To Lay Me Down
Eternal Reverie: Cowboy Junkies' Melodic Journey of Love and Dreams
Lyrics
To lay me down
To rest peacefully
Once more to lay me down
Repetition of the desire to rest peacefully
With my head in sparkling clover
Metaphorical imagery of feeling tranquil and content
Let the world go by
To detach from worldly concerns and distractions
All lost in dreaming
Being deeply engrossed in dreams or thoughts
To lay me down
Desire to find peace once more
One last time
Emphasis on the finality of this desire
To lay me down
Reiteration of the longing for peaceful rest
To be with you
Desire to be in the company of a loved one
Once more to be with you
Repetition of the longing to be with a loved one
With our bodies close together
Desire for physical closeness with the loved one
Let the world go by
Willingness to ignore the outside world when together
Like clouds a-streaming
Comparison of thoughts or feelings to drifting clouds
To lay me down
Repetition of the desire for peaceful rest
Once more
Reiteration of the finality of this desire
To lay me down
Repetition emphasizing the longing for peaceful rest
To lay me down
Repetition of the desire for peaceful rest
To lay me down
Repetition emphasizing the longing for peaceful rest
To lay me down
-Once more
Reiteration of the finality of this desire
To lay me down
Repetition emphasizing the longing for peaceful rest
To lie with you
Desire for intimacy and closeness with a loved one
One more to lie with you
Repetition of the longing for intimacy
With our dreams entwined together
Desire for shared dreams and experiences with a loved one
To lie beside you
Desire to be close physically to a loved one
My love still sleeping
Metaphorical reference to the loved one still being in a state of rest
To tell sweet lies
Desire to express affectionate words to the loved one
One last time
Emphasis on the final opportunity to express these words
And say good night
Expression of bidding farewell or ending the day
To lay me down
Repetition of the desire for peaceful rest
To lay me down
Repetition emphasizing the longing for peaceful rest
To lay me down
-One last time
Finality in expressing the longing for peaceful rest
To lay me down
Reiteration of the desire for peaceful rest
To lay me down
Repetition emphasizing the longing for peaceful rest
One last time
Finality in expressing the longing for peaceful rest
To lay me down
Reiteration of the desire for peaceful rest
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