White On White
Dreams of Loss: Casiotone's 'White On White' Unveiled
Lyrics
in my dream last night everything was so bright
In a dream, everything appeared very bright and vivid.
i could barely make you out through the light
The brightness made it difficult to clearly see you.
in my dream last night there was no sound to your sight
In the dream, there was no audible sound associated with your presence.
and all your comforts were subtitled white on white
All your comforts and reassurances were represented as white text on a white background.
put a penny on a railroad track
Symbolic action of placing a penny on a railroad track.
for you to pick up on your way back
Expressing a hope that you might notice the penny on your return journey.
how can it be that you are gone to stay
Expressing disbelief or sorrow over your permanent absence.
in my dream last night anything that you'd write
In the dream, any written communication from you would vanish like mist.
would unravel and lift like a mist out of sight
Imagery of unraveling and lifting, emphasizing the ephemeral nature of your messages.
but in my dream last night i guess you seemed alright
In the dream, you appeared to be fine, though it was just a dream.
you weren't scared or anything
You seemed untroubled or unaffected; there was no fear.
put a penny on a railroad track
Repetition of the symbolic act, placing a penny on a railroad track.
for you to pick up on your way back
Reiterating the hope that you might notice the penny upon your return.
how can it be that you are gone to stay
Reaffirming the disbelief or sorrow over your permanent absence.
all the rain on the day that you died
Referring to the day of your death and the intense rain, possibly mirroring emotional turmoil.
i've never seen the reservoir so high
Observing a high reservoir, symbolizing an overflow of emotions or memories.
i guess this is as close as it gets to goodbye
Acknowledging that this situation is the closest one can get to saying goodbye.
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