Tides
Tides of Life: A Poetic Journey Through Cycles of Love and Loss
Lyrics
First you give
Initiating a process of giving
First you give
Reiterating the act of giving
Then you take, just like the turning of the tides
After giving, there is a subsequent taking, analogous to the natural ebb and flow of tides
I will rise, high tide rise and find good things and bring them within reach
Expressing a determination to rise, akin to the rising of the high tide, and seeking positive outcomes
Bring me good fortune, reward my good deeds
Requesting favorable circumstances and acknowledgment for virtuous actions
Then as the tide recedes, you steal a piece of me
During the retreat of positive circumstances (tide recedes), experiencing loss or adversity
This never ending cycle constantly creates me
Describing a perpetual cycle shaping one's identity
This cycle; it will never end
Emphasizing the enduring nature of the mentioned cycle
Bring me love, take it away, just like the turning of the tides
Highlighting the fluctuation of emotions and circumstances, reminiscent of tidal movements
Pick me up, then bring me down, just like the turning of the tides
Describing the cycle of upliftment and subsequent downfall
Bring me hope, then hopelessness, just like the turning of the tides...
Expressing the oscillation between hope and hopelessness, drawing parallels to tides
Learning to adjust my expectations, because I know that the tide will turn
Acknowledging the need to adapt expectations due to the inevitable changes represented by the turning tide
Stricken by this persistence, but I know that the tide will turn
Feeling affected by the persistence of the cycle but recognizing the eventual turnaround
Preying on my existence, but I know that the tide will turn (High tide)
Noting external forces preying on existence, yet maintaining faith in a positive change (High tide)
Rise and bring me, bring me peace
Asking for peace to be brought during the rise of the tide
Bring me everything and bring it within reach
Desiring abundance and opportunities to be within reach during the tide's rise
Low tide take everything, steal from me
During low tide, experiencing loss and theft of everything
Steal all good fortune and leave me in defeat
Specifically, losing good fortune and facing defeat during low tide
Rise, and bring me peace
Repetition of the plea for peace during the rise of the tide
Rise, and bring me peace
Reiterating the desire for peace during the tide's rise
Never ending cycle of life repeats
Highlighting the continuous repetition of the life cycle represented by tides
Tides keep turning, why can't you leave me be? Give to me, then take from me
Questioning the persistence of the tide's turning and the dual nature of giving and taking
I know that the tide will turn
Reaffirming the belief in the eventual turnaround of the tide
Bring me life, then bring me death
Experiencing the cyclical nature of life, from the granting of life to the inevitability of death
I know that the tide will turn
Reiterating the expectation of the tide's eventual turning
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