Lyrics
Sister Sister why do you cry
The speaker is asking why her sister is crying.
The man I love has gone and died
The person the speaker loves has passed away.
All I have left of that man
All that remains of the departed person is their still-beating heart.
Is a heart still beating alive
The heart is preserved in a box beneath the speaker's bed.
In a box under my bed
Empty line.
Sister Sister why do you wail
The sister is questioned again about her sorrow.
The moonlight within me is streaming pale
The speaker feels emotionally drained or weakened.
The snow will fall on the ground
Mentions of snow falling and blood seeping suggest a sense of loss or despair.
The blood will seep deep deep down
Symbolic imagery of deep pain and emotional wounds.
I can hear his heart like a clock
The speaker feels a constant reminder of the departed person's presence.
No sleep I will find
Unable to find peace or rest due to the emotional turmoil.
Sister Sister
Why do you moan
Questioning the reason for the sister's mournful sounds.
I have no one to talk to
The speaker feels isolated, having no one to communicate with except the memory of the departed person.
Only the ghost
The only company the speaker has is the ghost or memory of the departed.
Where are you now
Asking about the presence or proximity of the departed person.
Are you near
Questioning the closeness or distance of the departed's spirit.
Are you close
Wondering how to bridge the gap between life and the afterlife while still being alive.
How to reach the other side
Seeking a way to connect with the departed without passing away.
While still living
Empty line.
Sister Sister why do you cry
Repetition of the initial lines, reinforcing the feeling of grief.
The man I love
Reiteration of the departed loved one's passing.
Has gone and died
Restating the only remaining connection being the living heart of the departed.
All I have left of that man
Emphasizing the presence of the preserved heart.
Is a heart still beating alive
Reiterating the location of the heart in a box beneath the bed.
In a box under my bed
Empty line.
Sister Sister
Questioning the sister's state of stillness or lack of movement.
Why so still
Concern about the sister's well-being, asking if she's unwell.
Are you sick
Asking if the sister is continuing to mourn.
Are you ill
Describing the sister's tear-filled eyes.
Are you wailing still
Reference to a state of stillness or quiet sorrow.
Eyes like water
Describing the sister's emotional state as tears flow.
Eyes wide shut
Referencing closed eyes, possibly avoiding facing the pain.
The silence the silence is blooming like blood
Describing the overwhelming silence akin to blood flowing.
By the time you find me
Implying that by the time the sister finds the speaker, she'll have joined the departed loved one.
I'll be with the man I love
Expressing the desire to reunite with the departed in the afterlife.
Listen, listen closer still
Two hearts beat as one
Highlighting the connection and synchronicity of two hearts, possibly the speaker's and the departed's.
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