Lyrics
Oh my dear what more can we do?
Expressing frustration and a sense of helplessness regarding the situation.
I feel so helpless, don’t you?
Highlighting a shared feeling of helplessness in the given circumstances.
This whole place began to self destruct
Referring to a situation or environment that was already falling apart or deteriorating before their arrival.
Long before we ever showed up
Implying that the deterioration started long before their involvement or presence.
I can hold them off for a small while
Expressing a willingness to protect or delay something threatening for a short period.
Give your head start a few more miles
Encouraging the other person to make progress and move away from danger.
But once I go down you’re on your own
Indicating that once the speaker is unable to help, the other person must fend for themselves.
Don’t stop till you get back home
Urging the person to keep moving until they reach safety.
And give my love to everyone there
Requesting the person to convey affection to everyone back home.
Tell them we were right all along
Asking to inform others that they were correct in their beliefs or actions.
How the music carried soft in the air
Recalling a time when music was present and enjoyable.
Till the sword suffocated the song
Describing how conflict or violence silenced the music and happiness.
Down in the diving bell, drowning in the wishing well
Metaphorically expressing being trapped or suffocated, struggling in a difficult situation.
I’m still on the fence but I know you’ll never believe it if I don’t make it
Being undecided about a course of action, but knowing that others won't believe it if a certain outcome occurs.
So I might as well
Resignation to an expected fate or outcome.
Don’t be a stranger don’t forget to write
Encouragement to stay in touch and keep communication despite difficulties.
Nobody does but I hope you’ll try
Expressing a desire for continued effort despite the prevailing challenges.
All the empty mines and blown out hills
Describing the remains of a conflict or destructive event.
Only stood at last to forge our will
Implying that only after destruction did they have the determination to act.
One fine day I’m gonna wake up when
Hope for the return or recovery of something lost.
What’s lost came back again
Belief in the eventual restoration of what was lost or missing.
And life will still be what it always was––
Reflecting on life's continuity despite upheavals, comparing it to a repetitive cycle.
A drunk dance to the next gold rush
Metaphorically likening life to a chaotic and erratic pursuit of wealth or success.
I’d need another lifetime baby, I’d need another voice to be sure
Expressing a need for more time or opportunities to express oneself.
To get to all the things that need saying, is this the way things always were?
Questioning whether the current state of affairs was always the norm for expressing oneself.
Down in the diving bell, drowning in the wishing well
Reiteration of feeling trapped and struggling, emphasizing the inability to make others believe.
I’m still on the fence but I know you’ll never believe it if I don’t make it
Resignation to the disbelief of others regarding a certain outcome.
So I might as well
Acceptance of a predetermined fate or outcome.
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