Tall Pines
Journey of Reflection: Tall Pines and Life's Silent Echoes
Lyrics
Once in my youth, I stood on this mountain
Reflecting on a past experience, the speaker recalls standing on a mountain during their youth.
And planted some pines in the sand
The speaker planted pine trees in the sand while on the mountain.
Every day I looked their way
Every day, the speaker observed the pine trees but struggled to comprehend their growth.
But just couldn't understand
Despite regular observation, the speaker couldn't understand why the pine trees didn't grow as expected.
Why they never grew like I thought they should do
Expressing confusion about the inadequate growth of the pine trees.
I just couldn't understand why
The speaker remains puzzled and unable to grasp the reasons behind the stunted growth of the pine trees.
Now I've rambled around this wide world through
After traveling extensively, the speaker returns to the location where the pine trees were planted.
And today I just happened by
The speaker coincidentally passes by the area today.
Tall pines, tall pines
The speaker observes tall pine trees, symbolizing growth and change.
Reaching up for the clouds
Describing the pine trees reaching for the clouds, possibly symbolizing aspiration and resilience.
Tall pines, tall pines
Reiterating the image of tall pine trees, highlighting their transformation.
I bet you wouldn't know me now.
The speaker suggests that the changed landscape might make them unrecognizable to others.
I'll never forget the morning I left
Recalling a memorable morning when the speaker departed from a place with the sound of bees in the hay.
The hum of the bees in the hay
Emphasizing the background hum of bees as a distinctive memory from the past.
The farther I walk, the harder they talk
As the speaker walks farther away, the memories become more intense or challenging.
How silent it seems here today
Reflecting on the current silence and tranquility of the place.
There's an old rail fence that we built, inch by inch
Describing an old rail fence built gradually, encircling family graves.
Surrounding the old family graves
Detailing the presence of an old rail fence surrounding the family graves.
And there's one gravestone standing all alone
Noting a gravestone standing alone, possibly representing a departed family member.
There waiting to join me in the shade
Suggesting that the gravestone is waiting for the speaker to join them in death.
Tall pines, tall pines
Repeating the imagery of tall pine trees, emphasizing their height and significance.
Reaching up for the clouds
Reiterating the idea of pine trees reaching for the clouds, symbolizing ambition or growth.
Tall pines, tall pines
Stressing the presence of tall pine trees in the speaker's return to the original location.
I've come home to sleep beneath your boughs.
The speaker expresses a desire to rest or find solace beneath the pine trees' branches.
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