Rocking Horse Night
Embracing Darkness: A Poetic Journey Through Pain
Lyrics
Hold me as I slip away
Expressing a desire for comfort or support while slipping away.
Into this coldness
Transitioning into a state of emotional coldness or detachment.
Hold me as I slip away
Requesting continued support during the process of slipping away.
Into these colours
Transitioning into an experience marked by different emotional states or perspectives.
Hold me as I pay respect
Seeking comfort or solace while paying respects to something broken.
To broken spires
Referring to broken or ruined structures, possibly symbolizing despair or decay.
Of dreadful night
Describing a night filled with dread or fear.
My flesh has been torn
Metaphorical description of personal suffering or emotional pain.
My eyes have seen clouds
Having witnessed or experienced unsettling or chaotic situations.
My nails have gripped the clay
Metaphorically gripping onto something unpleasant or distressing.
Of crawling black flowers
Referring to unpleasant or dark aspects of life or experiences.
Recalling dead sorrow
Remembering past sorrowful events or feelings.
Recalling black love
Recollection of intense or dark forms of love.
You and I
Depicting various states of relationships, both pleasurable and painful.
in pleasure parted
-You and I
-In sadness racked
-You and I
-In flowers falling
-You and I
-Invoke culling
-You and I
-In soulless searching
-You and I
-In heartfelt hurting
-You and I
-At our first bleeding
-You and I, You and I...
-This little childs death
Describing a solemn or tragic event involving a child's death, possibly with ritualistic elements.
This bundle of cloth
-With prayer book precision
-On rocking horse night
-Casting the runes
-Odal, hail and thorn
-Hold me as I slip away
Repetition of earlier lines, reinforcing the themes of transition and paying respects to something dreadful or tired.
Into this coldness
-Hold me as I slip away
-Into these colours
-Hold me as I pay respect
-To dreadful spires
-Of tired life
Describing a state of exhaustion or weariness in life.
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