Silent Night
Silent Night Echoes: Love Lost, Redemption Found
Lyrics
Every now and then I like to pick up the phone
Expressing the occasional desire to make a nostalgic phone call.
And make a call down memory lane
Reflecting on memories from the past.
Well how you been, well baby you could say I've been lonely too
Acknowledging feelings of loneliness.
I've been pickin' up the pieces ever since the day
Dealing with the aftermath of leaving someone.
I left you sleeping on the motel road
Recalling leaving the person at a motel.
I heard you had two kids, got married, it was quite the show
Learning about the person's life, including marriage and children.
You're my one stone true regret
Referring to the person as a significant regret.
As I'm lyin' alone in my bed
Expressing loneliness while lying in bed.
On this silent night
Introducing the theme of a silent night.
I say a little prayer for you on this silent night
Praying for the person on this silent night.
I send this message through, I was wrong to run
Admitting a mistake in running away.
Shoulda took a little time for life
Regretting not taking time for life.
'Cause loneliness is no repayment for sacrifice
Highlighting the cost of loneliness as a repayment for sacrifice.
I'm doin' time in paradise on this silent night
Serving time in a metaphorical paradise on this silent night.
I remember how we touched, we were young in love
Recalling the early stages of a romantic relationship.
Didn't know what was wrong or right
Describing the innocence of not knowing right from wrong in love.
We just stuck to each other like the earth sticks to the sun
Emphasizing the closeness and commitment in the past relationship.
You taught me how to laugh, I learned how to cry
Highlighting shared experiences of laughter and tears in the relationship.
It was easy as one, two, three
Reminiscing about the simplicity of their happiness.
We were lucky and wild back then, just happy to be
Expressing nostalgia for the carefree and wild times.
Now I think about you with desire, and my heart's still full of fire
Longing for the person with desire and passion.
On this silent night
Reiterating the theme of a silent night.
I say a little prayer for you on this silent night
Continuing to pray for the person on this silent night.
I send this message through, I was wrong to run
Apologizing for the mistake of running away.
Shoulda took a little time for life
Expressing regret for not investing time in life.
'Cause loneliness is no repayment for sacrifice
Stating that loneliness is not a suitable reward for sacrifice.
I'm doin' time in paradise on this silent night
Continuing to serve time in a metaphorical paradise on this silent night.
In my mind I see the wind blow through your hair
Visualizing the person with the wind blowing through their hair.
I have a photograph of you and I somewhere
Referring to a photograph symbolizing shared memories.
Painting pictures of the life that we would share
Imagining a life together depicted in pictures.
I wear this badge of sorrow, but how was I to know
Acknowledging a badge of sorrow and the difficulty of knowing the truth.
I found the truth comes easy when you live in the light
Realizing that truth becomes apparent in the light.
I guess it only goes to show
Recognizing the revelation as a lesson.
So you think I'm crazy 'cause I feel this way
Anticipating judgment for feeling a certain way.
Gonna pick myself up off the ground and I'll turn it around
Determining to pick oneself up and turn things around.
On this silent night
Reiterating the theme of a silent night.
I say a little prayer for you on this silent night
Continuing to pray for the person on this silent night.
I send this message through, I was wrong to run
Acknowledging the mistake of running away in the message.
Shoulda took a little time for life
Expressing regret for not taking time for life in the message.
'Cause loneliness is no repayment for sacrifice
Reiterating that loneliness is not a suitable repayment for sacrifice in the message.
I'm doin' time in paradise on this silent night
Continuing to serve time in a metaphorical paradise on this silent night.
I guess it's time to say good-bye, on this silent night
Concluding that it's time to say goodbye on this silent night.
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