Eleanor Rigby
Eleanor Rigby's Lonely Symphony: Unveiling the Solitude Within
Lyrics
Ah look at all the lonely people
Observation of lonely individuals
Ah look at all the lonely people
Reiteration of the observation of loneliness
Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice
Introduction of Eleanor Rigby, symbolically picking up rice from a wedding
In the church where a wedding has been
Describing the church setting after a wedding
Lives in a dream
Implies Eleanor lives in a dream, perhaps disconnected from reality
Waits at the window, wearing the face
Depiction of Eleanor waiting, wearing a preserved face
That she keeps in a jar by the door
Explanation of the face kept in a jar by the door
Who is it for
Rhetorical question about the purpose of the face
All the lonely people
General reference to all lonely people
Where do they all come from?
Rhetorical question about the origin of lonely people
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the observation of lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Rhetorical question about where lonely people belong
Father McKenzie, writing the words
Introduction of Father McKenzie, writing a sermon nobody will hear
Of a sermon that no one will hear
Description of the sermon's lack of audience
No one comes near
Emphasizes the isolation of Father McKenzie
Look at him working, darning his socks
Depiction of Father McKenzie working and repairing his socks
In the night when there's nobody there
Highlighting Father McKenzie's solitude at night
What does he care
Rhetorical question about Father McKenzie's concerns
All the lonely people
Reference to all lonely people again
Where do they all come from?
Rhetorical question about the origin of lonely people (repeated)
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the observation of lonely people (repeated)
Where do they all belong?
Rhetorical question about where lonely people belong (repeated)
Ah look at all the lonely people
Reiteration of the observation of lonely people (repeated)
Ah look at all the lonely people
-Eleanor Rigby, died in the church
Announcement of Eleanor Rigby's death in the church
And was buried along with her name
Explanation that she was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Highlighting the lack of attendees at Eleanor Rigby's funeral
Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt
Depiction of Father McKenzie cleaning his hands after the burial
From his hands as he walks from the grave
Description of Father McKenzie walking away from the grave
No one was saved
Assertion that no one was saved
All the lonely people
Reference to all lonely people again (repeated)
Where do they all come from?
Rhetorical question about the origin of lonely people (repeated)
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the observation of lonely people (repeated)
Where do they all belong?
Rhetorical question about where lonely people belong (repeated)
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