Once I'm Gone
Whispers of Freedom: Embracing Nature's Song
Lyrics
Oh don't be scared the sky's not breaking
Assuring someone not to be afraid, emphasizing that the sky is not in danger of breaking.
It's just the wind and rain
Explaining that the sounds are just the wind and rain, not a cause for concern.
Oh I'm not scared mother
Reassuring the speaker's mother that they are not afraid.
Can't you hear he calls my name
Claiming to hear someone calling the speaker's name, possibly in the elements.
Oh boy, the sky's not speaking
Denying that the sky is communicating or revealing something significant.
And the wind will never learn your name
Indicating that the wind will never learn the boy's name.
Oh no you're wrong mother
Contradicting the mother's statement about being wrong and expressing a desire to run away with the wind.
And the wind and I, I think we'll run away
Expressing a connection with the wind and a plan to escape with it.
Once I'm Gone dream of me
Encouraging others to dream of the speaker once they are gone.
The wind in my hair and sun at my feet
Describing a dream scenario with wind, sun, running with rain, and being surrounded by wild things.
I'll run with rain and fall with wild things
Expressing a desire to run and fall with wild things, embracing nature.
Sing to it all as it sings to me
Promising to sing to everything as it sings to the speaker, suggesting harmony with the environment.
But that'll be then
Acknowledging that these aspirations will be realized in the future.
Oh don't be a fool my boy I tire of these tales
Addressing someone as a fool and expressing weariness of tales, emphasizing the reality of the wind and hail.
The wind is only wind and hails only hail
Clarifying that the wind is just wind, and hail is just hail, dismissing any romanticized notions.
Oh I don't care mother
Expressing a lack of concern in response to the mother's caution.
And please don't treat me like a child I'm not young
Rejecting being treated like a child, asserting maturity.
Oh boy, I'm sick of speaking
Declaring a weariness of speaking and acknowledging other fears beyond wind and rain.
There's so much more to fear then just the wind and rain
Reassuring the mother not to be scared and suggesting a plan to run away with the wind.
Oh don't be scared mother
Repeating the reassurance to the mother not to be scared.
The wind and I, I think we'll run away
Reiterating the plan to run away with the wind, emphasizing a connection.
Once I'm Gone dream of me
Encouraging others to dream of the speaker once they are gone (repeated).
The wind in my hair and sun at my feet
Describing a dream scenario with wind, sun, running with rain, and being surrounded by wild things (repeated).
I'll run with rain and fall with wild things
Expressing a desire to run and fall with wild things, embracing nature (repeated).
Sing to it all as it sings to me
Promising to sing to everything as it sings to the speaker, suggesting harmony with the environment (repeated).
But that'll be then
Acknowledging that these aspirations will be realized in the future (repeated).
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