Mayfly
Echoes of Lost Love: Mayfly's Melodic Tale
Lyrics
Send him something he can sing
Encourage him to create music.
Send him melodies
Provide him with musical tunes.
That will not bring him pain
Ensure the melodies don't cause him suffering.
You were a lighthouse
Metaphorical comparison of someone's presence or guidance.
A beacon on a island
Describes a prominent figure or source of guidance.
He stayed too long upon
He lingered too much around this influential figure.
Your rocks and met the waves
He faced difficulties or challenges after getting close to this influential figure.
Lately he finds
Recently, he realizes he's expressing his anguish or dissatisfaction.
He's howling at a star
He feels disconnected or distant from something desirable.
So far from all that glittered
He's far away from what once seemed attractive or promising.
Gold now a solitary spark
Valuable things have now diminished to a solitary, insignificant aspect.
So now he grips a shallow
He holds on to a shallow hope, an uninspiring song.
Hope a tuneless song
He feels choked or burdened by something uninspiring.
Hangs by the throat
A sense of being trapped or constrained by this uninspiring situation.
Lately he finds
Similar expression of feeling disconnected or distant.
He's howling at a star
Continuation of the feeling of being disconnected or distant.
How can he tread
How can he revisit or go back to a previous state?
Where he once did before?
He wandered into something but lost access or the ability to return.
He strayed into the light
He strayed into something bright or hopeful.
But lost the key upon the door
He lost the means to re-enter or access that hopeful situation.
Now all he is is these six strings
He's reduced to only having his guitar strings.
And actor in a silent film
He's likened to an actor in a silent film, lacking voice or expression.
And he's found the perfect
He found an ideal voice for his situation.
Voice to play the part
A metaphor for something once vibrant, now struggling in difficulty.
The flame once bright
The initial brightness or passion has been subdued or extinguished.
Is choking in the rain
His enthusiasm or potential is being dampened or destroyed.
They'll say he held the winning
Others might perceive him as having potential but not realizing it.
Hand but played a losing game
He seemed to have opportunities but made unfortunate choices.
The cards now scattered at his feet
The remnants of his efforts or endeavors are scattered.
The boy who tried
He attempted something elusive or impossible.
To catch the wind
Trying to achieve the unattainable resulted in a harsh fall or failure.
Found falling so much
Failing was more painful than the attempt itself.
Harder than the flight
Failure is much more difficult than success.
Send him something he can sing
Encouragement to provide him with uplifting music.
Send him melodies
Request for melodies that won't cause him pain.
That will not bring him pain
Ensuring the music doesn't bring emotional distress.
You were a lighthouse
Reiteration of the influential figure or source of guidance.
A beacon on a island
Describing the prominence of this influential figure.
He stayed too long upon
Repeated indication of spending too much time around this figure.
Your rocks and met the waves
He got too close to this influential figure and faced challenges.
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