I Am a Rock
Embracing Solitude: Unveiling the Poetic Isolation in Bobby Goldsboro's "I Am a Rock
Lyrics
A winter's day, in a deep and dark December
A bleak winter's day in December, dark and deep.
I am alone, gazing from my window to the streets below
Feeling alone, looking out from a window onto the streets below.
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow
Observing a fresh layer of silent snow covering the surroundings.
I am a rock, I am an island
Declaring a sense of emotional detachment, likening oneself to a rock or an island.
I've built walls, a fortress deep and mighty that none may penetrate
Having constructed emotional barriers that are formidable and impenetrable.
I have no need of friendship, friendship causes pain
Expressing a lack of desire for friendship due to the associated pain.
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain
Rejecting joy, laughter, and love as undesirable emotions.
I am a rock, I am an island
Reiterating the self-imposed emotional isolation, emphasizing being a rock or an island.
Don't talk of love well I've heard the words before
Discouraging discussions about love, having heard and experienced its pain before.
It's sleeping in my memory
Referring to love as a dormant memory.
And I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died
Choosing not to disturb the dormant emotions that have faded away.
If I never loved I never would have cried
Recognizing that without experiencing love, there would be no tears.
I am a rock, I am an island
Reaffirming emotional independence, being a rock or an island.
I have my books and my poetry to protect me
Reliance on books and poetry as protective elements in life.
I am shielded in my armor, hiding in my room, safe within my womb
Describing a shielded existence, hiding in one's room and feeling safe in a metaphorical womb.
I touch no one and no one touches me
Avoiding physical and emotional contact with others.
I am a rock, I am an island
Reiterating the self-imposed identity of being a rock or an island.
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