Lyrics
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Observation of lonely individuals in a collective sense.
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Reiteration, emphasizing the prevalence of loneliness.
Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
Eleanor Rigby performing a mundane task after a wedding, highlighting the transient nature of joy.
Lives in a dream
Eleanor lives in a world of imagination or unfulfilled desires.
Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Describes Eleanor's anticipation, masking her true emotions with a symbolic facade.
Who is it for?
Raising a question about the purpose or recipient of Eleanor's facade.
All the lonely people
Reference to a broader group of isolated individuals.
Where do they all come from ?
Pondering the origin of loneliness in society.
All the lonely people
Repetition, emphasizing the prevalence of loneliness.
Where do they all belong ?
Raising the existential question of where lonely people fit in.
Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear
Introduction of Father McKenzie, an isolated figure.
No one comes near.
Highlighting Father McKenzie's lack of audience for his sermons.
Look at him working. Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
Depicting Father McKenzie's lonely domestic routine.
What does he care?
Raising the question of Father McKenzie's indifference to his situation.
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the collective loneliness theme.
Where do they all come from?
Repeating the query about the origins of loneliness.
All the lonely people
Restating the existence of lonely people.
Where do they all belong?
Persisting in questioning where lonely individuals belong.
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Repetition, drawing attention to the lonely people.
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Reiterating the call to observe the lonely individuals.
Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name
Narrating Eleanor Rigby's death and burial without anyone attending.
Nobody came
Emphasizing the profound solitude of Eleanor's end.
Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
Depicting Father McKenzie dealing with the aftermath of Eleanor's lonely death.
No one was saved
Highlighting the lack of salvation or rescue from loneliness.
All the lonely people
Reiteration of the collective loneliness theme.
Where do they all come from?
Persisting in questioning the origins of loneliness.
All the lonely people
Repeating the assertion of the existence of lonely people.
Where do they all belong?
Reiterating the inquiry into where lonely individuals belong.
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