Wait for Me
Wait for Me: A Love's Triumph Amidst Chaos
Lyrics
Our world is under siege and death is all around
Describing a world in crisis with death prevalent.
Bullets fly above my head, there’re bodies on the ground
Violent imagery of war with bullets and bodies.
The enemy’s at the city gates, and rats around my feet
The enemy is at the gates, and there are challenges around.
But I’ll survive the pain and hate if you’ll only wait for me
Expressing determination to survive pain and hate for the person waiting.
The world is dark, the night is cold, there’s no fuel here anymore
Describing a dark, cold world with a scarcity of resources.
The young, the weak the old, are first to die - not last I’m sure
Highlighting vulnerability of the young, weak, and old in difficult times.
But while I have you in my soul, they can’t touch me, I am free
Finding freedom and strength in the presence of the person in the soul.
There is hope, wait for me, wait for me
Emphasizing hope and the plea to wait.
Wait with all you’ve got, through the dreary yellow rain
Instructing to wait with determination through challenges.
And I’ll see you, Valentina, on the other side of pain
Specifically addressing someone named Valentina, anticipating a reunion beyond pain.
Wait, when from that far off place my letters don’t arrive
Requesting patience even if letters don't arrive from a distant place.
Wait, when those who wait with you doubt that I’m still alive
Asking for continued waiting despite doubts from others.
Wait, when friends are saying I am lost and I am gone
Encouraging waiting despite rumors of being lost.
Don’t drink their toast in bitter wine, don’t sing their tribute song
Advising against joining in negative sentiments and tributes.
They'll never understand how through the anguish and the strife
Expressing that waiting will save the speaker's life through anguish.
That by waiting for me, darling, you will have saved my worthless life
Highlighting the importance of waiting for the speaker's return.
You are my first thought when I waken and my last one every night
Stating that the person is the first and last thought every day.
The one thing they haven’t taken, the only reason I still fight
Acknowledging that the person is the reason for continuing to fight.
On this side or the other, you and I, we’ll be complete
Expressing completeness with the person, whether on one side or the other.
Wait for me, wait for me, wait for me
Reiterating the plea to wait for the speaker.
You're the fire that burns inside of me
Describing the person as the fire burning inside.
You're the light that sees me pure and clean
Highlighting the person as a pure and clean light.
So while the flame still flickers deep inside my soul
Linking the flame inside the soul to the request to wait.
Wait for me, wait for me, wait for me
Repeating the plea to wait for the speaker.
Wait for me, wait for me, wait for me
Reiterating the plea to wait for the speaker.
You're my rudder, you're my anchor, you’re my heart, you are my soul
Describing the person as the rudder, anchor, heart, and soul.
You're my hope and inspiration, you're the one who makes me whole
Listing the person as hope, inspiration, and completeness.
I’m barely clinging on without you, but in us I still believe
Expressing difficulty without the person but maintaining belief.
I'll somehow find a way home, if you’re waiting there for me
Confidently stating a commitment to find a way home if the person waits.
Now the final embers fade away and the end is drawing near
Describing a bleak situation with fading embers and impending end.
There’s nothing to sustain me now, no respite from the fear
Expressing a lack of sustenance and persistent fear.
Though I’m weak and I am starving, in life or death we’ll be complete
Reiterating completeness in life or death if the person waits.
Wait for me, wait for me, wait for me
Repeating the plea to wait for the speaker.
Wait for me, wait for me, wait for me
Final repetition of the plea to wait for the speaker.
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