No One Knows
Journey of Choices: A Son's Reflection on Paths Unknown
Lyrics
I saw you holding her with the paper in your hand
The narrator witnessed someone holding another person while reading something on a paper.
You said that after all it was time to take a stand
The person speaking was advised to take a stand or make a decision.
You looked me in my eyes and told me I was gonna be okay
Assurance was given directly to the narrator that they would be alright.
You told me I needed to be a man starting today
The speaker was advised to start acting like an adult from that moment on.
So that was the day your fate was sealed at least for another while
That day became significant, sealing someone's fate for a considerable duration.
You'll go
An indication that the person mentioned will depart.
Where?
Questioning where the person will go.
No one knows
Uncertainty about the destination, implying it's unknown.
But if you don't make it back I'll make sure to remember that that was what you chose
If the person doesn't return, the speaker promises to remember that as their choice.
You told me you're always proud
The speaker was told they were always proud.
You said you never could want a more beautiful son as you stepped back in the crowd
The person leaving expressed admiration for their son amidst a crowd.
I saw you get on the bus with her teardrops on your arms
Observation of someone boarding a bus with tear stains.
I saw the look in your eyes as you left like the sounding of alarms
The departure triggered alarm-like emotions in the observer.
So that was the day that in some camp you were handed a uniform
The day someone received a uniform in a camp setting.
You'll go
Reiteration of the departure, uncertain of the destination.
Where?
Questioning where the person will go again.
No one knows
Uncertainty about the destination, reiterating it's unknown.
But if you don't make it back I'll make sure to remember that that was what you chose
A promise to remember the choice made if the person doesn't return.
You told me you're always proud
Reassurance of pride and love expressed by the departing individual.
You said you never could want a more beautiful son as you stepped back in the crowd
The departure emphasized the admiration for their son amidst the crowd once more.
Looking back I knew that you might live or maybe die
Reflecting on the uncertainty of the outcome—whether survival or death.
But even at such a young age I knew it was all a lie
Even at a young age, the narrator perceived deception or falsehood.
I saw you get off that bus with the same bright look in your eye
The person returned from the journey with a familiar look.
When you met her eyes I saw that for the first time you had started to cry
Witnessing the person showing emotion for the first time by shedding tears upon meeting someone.
You're back
An acknowledgment of the person's return.
From where?
Questioning where the person came back from.
Well I was told
Initially informed about the return, now certain about witnessing their future.
But now I knew that instead of an empty hole I'd get to watch you grow old
Expectation of watching the person age instead of facing an absence.
You told me you're always proud
Reiteration of the pride expressed by the departing individual.
You said you never could want a more beautiful son as we made our way back through the crowd
The return journey amid the crowd with pride and love reaffirmed.
Now both of our lives went by and I don't have a single regret
The narrator expresses contentment without any regrets after living their lives.
I watched as your time came
Observation of the end approaching for the person.
But I know you'll know that I'll never forget
An assurance of never forgetting the departing individual.
You'll go
Reiteration of departure with uncertainty about the destination.
Where?
Questioning where the person might go again.
No one knows
Uncertainty about the destination, reiterating it's unknown.
But if you don't make it back I'll make sure to remember that that was what you chose
A pledge to remember the chosen path if the person doesn't return.
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