The Wailing of the Willow
Longing Echoes: The Melancholy Tale of Lost Love
Lyrics
Listen to the wailing of the willows,
Expressing the sound of willows crying, possibly symbolizing sadness or loss.
Listen to me crying on my pillow
Personal emotional expression, crying on a pillow, likely due to heartache.
Crying cause I know my love is gone from me
Expressing sorrow because the speaker's love has departed.
Living in a world of different places,
Acknowledging the diversity of the world and the multitude of experiences.
Looking at a million different faces
Observing various faces in the world, implying a sense of searching or longing.
Yet I see a face in every face I see
Despite the variety, one particular face is missed or sought after in every encounter.
Love must lack a sense of humor,
Suggesting that love is serious and lacks a lighthearted perspective.
It laughs when other people cry
Indicating that love finds amusement in the suffering of others.
Love, would love to hear the rumor,
Expressing a desire to hear the rumor or confirmation that a relationship has ended.
That you and I have finally said goodbye
Emphasizing the wish for closure and moving on from the relationship.
I know that every heart was made for breaking
Acknowledging the inevitability of heartbreak for every individual.
And my love was ready for the takin',
Accepting that the speaker's love was vulnerable and ready to be taken away.
Still I won't complain for someday love will call again
Despite the pain, the speaker won't complain, anticipating that love will return in the future.
Must I take a memory as a token,
Pondering whether memories are sufficient substitutes for a broken heart.
To replace a heart that love has broken
Questioning if memories can replace the love that was lost.
Will the wailing willow always weep for me
Wondering if the willow tree's wailing will be a constant companion in the speaker's sorrow.
Must I see a face in every place I see
Expressing the difficulty of moving on when the absent face is seen everywhere.
Listen to the wailing of the willow tree
Reiteration of the initial wailing of the willow, providing a sense of closure to the lyrics.
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