Patricia
Eternal Longing: Patricia's Echo in the Morning Sun
Lyrics
Patricia
Addressing someone named Patricia
I dreamed our old hallway
Recalling a dream about a shared past in an old hallway
Carried your voice into the kitchen
Imagining hearing Patricia's voice in the kitchen
Eleven
Referencing a specific time (eleven)
Years have passed and yet still
Reflecting on the passing of eleven years
Each morning sun takes you away from me
Expressing a sense of loss each morning when the sun rises
Living, it dies
Contrasting the transient nature of life, living and dying
Dreaming alive
Repetition emphasizing the cyclical nature of life and dreaming
Living, it dies
-Dreaming alive
-Living, it dies
-Dreaming alive
-Living, it dies
-If heaven
Introducing the concept of heaven
Is a real place
Suggesting that heaven may be a real place
It's where I sleep and you are awake
Describing a connection between sleep and Patricia being awake
Patricia
Repetition of Patricia's name for emphasis or emotional resonance
Patricia
-Patricia
-Living, it dies
Continuation of the contrast between living and dreaming
Dreaming alive
-Living, it dies
-Dreaming alive
-Living, it dies
-Dreaming alive
-Living, it dies
Final repetition of the dichotomy between life and dreaming
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