For a Dancer
Dance Through Life's Mysteries: Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt's Reflection
Lyrics
Keep the fire burning in your eyes
Encouraging someone to maintain their passion and enthusiasm.
Pay attention to the open sky
Urging to be observant and mindful of opportunities and possibilities.
You'll never know what will be coming down
Emphasizing the unpredictability of the future.
I don't remember losing track of you
Expressing a lack of recollection of losing connection with the person being addressed.
You're always dancing in and out of view
Indicating the elusive nature of the person, appearing intermittently.
I must have thought you would always be around
Assuming the person's constant presence but realizing their absence now.
Always keeping things real by playing the clown
Recognizing the person's authenticity by using humor or wit.
Now you're nowhere to be found
Expressing surprise at the person's current absence.
I don't know what happens when people die
Expressing uncertainty about what happens after death.
Can't seem to grasp it as hard as I try
Struggling to comprehend or understand the concept of death.
It's like a song I can hear playing right in my ear
Comparing thoughts about death to a persistent song heard internally.
But I can't sing, I can't help listening
Feeling compelled to listen to thoughts about death despite inability to express them.
I can't help feeling stupid standing around
Feeling awkward or foolish while grieving.
Crying is the easier down
Suggesting that crying is a more accessible way to release emotions.
'Cause I know that you would rather we'd be dancing
Knowing that the person would prefer dancing over grieving.
Dancing our sorrow away
Advocating for dancing as a means to cope with sorrow.
No matter what fate throws in your way
Encouraging perseverance despite challenges.
Just do the steps that you've been shown
Advising to follow the known steps of dealing with difficulties.
By everyone you've ever known
Learning from the experiences and advice of others.
Until the dance becomes your very own
Embracing one's unique path in coping with hardships.
No matter how close to yours
Acknowledging the independence of one's actions despite influences from others.
Another's steps have grown
Recognizing the individuality of personal journeys.
In the end there is one dance you'll do alone
Implying the inevitability of facing life's trials alone.
Keep a fire for the human race
Encouraging empathy and compassion for humanity.
Let your prayers go drifting into space
Suggesting an open-hearted approach to hopes and desires.
You'll never know what will be coming down
Highlighting the uncertainty of the future.
Perhaps a better world is drawing near
Expressing optimism about the possibility of a better world.
Just as easy it could all disappear
Warning about the fragility of positive changes.
Along with whatever meaning you might have found
Questioning the permanence of discovered meanings or truths.
Don't let the uncertainty turn you around
Encouraging resilience in the face of uncertainty.
Go on and make a joyful sound
Urging to express joy despite challenges.
Into a dancer you have grown
Embracing personal growth through hardships.
From a seed somebody else has thrown
Highlighting the influence of others in shaping one's life.
Go on ahead and throw some seeds of your own
Encouraging to contribute positively to others' lives.
And somewhere between the time you arrive
Suggesting that one's purpose might be revealed between birth and death.
The time you go may lie a reason you were alive
Implying that discovering one's purpose in life may remain unknown.
But you'll never know
Emphasizing the uncertainty of understanding life's purpose.
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