Mourning Dove

Eternal Yearning: Unveiling the Soulful Depths of 'Mourning Dove'
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Lyrics

Can you see?

Questioning perception or awareness.

Can you see me?

Asking if the observer is acknowledged.

Can you see in the dark?

Wondering if one can understand in challenging situations.

Can you see in my heart?

Questioning if someone can comprehend emotions or inner thoughts.


Can't you see?

Expressing frustration or disbelief in being noticed.

Can't you see me?

Continuation of frustration or disbelief in being seen.

Can you see when we die?

Asking about perception in death and the transformation into light.

How it all turns to light?

Reflecting on the transition from life to light after death.


Oh my sweet dove, my sweet lamb

Addressing a beloved person with endearing terms.

Held it so tight

Describing a tight grip on something precious.

It slipped right through our hands

Expressing the loss of a valuable possession.

Cross my heart

Making a solemn promise or commitment.

Hope I die right here in your arms tonight

Expressing a desire to die in a particular situation.

My sweet dove, my sweet lamb

Repetition of endearing terms, possibly in regret or sorrow.


Can you see?

Reiteration of the question about perception.

Sunbursts in the twilight

Describing a visual phenomenon in the evening sky.

Conjure the ghosts or your wild eyes

Suggesting the creation of visions through intense gazes.

Or fade out like a firefly

Comparing fading away to the disappearance of a firefly.


I was dreaming

Indicating a state of dreaming.

I could feel you breathing on me

Describing a dream where someone is close and breathing.

As you whispered a prayer in my ear

Recalling a whispered prayer and the ephemeral nature of existence.

And you told me that it all disappears

Being informed about the transient nature of everything.


Oh my sweet dove, my sweet lamb

Repeating endearing terms with a sense of loss.

Held it so tight

Describing a tight grip and the loss of something precious.

It slipped right through our hands

Expressing the inevitability of losing a valuable possession.

Cross my heart

Making a solemn promise or commitment once more.

Hope I die right here in your arms tonight

Expressing a desire to die in a specific embrace.

My sweet dove, my sweet lamb

Reiteration of endearing terms in the context of loss.


Can you still?

Questioning continued perception or sensation.

Can you feel?

Asking about the ability to feel emotionally.

Can you tell me there's somewhere we live on?

Inquiring about the existence of an afterlife.

Even after these bodies are all gone

Expressing hope for continued existence beyond physical bodies.


So I scream into the void

Describing a release of emotions into emptiness.

With no words with no sound

Expressing a form of communication without words or sound.

with my ego destroyed

Highlighting a state of self-destruction and ego loss.

And the angels sing their prayers to the crowds

Describing angels conveying prayers to a crowd.


Oh precious doves, precious lambs

Addressing precious individuals, urging surrender of hearts.

Surrender your sweet hearts to these tender hands

Encouraging vulnerability and trust.

and all of your life is

Suggesting life's essence is in remembering the path to light.

Remembering how to return to the light

Reflecting on the importance of returning to a positive state.

My sweet dove, my sweet lamb

Repeating endearing terms, possibly in a nostalgic tone.

My sweet dove, my sweet lamb

Reiteration of affectionate terms, emphasizing the connection.

My sweet dove, my sweet lamb

Repetition for emphasis, underscoring the precious nature.

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