The One to the East and West
Navigating Depths: A Tale of Resilience in Cinder Well's 'The One to the East and West'
Lyrics
Its happened fore to my kin
Experiencing a recurring event that has affected my relatives in the past.
Several times and its terror again
Expressing the repetition of a frightening experience.
Water up the walls ‘til it fills the air
Describing water rising on the walls until it saturates the air.
To take us from the shore again
Suggesting a need to leave the shore due to the rising water.
We thought the wave was heavier than the air
Believing that a wave is weightier than the air, possibly metaphorical.
In our blood and in our lungs
Referring to the perceived influence of the wave in one's blood and lungs.
Thought it washed out the light and brought the dark
Suggesting that the wave removes light and brings darkness.
To take us from the shore again
Reiterating the necessity to leave the shore due to the wave.
We are floating up and down
Describing the act of floating up and down, possibly in the water.
Holding breath and coming up again
Portraying the experience of holding breath and resurfacing.
We are floating up and down
Repeating the imagery of floating and resurfacing.
Holding breath and coming up again
Reiterating the experience of holding breath and resurfacing.
My father feels the shallowness
Indicating that the speaker's father senses superficiality or lack of depth.
Flutters his hand toward the light switch
Describing a gesture of reaching for a light switch.
Pulls some bodies from the water depths
Depicting the act of pulling bodies from the depths of the water.
To take us to the shore again
Reaffirming the need to return to the shore by rescuing bodies.
The river with the fish in it
Mentioning a river with fish, possibly symbolizing life and sustenance.
The one to the east and west
Referring to a specific river that extends both to the east and west.
The river through your hometown
Pointing to a river in the speaker's hometown.
We are floating up and down
Reiterating the theme of floating up and down in the water.
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