Haunt Them, Haunt Them, Haunt Them
Embracing Shadows: Gord Downie's Haunting Reflections
Lyrics
I think I'm in despair
I feel a sense of hopelessness or deep sadness.
The wind is in the trees
Nature is in motion, and there is a feeling of unease.
Basically, just waiting for something to come along and eat me
An expression of vulnerability, waiting for a threat or challenge to overcome.
Is this future's gate?
Questioning the possibility of a positive future.
Where my dreams retreat?
Wondering if dreams are fading away.
And all my memories are just memories of memories?
Reflection on memories that may be distorted or fading.
And a-folded in a dream
In a dream, experiencing darkness with an eerie, blue glow.
Pitch-black and glowing blue
An encounter with a raven in the dream, suggesting guidance.
A raven saying, "I know a way that I can help you"
The raven proposes a solution or assistance.
Oh oh, I stared into his eyes
Intense contemplation by looking into the raven's eyes.
I saw my pale last days
Seeing one's own mortality in a vivid manner.
Said, "What you can't escape, you gotta embrace"
Acceptance of unavoidable challenges.
Ah oh, I know a way to get back
The realization that there is a way to return from a difficult situation.
This don't have to end
Hope that the difficult situation doesn't have to conclude.
A way to get back
A recurring theme of finding a way back from adversity.
And haunt them, haunt them, haunt them
Expressing a desire to haunt those who caused distress.
Then he wished me plain, as he flew away
The raven provides a straightforward wish before departing.
Said I'd see him coming on that pale last day
An indication of a future encounter with the raven on the last day.
And he wished me plain, ordinary death
A wish for a plain, ordinary death.
Said he'd be back after I escaped it
The raven promises a return after escaping death.
Oh, I seen how they are
Observation of how people compromise their values for personal gain.
How they'd all sell their souls
A criticism of selling one's soul for small gains.
In little bits and pieces, 'til they get old
The gradual erosion of integrity with age.
They don't make a dent
A reference to the insignificance of their actions in the face of apathy.
In indifference
An acknowledgment of widespread indifference.
We'll haunt them, haunt them, haunt them
A commitment to haunt those who display indifference.
But I want to go back
An expression of a desire to return to the past before the end.
If this is the end
Contemplating the possibility that this is the end.
I wanna go back
An expressed wish to return to the past without the intent to haunt.
Not to haunt them, haunt them, haunt them
Reiterating the desire not to haunt others.
Not to haunt them, haunt
Repetition of the refusal to haunt.
Not to haunt them, haunt, haunt
Continuation of the rejection of haunting.
Haunt them, haunt, haunt them
A final expression of the desire to haunt those who caused distress.
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