Sails
Navigating Loss and Redemption: Elephant Tree's 'Sails' Meaning
Lyrics
so long
Expressing a farewell or a departure.
Gradually diminishing or becoming indistinct.
don't leave me alone
Pleading not to be abandoned.
alone alone alone
Emphasizing the feeling of being isolated and abandoned.
sail on without me
Asking not to continue the journey without the speaker.
don't leave me alone
Reiterating the plea to avoid solitude.
alone alone alone
Emphasizing the fear and distress of being left alone.
not gone
Assuring that the person is not completely gone or absent.
always
Perpetually present.
with me
Expressing companionship and enduring presence.
to stay
Committing to staying with the speaker.
just lost
Feeling disoriented or disconnected.
a world away
Referring to a significant loss, possibly a relationship or a connection.
another place
Describing a distant and unfamiliar location.
another plane
Suggesting a different level or dimension of existence.
show no mercy
Advocating for a lack of mercy or compassion.
i'd do it again
Expressing a willingness to go through a challenging experience again.
again again again
Emphasizing the repetition of a challenging experience.
hold on
Encouraging to endure or persevere through difficulties.
hold on
Repeating the call to hold on, emphasizing resilience.
i'd do it again
Expressing a willingness to undergo a challenging experience again.
again again again
Emphasizing the repetitive nature of the challenging experience.
you look like the other one
Noting a resemblance to someone else.
you say things only i know
Acknowledging shared, exclusive knowledge between the speaker and the addressed person.
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