Lyrics
Ah look at all the lonely people
Expressing sadness while observing isolated individuals
Ah look at all the lonely people
Reiteration of the observation of lonely people
Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice
Eleanor Rigby collecting rice after a wedding in the church
In the church where a wedding has been
Description of the church where a recent wedding occurred
Lives in a dream
Implies that Eleanor Rigby lives in a dream world
Waits at the window, wearing the face
Depicts Eleanor waiting at the window with a preserved face
That she keeps in a jar by the door
She keeps her face in a jar by the door
Who is it for
Questioning the purpose of her preserved face
All the lonely people
Raising awareness of lonely people
Where do they all come from?
Pondering the origin of lonely individuals
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the existence of lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Pondering where lonely people belong
Father McKenzie, writing the words
Introducing Father McKenzie writing a sermon
Of a sermon that no one will hear
The sermon will go unheard by anyone
No one comes near
Nobody comes near Father McKenzie
Look at him working, darning his socks
Depicting Father McKenzie repairing his socks
In the night when there's nobody there
He does this at night when there's nobody around
What does he care
Questioning his indifference to the lack of company
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the presence of lonely people
Where do they all come from?
Pondering the origins of lonely individuals
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the existence of lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Questioning where lonely people belong
Ah look at all the lonely people
Reiteration of the observation of lonely people
Ah look at all the lonely people
Repetition of expressing sadness while observing isolated individuals
Eleanor Rigby, died in the church
Announcing Eleanor Rigby's death in the church
And was buried along with her name
She was buried with her name, suggesting anonymity
Nobody came
Nobody attended Eleanor Rigby's burial
Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt
Depicting Father McKenzie cleaning dirt from his hands after the burial
From his hands as he walks from the grave
He walks away from the grave where no one was saved
No one was saved
Implying a lack of salvation or assistance for anyone
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the presence of lonely people
Where do they all come from?
Pondering the origins of lonely individuals
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the existence of lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Questioning where lonely people belong
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