The Unconscious Echo
Echoes of Past Pain: Resonance in Memory
Lyrics
Like the house recalls sounds of the previous haunter
The house retains sounds left by previous occupants, reminiscent of their presence.
Memory takes up dwelling in the body
Memories reside within the physical form.
Beyond the happens of the days, what was unseen and unlived
There exist experiences and moments unnoticed and unlived beyond the routine events of daily life.
The body holds the sounds of the past they keep echoing
The physical body retains echoes of past experiences, allowing them to reverberate.
The house holds the sound of the past they keep echoing
Similar to the body, the house holds echoes of the past, allowing them to persist.
The disembodied dwelling in the house made of wood
A description of a disembodied entity dwelling within a wooden structure.
The creaking in the walls, the smell you want to know
The sounds and scents within the house evoke curiosity.
The oil in the lamp stand it keeps burning
An oil-fueled lamp continues to burn, possibly symbolizing enduring elements or memories.
The body holds the sounds of the past they keep echoing
Reiteration that the body retains echoes of past experiences, allowing them to persist.
Some of us dream of boats and some of fire
People have different dreams or aspirations—some about journeys (boats) and some about transformational or destructive forces (fire).
The sound within the womb, a yelling in the veins
Intense emotions, likened to sounds within the womb and coursing through veins, possibly referring to deeply felt experiences.
The coursing and the pain, the unconscious echo
The persistence of pain and echoes from the unconscious mind.
My body holds the the gas chambers
A haunting acknowledgment of the body holding echoes of immense historical tragedy (gas chambers).
The trains, the killing mound
Recognition of historical horrors like trains used for mass transportation and sites of mass execution.
The evictions and the hiding, and the cracks in the wall
References to forced evictions, hiding, and the cracks in walls as symbolic of concealment and vulnerability.
Distorted by no findings of anything at all
Distortion or lack of clarity in finding explanations for past events, except for the overwhelming evidence of destruction.
Save the whole burning
Preserving the memory of a complete devastation or calamity.
And the cold concrete
A juxtaposition of burning and cold concrete, possibly representing contrasting sensations or emotions.
Your body held the echo of your own breath
Recognition that someone's body retains echoes of their breath, possibly indicating a connection to their essence.
Where do they go now that you’ve become pollen in the air?
Contemplation on the transformation after death, where one becomes dispersed like pollen in the air.
Do I hold them for you until mine stops containing me?
The question of whether one person can hold the echoes or memories of another after their passing.
Do I hold them or somehow will they unchain me?
The dilemma of whether holding onto memories will free or restrain oneself.
Comment