Gone
Echoes of Loss: Elijah Gastelum's 'Gone' Unveils the Pain Within
Lyrics
Double the liquor
Excessive consumption of alcohol.
He said, man you're done
Someone declares that the person is finished or in a bad state.
You drank my whole bottle
The person drank all of someone else's alcohol.
And it ain't helped you none
Drinking didn't bring any improvement or solace.
I've seen many like you
Reference to encountering many individuals like the person in question.
9 drinks ago
Specifying a timeframe—nine drinks ago.
Then you slewed out the words
The person spoke in a drunken or disoriented manner.
Man, what do you know?
A question about the person's knowledge or awareness.
All that I got is gone
Expressing a sense of loss—everything the person had is now gone.
Ain't a kind word
No positive or comforting words are left.
In my song
The speaker's songs lack positive content or encouragement.
There's a reason Bartender
Addressing a bartender and explaining the inability to leave due to a specific reason.
I can't leave tonight
A sense of being stuck or unable to move on.
Cause I'm hoping and praying that I see the light
Hoping and praying for a positive outcome or realization.
First was my cousin in 91
A reference to the loss of a cousin in 1991, possibly due to drug overdose.
There's limits to pills
Recognizing the limitations of medication or substances.
Overdosed, now he's gone
The cousin overdosed and is no longer alive.
Then there was Levi
Introducing another person, Levi, who died from a gunshot wound at a young age.
One night with a gun
Describing the cause of Levi's death—a gunshot.
Cowardly named
Labeling the person responsible for the gunshot as cowardly.
But 14's so young
Reflecting on the young age of Levi at the time of death.
All that I got is gone
Reiterating the theme of loss—everything the speaker had is gone.
Ain't a kind word
No positive or comforting words are left (repeated).
In my song
The speaker's songs lack positive content or encouragement (repeated).
There's a reason Bartender
Addressing a bartender and explaining the inability to leave due to a specific reason (repeated).
I can't leave tonight
A sense of being stuck or unable to move on (repeated).
Cause I'm hoping and praying that I see the light
Hoping and praying for a positive outcome or realization (repeated).
He said, Man I don't think
Someone expressing doubt about having experienced a situation like the person in question.
I've like you
Feeling empathy and understanding the pain the person is going through.
But I can feel all the pain that you're going through
A connection between the two individuals based on shared pain.
He poured out a shot
The bartender offering a shot to ease the pain of life.
Said life has its cost
Life comes with a price, and sometimes it involves pain.
But doubles won't cut through
Doubles (double shots) are not sufficient to overcome the losses.
All that you've lost
Recognizing the depth of the person's losses.
All that I got is gone
Reiterating the theme of loss—everything the speaker had is gone (repeated).
Ain't a kind word
No positive or comforting words are left (repeated).
In my song
The speaker's songs lack positive content or encouragement (repeated).
There's a reason Bartender
Addressing a bartender and explaining the inability to leave due to a specific reason (repeated).
I can't leave tonight
A sense of being stuck or unable to move on (repeated).
Cause I'm hoping and praying that I see the light
Hoping and praying for a positive outcome or realization (repeated).
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