature of existence.
And the birds are singing
Reaffirming the presence of singing birds in the ongoing cycle.
That's the only thing that their voices do
Restating that the primary function of the birds' voices is singing.
Did you find tears there
Prompting reflection on finding tears, possibly metaphorical, amidst mental storms.
Blown by storms in your head
Describing the emotional turbulence in the mind symbolized by storms.
In that garden in late spring
Locating a garden setting in late spring as a backdrop for emotional experiences.
Surrounded by starlings
Noting the presence of starlings in the surroundings of the garden.
Everything is ending and beginning
Reiterating the cyclical theme of endings and beginnings in the context of emotions.
And the birds are singing
Highlighting the continued presence of singing birds in the emotional landscape.
That's the only thing that their voices do
Emphasizing that singing remains the essential purpose of the birds' voices.
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