Glass Frames
Echoes of Loss: Ghost Chant's Glass Frames Unveiled
Lyrics
What is this place?
Expressing confusion or uncertainty about the current environment or situation.
Where the hardwood in the halls is now splintered and tarnished
Describing the deterioration of the surroundings, symbolizing decay and neglect.
The paint peeling and the plaster cracking
Highlighting the deterioration with details of peeling paint and cracking plaster.
Smudge marks on the door frames from years of use as a base to lean upon
Observing smudge marks on door frames, indicating prolonged use and wear.
From those nights of stumbling in forgetting youre alone now.
Reflecting on past moments of forgetfulness and the realization of being alone now.
Forgetting you’re alone now
Repeating the theme of forgetfulness and solitude for emphasis.
Forgetting you’re alone now
Emphasizing once again the theme of forgetfulness and the sense of being alone.
To those we’ve lost along the way
Addressing those who have been lost along the journey of life.
I’ve got so much left to say
Expressing the unspoken words and emotions left unshared.
But my words escape
Acknowledging the difficulty in expressing feelings verbally.
Just know it hurts to know you’re not here today
Conveying the pain of realizing the absence of someone in the present.
And yes the fluids they do fill you
Metaphorically describing the person's essence with the reference to fluids in a glass frame.
Your glass frame still half empty
Emphasizing a sense of incompleteness or emptiness in the person's presence.
A pessimist here now remiss
Acknowledging a pessimistic perspective and a feeling of regret.
Your structure stands but foundation now faulters
Suggesting that the person's external appearance remains intact, but the foundation or essence is weakening.
To those we’ve lost along the way
Reiterating the address to those lost and unspoken sentiments.
I’ve got so much left to say
Expressing the ongoing struggle to communicate unspoken feelings.
But my words escape
Reiterating the difficulty in finding the right words to convey emotions.
Just know it hurts to know you’re not here today
Reiterating the emotional pain of the absence of a significant person.
And though we're not together the love remains
Acknowledging that although physically apart, love persists.
No amount of cloth will shake this cold
Indicating that external comforts or coverings cannot dispel a profound emotional chill.
No amount of space will fill fulfilled
Expressing the inability of physical space to fill the emotional void.
And no this isn’t happiness
Contrasting the prevailing emotions with conventional ideas of happiness.
You’re the ocean
Using ocean imagery to symbolize a powerful and overwhelming force.
You’re the current
Continuing the metaphor of the person as a force, pulling the speaker downward.
Pulling me down below it
Describing the person's influence with the metaphor of sand grains and sun rays.
You’re the sand grains
Continuing the metaphor of the person's impact, blinding and sinking deeply.
You’re the sun rays
Using additional metaphors of twirling and blue swirling to convey the captivating nature of the person.
Blinding me sinking deeply
Emphasizing the persuasive and enveloping nature of the person.
You’re the twirling
Repeating the idea of being wrapped in the person's convincing influence.
Blue swirling
Acknowledging the person's role as a balance and a source of silence.
Wrap me in sweet convincing
Expressing a gradual acceptance or surrender to the person's influence.
You're the balance, you’re the silence
Reiterating the person's role as a source of balance and silence, embraced slowly.
I’m embracing slowly
(No specific content in this line.)
Slowly fading.
Concluding with the idea of a gradual fading or diminishing presence.
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