Good Die Young
Ephemeral Echoes: Embracing Life's Fragility in Elley Duhé's 'Good Die Young'
Lyrics
Outside me
Feeling isolated or detached from external influences.
There is a world I cannot change
A recognition of an unchangeable external world.
But we could lie here
Suggesting the possibility of creating a comforting space together.
And stay for days
Expressing a desire to prolong the shared moment in this room.
In this room I
Metaphorically keeping emotions guarded and protected.
Keep my heart above my chest
Commitment and loyalty, keeping emotions secure.
And I am loyal until there is nothing left
Demonstrating unwavering loyalty until there's nothing more to give.
Na na na na, na na na na na
Repetitive chant, perhaps emphasizing a mantra or expressing emotion.
Na na na na, na na na na na
-Na na na na, na na na na na
-Na na na na, na na na na na
-The good die young
Statement about the premature death of good people, questioning its significance.
Like it's nothing at all
-Are we nothing at all?
-At all
-At all
-If I had it my own way
Expressing a desire to control the situation if possible.
I wouldn't leave you when you said
Refusal to abandon someone despite their request to walk away.
Walk away
-Walk away
-Walk away
-Didn't you know that I give
Asserting a willingness to sacrifice for the person being addressed.
Give my own life for you
Repeated commitment to sacrifice one's own life for the other.
Every, every time I forfeit this life for your life
-Na na na na, na na na na na
Repetition of a chant, potentially reinforcing commitment or emotion.
Na na na na, na na na na na
-Na na na na, na na na na na
-Na na na na, na na na na na
-The good die young
Reiteration of the idea that good people die young, questioning the value of existence.
Like it's nothing at all
-Are we nothing at all?
-At all
-At all
-The good die young
Repeating the theme of premature death and questioning the significance of existence.
Like it's nothing at all
-Are we nothing at all?
-At all
-Na na na na, at all
Chant emphasizing the idea that everything is nothing.
Na na na na, at all
-Na na na na, at all
-Na na na na, at all
-At all
Repetition of the concept that everything is nothing.
At all
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