No One Knows My Name
Invisible Echoes: Unveiling a Soul's Silent Journey
Lyrics
Oh my mother was just a girl, seventeen
Reflecting on the speaker's mother at the age of seventeen.
Oh my mother was just a girl, seventeen
Repetition emphasizing the youth of the speaker's mother.
And my dad was passin' through doing things a man will do
Describing the speaker's father passing through and engaging in typical adult activities.
Oh my mother was just a girl, seventeen
Reiteration of the youth of the speaker's mother at seventeen.
It's a wonder that I'm in this world at all
Expressing astonishment at being alive considering the circumstances.
It's a wonder that I'm in this world at all
Repeating the wonder of existence and uncertainty about one's name.
And I have a life to claim though I really don't know my name
Acknowledging a life to claim despite not knowing one's name.
It's a wonder that I'm in this world at all
Reiterating the miraculous nature of being alive.
Ain't one soul in the whole world knows my name
No one in the world knows the speaker's name.
Ain't one soul in the whole world knows my name
Repeating the anonymity of the speaker.
But it's written up in the sky and I'll see it by and by
Suggesting that the speaker's name is written in the sky and will be revealed in the future.
Ain't one soul in the whole world knows my name
Emphasizing the lack of recognition for the speaker.
Well I had a good mother and dad just the same
Acknowledging the speaker had good parents.
Well I had a good mother and dad just the same
Repeating the positive qualities of the speaker's parents.
And they took me to their breast and they surely stood the test
Detailing the parental support and approval of the speaker.
Well I had a good mother and dad just the same
Reiteration of having good parents.
Ain't one soul in the whole world knows my name
No one in the world knows the speaker's name despite having good parents.
Ain't one soul in the whole world knows my name
Repeating the theme of anonymity.
Just another baby born to a girl lost and lorn
Describing the speaker as just another baby born to a girl who is lost and lorn.
Ain't one soul in the whole world knows my name
Emphasizing the lack of recognition for the speaker despite parental care.
Now and then there's a lonesome thought in my mind
Occasional lonely thoughts in the speaker's mind.
Now and then there's a lonesome thought in my mind
Repeating the theme of occasional loneliness.
And on the crowded street I see a strangers face that looks like me
Noticing a stranger's face in a crowded street that resembles the speaker.
Now and then there's a lonesome thought in my mind
Repeating the occurrence of lonesome thoughts.
Ain't one soul in the whole world knows my name
No one in the world knows the speaker's name despite the familiar face in the crowd.
Ain't one soul in the whole world knows my name
Reiterating the anonymity of the speaker.
But I'll see it by and by cause it's written up in the sky
Believing that the speaker's name is written in the sky and will be revealed in the future.
Ain't one soul in the whole world knows my name
Emphasizing the lack of recognition for the speaker.
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