And a Seraphim Cries
Eternal Longing: Embracing Love and Loss in 'And a Seraphim Cries'
Lyrics
Now with my voice I call your name
Expressing a desire to communicate and connect by calling out a name.
And with those hands I reach for you
Using hands to reach out, symbolizing a physical and emotional reach towards the person.
This search is over I covet your taste
Conveying the end of a search, expressing a strong desire for the person's essence.
You are the gift I have longed for
Acknowledging the person as a precious gift that has been longed for.
Beautiful dreamer
Addressing the person as a beautiful dreamer, suggesting admiration or affection.
Sleep eternal and dream of me
Invoking a serene eternal sleep and a request for the person to dream of the speaker.
A face that follows a face that haunts
Describing a cycle of faces, possibly reflecting a haunting past or memories.
Deprivation awaits
Suggesting a sense of deprivation in the future, anticipating a difficult experience.
But still I ignore what exhumes
Choosing to ignore something unsettling or disturbing that resurfaces.
And destroys my trust
Noting a threat to trust and a potential source of destruction.
And I walk this precipice and I fear the fall
Walking on the edge of a dangerous situation and fearing the consequences of a fall.
And the two intertwine
Describing the entwining of two elements, possibly the speaker and the addressed person.
There is nothing but you and I
Asserting that there is only the speaker and the addressed person in the speaker's world.
Be still for I am now your god
Declaring god-like status, commanding stillness from the addressed person.
Fall into my arms and weep for me
Instructing the person to fall into the speaker's arms and weep, suggesting a dominant and possessive tone.
Your dying breath a song of love
Describing the person's last breath as a song of love, possibly signifying a tragic end.
Remember me
Requesting remembrance, implying a desire to be immortalized in memory.
This body means nothing
Asserting the insignificance of the speaker's physical form.
My only sin was the longing
Confessing a sin related to longing, possibly expressing remorse or guilt.
Every object so fleeting
Reflecting on the fleeting nature of all objects, including the speaker's desires.
You were chosen you were special
Affirming the person's special and chosen status.
I pray for innocence
Expressing a prayer for innocence, possibly for the person mentioned earlier.
You were chosen you were special
Reiterating the special status of the person, emphasizing their uniqueness.
And once again the hunger begins anew
Indicating a recurring hunger or desire, possibly for the addressed person.
And there is blood on my hands
Admitting guilt or responsibility with the mention of blood on the speaker's hands.
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