Shadow on a Harvest Moon
Embracing Shadows: A Torch's Tale of Liberation
Lyrics
Let me tell you about this torch I carry
Introducing the metaphorical torch representing a burden or responsibility.
It's not much of a career
Acknowledging that the torch doesn't define a successful career.
And it won't make my fortune I fear
Expressing doubt that the torch will bring financial success.
But it stays alight and won't be buried
Emphasizing the endurance of the torch, persisting despite challenges.
It's brighter year-by-year
Highlighting the increasing brightness of the metaphorical torch over time.
And someday it will surely disappear
Anticipating the eventual disappearance of the burden or responsibility.
When it does I'll know I've laid to rest
Planning to find peace when the burden is finally lifted.
The ghost of your unhappiness
Referring to the lingering impact of past unhappiness.
That flits around from room to room
Describing the haunting nature of the emotional baggage.
A widow on a honeymoon
Metaphorically portraying unresolved emotions as a widow on a honeymoon.
A shadow on a harvest moon
Introducing the title imagery, a shadow on a harvest moon, representing lingering sadness.
So put away this torch you carry
Encouraging someone to let go of their burdensome emotional baggage.
For it's doing you no good
Stating that the carried burden is not beneficial.
And surely you know by now that you should
Asserting that the person should be aware of the need to let go.
And come the day you die or marry
Reflecting on the understanding one will have in death or marriage.
Will you be understood
Questioning if the person will be understood when expressing unfulfilled desires.
When you say that you wanted but never could
Expressing a desire that was never realized.
Turn your back and lay to rest
Encouraging turning away from past unhappiness.
The ghost of your unhappiness
Reiterating the need to lay to rest the emotional ghost.
That flits around from room to room
Describing the persistent nature of emotional baggage in different spaces.
A widow on a honey moon
Repeating the metaphor of a widow on a honeymoon, emphasizing the lasting impact.
A shadow on a harvest moon
Reiterating the title imagery of a shadow on a harvest moon.
I write these words to make them true,
Expressing the act of writing to make a statement true.
"I've drowned my torch and so should you."
Encouraging others to relinquish their emotional burdens, mirroring the speaker's action.
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