Eleanor Rigby
Echoes of Solitude: Eleanor Rigby's Loneliness
Lyrics
Ah look at all the lonely people
Observation of lonely individuals
Ah look at all the lonely people
Reiteration of the observation of lonely individuals
Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice
Eleanor Rigby picking up rice after a wedding in the church
In the church where a wedding has been
Describing the setting where Eleanor Rigby is active
Lives in a dream
Emphasizing Eleanor Rigby's dreamlike or isolated existence
Waits at the window, wearing the face
Depicting Eleanor Rigby waiting at the window
That she keeps in a jar by the door
Describing the face she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for
Pondering the purpose or intended recipient of her appearance
All the lonely people
Question about the origin of all lonely people
Where do they all come from?
Querying the source of the loneliness experienced by people
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the presence of lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Questioning where these lonely people belong
Father McKenzie, writing the words
Introduction of Father McKenzie and his actions
Of a sermon that no one will hear
Highlighting the futile nature of his sermon
No one comes near
Noting the lack of audience or engagement
Look at him working, darning his socks
Depicting Father McKenzie mending his own socks
In the night when there's nobody there
Describing his loneliness during the night
What does he care
Questioning his level of concern for his situation
All the lonely people
Repetition of the query about the origin of lonely people
Where do they all come from?
Reiteration of the question of their origin
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the presence of lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Repetition of the query about where lonely people belong
Ah look at all the lonely people
Reiteration of the observation of lonely individuals
Ah look at all the lonely people
-Eleanor Rigby, died in the church
Announcement of Eleanor Rigby's death in the church
And was buried along with her name
Noting her burial with her name
Nobody came
Emphasizing the absence of attendees at her funeral
Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt
Depicting Father McKenzie cleaning dirt from his hands after the burial
From his hands as he walks from the grave
Describing his solitary walk away from the grave
No one was saved
Highlighting the lack of salvation or help
All the lonely people
Repetition of the question about the origin of lonely people
Where do they all come from?
Reiteration of the query about their origin
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the presence of lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Repetition of the query about where lonely people belong
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