Eden
Lost Eden: Navigating Pain, Pride, and Redemption in Elias Wallace & JGivens' Melody
Lyrics
Was it my fault?
Uncertainty and questioning responsibility for a situation.
Was it yours?
Continuation of questioning responsibility, possibly shared blame.
I don’t know
Expressing confusion and lack of clarity about the situation.
I don’t even know how to take this pain
Feeling pain and struggling to comprehend it.
I don’t want to be the one to take this blame
Reluctance to take blame, desire not to be responsible.
Lost in the dark when I call your name
Feeling lost and searching for connection through calling a name.
Or maybe that's better I can hide my shame.
Suggesting hiding shame by being lost in the dark.
I don't belong here
Expressing a sense of not fitting in or belonging.
You don't belong here
Addressing someone else's lack of belonging.
We just be out there
Describing a shared experience of being outside societal norms.
Act like we don't care
Acting indifferent to societal expectations.
That's pride
Identifying the exhibited behavior as pride.
That's true
Acknowledging the truth in the situation.
That's wrong
Labeling the situation as wrong.
(well) that's life.
Accepting the situation as part of life.
And if I just call out your name.
Expressing a desire to connect by calling out a name.
I’d cross the world to find you
Willingness to go to great lengths to find the person.
I know we’d finally find a way
Belief that a solution can be found by calling out the name.
This used to be our garden
Referencing a lost, idealized place (garden) representing a past state.
This used to be our Eden
Highlighting the lost paradise, Eden, as a shared experience.
Somewhere to call home
Emphasizing the significance of having a home.
Something to believe in x2
Repetition for emphasis on the importance of belief and belonging.
And I am all alone let me in I want to go home
Expressing loneliness and a longing to return home.
When the gates closed and the darkness rolled
Describing a moment of darkness and closure, possibly metaphorical.
Like a cloud against the sun
Imagery of darkness overwhelming a positive element (sun).
I roamed the streets around our home with my finger on the trigger of gun
Describing a desperate situation with the threat of violence.
And an angel stood with a flaming blade and he blocked the only path
Introducing a celestial being as an obstacle.
I heard a sound in the distance
Noticing a concerning sound, possibly indicating danger.
I swear it was the devils laugh
Perceiving a malevolent presence through a devil's laugh.
When the gates close
Reiterating the closure of gates, emphasizing separation.
I’m on the outside let me in
Expressing exclusion and a desire to be included.
Screaming for you now
Pleading to be heard and acknowledged.
Just let me in
Repetition of the desire to be allowed in.
When the gates close
Posing a question about being there in times of closure.
Will you be there to find me?
Asking if the person will be there to provide support.
This used to be our garden
Recalling the lost paradise, reinforcing the theme of loss.
This used to be our Eden
Reiterating the idea of Eden as a once-shared place of belonging.
Somewhere to call home
Emphasizing the significance of having a home, repeating the theme.
Something to believe in ( x2)
Repetition for emphasis on the importance of belief and belonging.
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