Stranger in a Foreign Land
Journey of Longing: Lost in a Desert, Waiting for Rain
Lyrics
I live as a stranger in a foreign land
I feel like a stranger in an unfamiliar place
In the desert of my bed I make my way across the sand
My bed is like a desert, and I navigate it like sand dunes
The river runs dry from the bed unto the shore
The river, representing life, is dry from the bed to the shore
I'm so thirsty for the water I have never drank before
I crave a kind of fulfillment I have never experienced
It's a time for prayer when prayer alone affects so little change
Despite praying, there's a feeling of limited impact
I'm lost in the desert but I'm waiting for the rain
Lost in challenges, anticipating positive change like waiting for rain in the desert
I've come to the understanding things will never be the same
Acceptance that things have changed permanently
I'm lost in the desert but I'm waiting for the rain
Still hoping for positive change despite being lost
Return to me, Return to me
A plea for a loved one to come back
I will return to you
Commitment to return despite challenges
Return to me, Return to me
A repeated plea for the loved one to return
I will return to you
Reiterated commitment to return despite difficulties
My love if you have water I'll drink until you're dry
Expressing willingness to consume everything the loved one has
I'll steal it from your garden until all your flowers die
Willingness to take from the loved one, even if it harms them
I cried just like the river cried when divided from the sea
Emotional turmoil compared to a river separated from the sea
Then as it ever was, so again it shall be
Describing a cyclic, unchanging pattern
Return to me, Return to me
Repeated plea for the loved one to return
I will return to you
Commitment to return despite challenges (repeated)
Return to me, Return to me
Reiterated plea for the loved one to return (repeated)
I will return to you
Reiterated commitment to return despite difficulties (repeated)
Whenever I am thirsty, there is no well to drink
Expressing a lack of resources when needed
Whenever I am lonely, bed is empty as the bank
Feeling empty and lonely in various aspects of life
I'm parched, I'm hungry, no bread, no rice
Experiencing scarcity in basic needs
No water, no money, may I live without a price
Expressing a desire to live without the constraints of materialism
May I live without a price
Repetition of the desire to live without a price
No water, no money, may I live without a price
Reiterated challenges of living without resources
May I live without a price
Repetition of the desire to live without a price (repeated)
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