Detroit Mourning
Detroit Mourning: Unveiling Transcendence in Loss
Lyrics
Look at you looking at me
Observing the speaker being observed by someone else.
Up above your spirit
Referring to the observer's spiritual or higher perspective.
You were out of your body
Describing the observer being disconnected from their physical body.
I was digging around in your neck
Symbolic act of searching through the person's neck, possibly representing a quest for connection or understanding.
For a pulse
Searching for signs of life or vitality.
For a sign
Seeking some indication or signal.
You were mine for a time
Reflecting on a past period when the observer felt a sense of possession or closeness.
You were my first home
Describing the person as the speaker's initial and significant emotional refuge.
Then you were free
Acknowledging the person's transition to freedom or independence.
I got stuck
Expressing a feeling of being emotionally stuck or attached.
I held you inside too long
Admitting to holding onto the memory or presence of the person for too long.
I should have known you were gone
Realization that the person has departed or is no longer emotionally present.
Staring down that hall
Recalling a specific moment of contemplation, possibly in a hospital setting.
At the white sheet and learning
Reflecting on the process of learning and accepting a difficult truth.
In my way I should have known
Admitting a personal fault or oversight in understanding the situation.
You couldn't leave if I forgot to let go
Recognizing that the person couldn't move on if the speaker didn't release them emotionally.
Please forgive me
Requesting forgiveness for the speaker's emotional attachment or delay in letting go.
Detroit Mourning
Introducing the theme of mourning in the context of Detroit, possibly symbolizing a sense of loss or decline.
Take warning
Issuing a warning or advice related to the mourning process.
Take something darlin'
Suggesting the idea of taking something valuable from the mourning experience.
But it's all good
Assuring that despite the mourning, everything will be okay.
You'll go when you should
Acknowledging the inevitability of departure at the right time.
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