It Took Me Quite a While
Love's Absence: A Journey Through Heartbreak and Longing
Lyrics
They got a hole in Arizona
Reference to a geographical feature in Arizona with a hole, likely formed by a meteor impact.
Where a star hit the earth one night
Describing the origin of the hole, suggesting a star fell to Earth one night.
You can see it from the highway
Indicating the visibility of the hole from a nearby highway.
Where it's always shining bright
Highlighting that the hole always shines brightly.
It stretches 10 long miles you know
Stating the size of the hole, spanning 10 miles, and mentioning its public display.
they got it on display
Emphasizing the hole's exhibition or presentation.
It ain't as big as the hole you left the day
Comparing the size of the hole to the emotional void left by someone's departure.
The day you went away
Referring to the day of the person's departure.
There's a big old moon above me
Noting the presence of a large moon in the sky.
But there're chains around my heart
Expressing emotional restraint or confinement, symbolized by chains around the heart.
Been trying to remember
Reflecting on the effort to recall memories and fulfill one's responsibilities.
Been trying to do my part
Acknowledging a struggle to play a role or fulfill obligations.
Cause there's always love around me
Recognizing the presence of love in the surroundings.
But I just can't make it stay
Expressing difficulty in maintaining or preserving that love.
And there's a hurt as big as Texas
Drawing a parallel between the size of emotional pain and the state of Texas after the departure.
Since you went away
Reiterating the impact of the person's departure on the speaker.
They got a tree in California
Introducing a tree in California with historical significance, standing for 500 years or more.
It's 500 years or more
Emphasizing the tree's longevity.
Been standing by the river
Describing the tree's location by a river and its endurance since before the Civil War.
Since before the Civil War
Highlighting the tree's remarkable height.
It stretches up so high
Expressing a personal realization that took a considerable amount of time.
That you can't even see the sun
Conveying the difficulty in seeing the positive (sun) due to the towering emotional obstacle.
It took me quite a while to learn
Revealing the speaker's learning process in loving someone, suggesting it was a gradual and challenging journey.
To learn to love someone.
Concluding with the theme of learning to love someone after a significant period of time.
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