Play Me Away
Melancholic Tunes: Let Jay Ramsey's Guitar Paint the Painful Portrait
Lyrics
Play your song again for me
Request to play the song again before the bar closes.
Before the bar man closes for the day
Setting the scene of a bar closing for the day.
I'm the one who's sad
Expressing personal sadness.
But your guitar can say it's sadder
Highlighting the guitar's ability to convey deeper emotions.
She was all I had
Referring to someone significant who is no longer present.
But then
Introducing a change in the narrative.
I guess I only had her in my mind
Realizing that the person was only in the mind, not a reality.
So play me away
Repetition of the request to play the song as a form of escape.
Play me away
Reiteration of the plea to be played away.
Wish that I could sleep awhile
Desire for peaceful sleep without recurring nightmares.
Without the bad dream coming true again
Fear of a bad dream becoming a reality again.
One day we stop talking
Noticing a breakdown in communication.
And the next day we stop touching
Transition from verbal to physical distance in a relationship.
Now I'm like a child alone
Feeling isolated and vulnerable.
With all the old fears rushing back to stay
Old fears resurfacing as a result of loneliness.
Play me away
Repetition of the plea to be played away, emphasizing escape.
Play me away
Repetition of the plea with a specific hope for relief.
To a day when time has eased my hurting
Desiring a day when time has healed the pain.
Play me away
Repetition of the plea with a specific hope for a soothing night.
To a night when moonlight through the curtain touched her face
Yearning for a night when moonlight brings back memories.
Play me away
Reiteration of the desire to be played away.
Play me away
Repetition of the plea for musical escape.
Play your song again for me
Request to play the song again before the bar closes, emphasizing urgency.
Before the bar man closes for the day
Reiteration of the setting in a closing bar.
I've got some pain to loose
Acknowledging personal pain that needs to be released.
Before I choose my destination
Expressing the need to address personal issues before making a decision.
If there's a train for fools
Considering a risky path and being willing to take it.
Then you can play me to the station
Willingness to be led to a destination, even if it's foolish, through music.
With a song
Linking the journey to a destination with the power of a song.
Play me away
Final plea to be played away, emphasizing the transformative power of music.
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